Format a user import .csv file
The following table describes the required import .csv formatting standards.
Field Name | Description | Is Mandatory? |
|---|---|---|
Username | The Username is a value that identifies a user in the BlackBerry AtHoc system and the user repository (for example, LDAP or Microsoft Active Directory) within your organization. The Common Name field must contain a unique value, such as an Employee ID or a Windows user name. After the Common Name is registered with the BlackBerry AtHoc system, the user is linked to the user profile within your organization.The username cannot contain spaces or any of the following characters: [ ] : ; | = + * ? < >. Leading or trailing spaces are trimmed during the import process. After the leading or trailing spaces are trimmed, the username is accepted and the user is imported. | Yes |
Status | Use the Status column to enable, disable, or delete a user. The following attribute values can be used:
The import file must contain a Status column, but the column can be empty. If the Status column is empty but the database contains Status information, the current Status information is overwritten and replaced by the empty values in the import file on import. | Yes |
HRCHY: Hierarchy Name | Use the "HRCHY:" prefix to specify the location in your User Base Hierarchy where the user is a member. Click Users > Users >  to view your organizational hierarchy. | No |
SDL: Static Distribution List Name | Use the "SDL:" prefix to specify the name of a static distribution list to add users to. Click Users > Users > to view your distribution list hierarchy.There can be multiple "SDL: list name" columns. If the user does not already exist, this option can only be used to add the user to a static distribution list. A valid value is "Yes" (the user will be added to this static list.) If the user already exists, use this option to add or remove the user from a static distribution list. Valid values are "Yes" (the user will be added to this static list) or "No" (the user will be removed from this list.) | No |
User Attribute Name | Specify a user attribute name as column heading to update user attribute values. | No |
Device: Device Name | Use the "Device:" prefix to specify a device name in the import file. For pager addresses, specify the pager carrier ID followed by a colon (:) before the pager number. For example, to import pager number, "5551222" with pager carrier ID 3, use "3:5551222" as the pager address in the .csv file. To view the list of pager carrier IDs and names, see "Pager carrier IDs and names" in the BlackBerry AtHoc Create and Publish Alerts Guide | No |
Password | Passwords must conform to the password rules set in Settings > Security Policy > Password Update Rules . | No |
Organization | Only available for enterprise organizations with user uniqueness enabled. Specify the display name for each organization. New users are created in the specified organization and existing users are moved to the specified organization. If the following error occurs while importing users in the Enterprise, "[Organization]: Column was not recognized as an attribute or device", it is because user uniqueness is not enabled. You can enable user uniqueness in Settings > General settings . | No |
Subscribed Organizations | Only available when the organization subscription feature is enabled and organizations are available for subscription. Specify organizations to subscribe users to. You can subscribe a user to a maximum of ten organizations. Separate organization names with a comma. You can also specify start and end dates for the subscription. Use the date format of your organization. Separate the start and end dates with a pipe (|) character. For example: Sub-Org1: 4/5/2021|8/8/2021, Sub-Org3: 5/5/2021|, Sub-Org4: |7/7/2021. | No |