UDF Import Format

Trouble Importing UDF Values in Requests? Refer to This Format!

If you are facing issues while importing UDF (User Defined Field) values during request imports, kindly refer to the format shared below and ensure your data follows this structure for a smooth import.

Tip: Double-check that field names and values match your configuration exactly.

We recommend using this format for reliable results. If you have any questions or continue to face difficulties, feel free to reply here or contact our support team.

Field Type

Single Line

Multi Line

Picklist

Radio Button

Multi Select

Check Box

Decimal

Currency

Percentage

Numeric

Phone

Web URL

Date / Time

Email

Decision Box

Lookup Field

Lookup Field (User)

Sample Value

John

John

John

John

[“John”, “Roger”]

[“John”, “Roger”]

12

12

12

123

+91 1234 Extn 12

http://www.web.com

01/01/01

johndoe@abc.com

TRUE

California

johndoe@abc.com



















Column Value Type

Text

Text

Text

Text

Array Of Strings

Array Of Strings

Decimal

Decimal

Decimal

Numeric

Text

Text with Proper Format

Date / Time

Text with Proper Format

Boolean

Text with valid data

Text with Valid Data

Remarks

Should satisfy the defined constraints if any

Should satisfy the defined constraints if any

Value should already be available in the picklist values. Special Characters not allowed except Hyphen and @

Value should already be available in the Radio Button values. Special Characters not allowed except Hyphen and @

Values should already be available in the Multi Select values. Special Characters not allowed except Hyphen and @

Values should already be available in the Check Box values. Special Characters not allowed except Hyphen and @

Should satisfy the defined constraints if any

Should satisfy the defined constraints if any

Should satisfy the defined constraints if any

Should satisfy the defined constraints if any

Can be Alpha Numeric

Should be in proper format like protocol://server

Need to select the proper date format during import in the SDP Cloud import wizard

Should be in proper format like text@domain

should only be true or false

The value should already be available in the looked up entity. Example is the lookup field entity is Site, the proper Site Name should be in the Column

The email should be already be available as Technicians or Requesters in SDP Cloud Application before importing 

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