Data import guide

Bring your service business data with you.

True Blue Service can import common field-service exports and general spreadsheet files. Use this guide to prepare a clean CSV, XLSX, or XLS file before you start.

General CSV requirements

General CSV imports work best when your headers use plain names like customer name, phone, job date, and total. You can review and change every column mapping before importing.

Customers

Minimum required

A customer identity: name, company, or email

Recommended columns

Phone, address, city, state, ZIP, notes, tags, source

Example headers

customer nameemailphonestreetcitynotes

Jobs

Minimum required

Customer identity plus job date, address, description, or amount

Recommended columns

Status, work order number, technician, tags, notes

Example headers

customer namejob datework order numberstatustotal

Invoices

Minimum required

Customer or job identity plus invoice date or amount

Recommended columns

Invoice number, due date, status, paid amount, balance, notes

Example headers

invoice numbercustomer nameinvoice datetotalbalance

Estimates

Minimum required

Customer identity plus estimate date or amount

Recommended columns

Estimate number, valid until date, status, message, notes

Example headers

estimate numbercustomer nameestimate datestatustotal

Employees

Minimum required

Employee name and email

Recommended columns

Phone, role, active status

Example headers

employee nameemailphoneroleactive

Pricebook

Minimum required

Item name and item type or section

Recommended columns

Category, description, code, unit price, taxable flag, notes

Example headers

item nameitem typecategoryunit pricetaxable

Before you upload

  • Keep one clear header row at the top of the file.
  • Remove blank rows, report totals, and page footer rows before uploading.
  • Keep source IDs or reference numbers when your export includes them.