Importing file into flat lists

[kunal_311]

I was trying to import data from country CSV to a country flat list.

but since the format of the source file was such that parent needs to be entered while importing or else it is throwing error.

Due to which imported data comes as hierarchy and not as flat list.

Please help with this.

[Misbah]

@kunal_311

What error are you getting? In order for you to create a flat list you need to ignore mapping for Parent and map Code and Name.

[einas.ibrahim · Accepted solution]

Hello@kunal_311

By definition, a Flat List doesn't have a parent. If you are importing into the list shown in your fileLVL 2 FLAT.jpgthen you are importing into the wrong list.
Scroll down the list page in your model until you see the separator ----Flat Lists ----, these are the Flat Lists to which you should be importing the data from the csv files.

Later on, you will use a process to build the hierarchy Region > Country > Location

[sguptatalkingrain]

I am still getting error

Can anyone help on this error?

[sguptatalkingrain]

got the solution. You only need to import the country name in country flat as column1.

[huyenngo]

I encountered the same problem. The source file contains the "parent column". When I imported the file, it does not allow me to keep the parent column blank.

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Thanks a ton!

[cuneydyasin]

Same issue here..

The list is under the "Flat Lists" but Anaplan doesn't let me proceed without assigning a parent.

What can I do now?

[vsumanthreddy]

press backspace in the box (instead of selecting from drop down) to make the parent option blank.. It will solve your problem

[cuneydyasin]

Thanks a lot. Can't believe it could be that easy..