Error: "The value for field [DE_NAME] must be unique in row x of the input request file." When Using Import to Create BP Records (Doc ID 2994275.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 08, 2024

Applies to:

Symptoms

When users use import to create Business Process (BP) records in Unifier, the below error is received:

ERROR
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The value for field [DE_NAME] must be unique in row x of the input request file. There is another record number containing the same value for this field."


STEPS
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The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:

1. Log in to Unifier.
2. Open project.
3. Open Business  Process (BP).
4. From BP log, click on Actions > Export CSV Template or Export Microsoft Excel Template.
5. Update file with desired data.
6. In Unifier click Actions > Import > from CSV Template, or from Microsoft Excel Template.
7. Drag and drop updated file.
8. Click upload.
9. Error will be shown in import audit log and via e-mail: The value for field [DE_NAME] must be unique in row x of the input request file. There is another record number containing the same value for this field".

Cause

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