Eagle allows you to import all different types of data into your database, including appraisals, contacts, notes, and more.
There are three steps to importing your appraisals.
Step 1. Get a spreadsheet of your existing Appraisal data
You may be able to export data from your other software. Please contact your provider where you appraisal data is currently held for assistance in getting a spreadsheet of your existing data.
Step 2. Get your Appraisals into Eagle format (Data transformation)
To do this;
Go to the 'Settings' tab in the top right corner of your screen
This will give you a new menu of options on the left side of your screen. Select 'Data Import' from that menu.
Once in 'Data Import' you will see a list of tab options. Select the 'Appraisals' tab.
From here click the button to 'Download The Example File'.
Once you have downloaded the example file;
The column headings must be the same as in the example file
Line 2, 3 & 4 of the example file show how the information needs to be displayed, this is dummy data when you are ready to import this needs to be deleted.
Options for listing_type: residential_sale, residential_rental, land, commercial, rural, business. Default to residential_sale
Options for status: active, won, lost. Default to active
Options for interest_level: hot, warm, cold. Default to warm
Contact data headings must start with _contact__
Optionally link contacts using column heading contact_ids, separated by a semicolon ; . You can find your Eagle contact id's in line 1 of a contact export. For instructions on how to Export your Eagle contacts please click here.
To import custom fields, the column heading needs to be all lower case, and replace spaces with underscores ( _ ). For example, if you have a custom field called "Favourite Colour", the column heading should be favourite_colour. Please note that before you can import custom fields you must first create them in your Eagle Account. For more information on custom fields and how to add them please click here.
The file must be saved as a "CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv)"
Step 3. Upload your CSV file
Once your spreadsheet is ready you can now upload your CSV file.
To do this;
Go to the 'Settings' tab in the top right corner of your screen
This will give you a new menu of options on the left side of your screen. Select 'Data Import' from that menu.
Once in 'Data Import' you will see a list of tab options. Select the 'Appraisals' tab.
From there 'Upload CSV' and select the converted Appraisal file from your file manager
We provide a data conversion service if you would like assistance with converting data. Please contact our support team on 03 9016 0444 or [email protected] for more information.