Importing watchlist entries from a file in ClearID - ClearID

Genetec ClearID™ User Guide

Applies to
ClearID
Last updated
2024-04-09
Content type
Guides > User guides
Language
English
Product
ClearID

To accelerate your watchlist configuration and setup, you can import your watchlist entries from a .CSV file. You can also download a sample .CSV file to help you prepare your watchlist entries file in the correct format.

Before you begin

Prepare your watchlist entries in a .CSV file, ready for import.

What you should know

Only a watchlist manager can import watchlist entries.
You can import pre-existing watchlist entry data using a .CSV file from one or more of the following sources:
  • Sharepoint
  • Excel
  • Be on (the) look-out (BOLO) list - a watchlist term typically used in the field of policing.
  • No entry list
  • Deny entry list (DEL)

Procedure

  1. Click Organization > Watchlists.
  2. Select a watchlist.
  3. Click and click Import from file.
  4. (Optional) Click Download a sample CSV file to help you prepare a watchlist entries file in the correct format.
    NOTE: The columns and entries in the sample CSV file (watchlist-sample.csv) can vary depending on the watchlist type (Individuals or Companies) you have selected when you download the sample.
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  5. In the Import watchlist entries dialog, drag and drop a CSV file or click Browse to select a file.
  6. Click Import file.
    NOTE: The Processed rows field in the Import watchlist entries dialog indicates how many watchlist entries have been processed.

After you finish

Test your watchlist entries.