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Importing into custom fields

There are two ways to import into Custom Fields

Importing Custom Fields In the Employee Profile

To import into the employee profile using the pay ID as the unique identifier, please use the below file for your import.

  • Shape Employee Analysis Field - Pay ID

To import into the employee profile using the employee code as the unique identifier, please use the below file for your import.

  • Shape Employee Analysis Field - Employee Code

In this example, we are using the pay ID import but the principle is the same on each import.

Column Heading

Format Required

Notes

Pay ID

RTI payroll ID, this is the unique identifier for the employee that will be shared with HMRC

All employees MUST have a unique ID when importing the file.

Analysis

Please leave blank

AN_XXX

The heading should be "AN_" followed immediately after by the name of your custom field

From our previous example the heading for "Location" would be "AN_Location" and the heading for Job Title would be "AN_Job Title".

Please note you can import into any number of custom fields at the same time as long as the headings match the "CSV_header" field in your custom field page under company settings.

Importing Custom Fields In the Pay Run

To import custom fields into the pay run using the pay ID as the unique identifier, please use one of the payment import templates here: Shape import payment files.

To import custom fields, include additional columns at the end of the import, again with "AN_Custom Field Name" as the heading. You will then be able to import any number of custom fields alongside the hours or pay you're importing.

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