CSV template and format

Column specifications, delimiters, date formats, and encoding options for CSV import.

Prerequisites: You're on Step 1 of CSV import.

Standard Columns

The CSV template has 7 standard columns (in this order):

#
Column
Required
Example

1

First Name

Yes

Jane

2

Last Name

Yes

Smith

3

Discipline

Yes

WAG

4

Date of Birth

Yes

01/15/2012

5

Club Name

Yes

Sunrise Gymnastics

6

Level Name

No*

Level 5

7

Additional Identifier

No

ABC-1234

*Level is required when importing for a meet registration, optional for club-only import.

Custom Columns

Any columns after the 7th are treated as custom fields. Gym Art Meets reads the header name and creates a custom field for each extra column. These map to meet-specific custom fields during registration.

Import Settings

Click the Settings gear on Step 1 to configure:

Setting
Options
Default

Delimiter

Comma, Tab, Semicolon, Pipe

Comma

Text Qualifier

Double quotes ("), Single quotes (')

Double quotes

Date Format

dd/MM/yyyy, MM/dd/yyyy, yyyy-MM-dd, and more

MM/dd/yyyy

Encoding

UTF-8, ISO-8859-1, Windows-1252

UTF-8

End of Line

LF (\n), CRLF (\r\n)

Auto-detect

Skip Empty Rows

On / Off

On

Trim Whitespace

On / Off

On

Data Start Row

Row number where data begins

2 (after header)

Tips

  • Excel users: Save as "CSV UTF-8" for best compatibility.

  • Google Sheets users: File → Download → CSV works out of the box.

  • Date issues are the #1 import error. Make sure your date format setting matches your actual data. See Fix CSV import errors.

  • Discipline values: Use the discipline codes your meet expects (e.g., WAG, MAG). Check the meet's level configuration.

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