# CSV format?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/csv-format/11890>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [July 5, 2016, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/csv-format/11890 "2016-07-05T10:33:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![StefanGronberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/stefangronberg/32/6288_2.png) [@StefanGronberg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/StefanGronberg)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/csv-format/11890/1 "2016-07-05T10:33:44Z")

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Hi, i have been trying to find in what format the CSV file needs to be to import into ignition.  
A straight export from Siemens TIA Portal gives a csv file that cant be directly imported.

Right now the CSV file looks something like  
rigg;“Array[0…5] of ““udtPumpSpec”””;0.0;;False;True;True;False;  
But i am guessing it needs some changes before ignition can import it?

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**Author:** ![abishur](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/abishur/32/9096_2.png) [@abishur](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/abishur)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/csv-format/11890/2 "2016-07-05T14:57:27Z")

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The best way to get it down right is to manually make a couple of test tags in Ignition and confirm that you can read/write to them Ignition. Once you got that set up correctly, right click on the Tag folder and select “export”.

If you want to export it in a CSV format, change the extension from .xml to .csv and then follow the format in the file you created to import in the rest of the tags.