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How to Bulk Upload Existing Appointments

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Using the Appointments upload in bulk uploads you can upload past or future appointments when migrating to Adracare.

Getting your Data Ready

The linking data must be formatted using the attached template and each column must use one of the following values or value types.

Please note that there is a file size limit of 20 mb.

 

Column Name Required Value Example Mandatory
external_encounter_id Text 551 No
external_appointment_id Text 123 Yes
location_name Text (location name that matches Settings -> Locations Virtual Yes
start_at Text (date in the YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM-UTC)

May 6th, 2024 at 4:00 PM EST would be

2024-05-6T16:00-5:00

Yes
end_at Text (date in the YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM-UTC)

May 6th, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST would be

2024-05-6T17:00-5:00

Yes
external_patient_number Text (can only be set via a bulk client upload) 112 Yes
patient_first_name Text Michael Yes
patient_last_name Text Davis Yes
treatment_name Text (should match a Healthcare Service found in Settings -> Service Templates) Counselling 30 Yes
provider_email Text (should match the provider's email on the platform) [email protected] Yes
first_visit

True

False

False Yes
appointment_note Text Called client to confirm booking No
appointment_creation_date Text (date in the YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM-UTC)

May 5th, 2024 at 2:00 PM EST would be

2024-05-5T14:00-5:00

Yes
no_show_at Text (date in the YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM-UTC)

May 5th, 2024 at 4:15 PM EST would be

2024-05-6T16:15-5:00

No
cancelled_at Text (date in the YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM-UTC)

May 6th, 2024 at 2:00 PM EST would be

2024-05-6T14:00-5:00

No
cancellation_reason Text Unavailable No

 

Completing the Bulk Upload

Uploading your File

  1. Login to the platform

  2. Navigate to Settings -> Bulk Uploads

    • If you do not see bulk uploads the feature not be enabled for your organization or your role does not have access to it.

    • If you are a Provider Admin role you can enable the bulk uploads flag within Access Management.
    • If your organization does not have bulk uploads enabled please contact us
  3. Click New Upload



  4. Select Appointments from the Type of Upload dropdown



  5. Select the relevant Timezone



  6. Open your file by clicking Select Files



  7. Click Upload

 

Monitoring the Results

Once completed, you can monitor the progress within the Upload History section.

 

While processing the file the status will be In Process which can take a few minutes, it is recommended you refresh your page to confirm its status.

If an upload has failed to be processed the status will appear as Failed, if the system was able to process the file the status will be Completed. 

Please note that the file can be processed and be marked as completed but still have errors. As well, only the first error will be flagged as the system stops processing the row once an error is found.

Checking for Errors

  1. Click on View Results



  2. If there were any errors they will be flagged in the Results section, if there are none a No data available in table message will appear



    Otherwise the errors will appear




  3. Review the error message and correct the error
  4. Refer to the CSV Line and identifiers to locate the specific line with the error
  5. Create a new CSV file with the corrected details and reattempt your upload
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