Import data via CSV

Before you start

Make sure you have:

• An Editor or Admin role in your Dcycle organization
• Your data in a spreadsheet (Excel or Google Sheets) that you can export as CSV
• A clear understanding of which data type you’re importing (facilities, vehicles, employees, etc.)

Download the template

Each Dcycle category has its own template. We use Own personnel as the example — the same pattern applies to vehicles, electricity invoices, goods, and other categories.

1. Open Data in the left navigation and pick the category you want to import.

   

2. Enter the category (in the example, Own personnel / “Personal propio”).

   

3. Click the upload button (its label varies by category: “Upload employees”, “Upload vehicles”, “Upload invoice”…).

4. The modal walks you through the flow and offers the template download in step 1.

   

Prepare your file

• Use UTF-8 encoding to ensure special characters (ñ, ü, etc.) are preserved
• Dates should be in YYYY-MM-DD format
• Numbers should use dots as decimal separators (1234.56, not 1234,56)
• Don’t modify the column headers — they must match exactly

Upload and validate

1. From the same category modal, click Got it, upload my data (“Entendido, subir mis datos”).
2. Drag and drop your CSV file (or click to select it).
3. Dcycle parses the file and shows a validation step. Rows with missing or invalid values are flagged in red.
4. Fix the errors in the source file and re-upload — Dcycle won’t import duplicates.
5. When everything is green, click Confirm import.

Common issues

Issue	Solution
”Invalid date format”	Use YYYY-MM-DD (e.g., 2026-01-15)
“Unknown facility”	Create the facility in Dcycle first, or check the spelling
”Duplicate entries”	Remove duplicate rows from your CSV
Encoding errors	Re-save your file as UTF-8

After importing

Your data will be processed and emissions calculated automatically. You can verify the results in the Dashboard or the relevant data section.