# Question: Format for CSV Tag Import

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-format-for-csv-tag-import/24003>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Created:** [April 10, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-format-for-csv-tag-import/24003 "2019-04-10T16:26:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![zacslade](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/zacslade/32/3587_2.png) [@zacslade](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacslade)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-format-for-csv-tag-import/24003/1 "2019-04-10T16:26:51Z")

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Hi guys,

Thanks for not removing the CSV import feature; it’s pretty important since most other SCADA systems do CSV imports and exports, and so importing tags from other systems is a really common task.

I wasn’t able to find a reference to the required CSV format for imports in the Ignition 8 manual. Where do you guys host that information? Is the CSV format still the same as it was from 7.9, so I can just keep an old export on hand to use when transferring tags to all future ignition releases?

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![Robert.McKenzie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/robert.mckenzie/32/4134_2.png) [@Robert.McKenzie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert.McKenzie)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-format-for-csv-tag-import/24003/2 "2019-04-17T22:50:29Z")

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So the CSV import format from Tags is the exact same as 7.9. We don’t have a page in the manual that lists out the columns and their options, but it does have headers so it should be fairly straight-forward if you have access to an export.

The closest page we have is more centered on importing and exporting datasets as csv.  
[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Exporting+and+Importing+a+CSV](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Exporting+and+Importing+a+CSV)

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**Author:** ![jantonevich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@jantonevich](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jantonevich)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-format-for-csv-tag-import/24003/3 "2024-01-30T14:54:50Z")

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So what if i dont have an old export to reference? Seemslike alot of us need to be able to see the order and format of the CSV can that be made available?

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-format-for-csv-tag-import/24003/4 "2024-01-30T15:07:42Z")

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Given the problem, I'd create some sample tags, export them and examine the format.

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**Author:** ![avaughn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/avaughn/32/38972_2.png) [@avaughn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/avaughn)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-format-for-csv-tag-import/24003/5 "2024-01-30T15:11:50Z")

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The user manual does now have an example for CSV tag imports.

[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Exporting+and+Importing+Tags#ExportingandImportingTags-CSVFormat](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Exporting+and+Importing+Tags#ExportingandImportingTags-CSVFormat)