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Fix customer or employee import errors

What each import error means, how to fix the file, and how to re-upload only the failed rows.

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Owner/AdminCustomers & Leads3 minutesUpdated Sep 23, 2026Current instructions
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  1. 1

    Missing First name / Email / Phone / Street / City / State / ZIP

    Required for every row. Fill the cell, or map a Full address column and let Zentive split it.

  2. 2

    Invalid email format

    Fix typos (missing @, spaces). Rows without email cannot be invited to the portal.

  3. 3

    Phone number looks too short

    Use a full 10-digit number; formatting is normalized.

  4. 4

    Duplicates

    Email or phone already exists in Zentive. Skipped by default; open the Duplicates tab to link instead.

  5. 5

    Pay rate is not a number (employees)

    Digits only, e.g. 24 or 24.50.

  6. 6

    File won't upload

    CSV, XLSX, or XLS up to 10 MB and 5,000 rows, with a header row. Export from QuickBooks, Jobber, Housecall Pro, or ServiceTitan and pick that source on step 1.

Fix only what failed

After import, press Download failed rows (CSV), correct those rows, and upload that file; already-added customers are detected as duplicates and skipped.

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