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Contributor IV
Feb 28, 2024 4:21 AM UTC
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misssing timestap error during ecommerce event import

Hi,

I am trying to follow this guide to import past orders.

Then I keep getting the error “The selected file is missing a timestamp column.” even though my csv file already has that column.

 

I even tried to import this sample data and got the same error:

 

What’s going on?

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    kaila.lawrence
    Community Manager
    Feb 29, 2024 6:06 PM UTC

    Hey @noobmarket! Which type of file are you using? Sometimes the cell type can affect how data parses. Check out this guide on formatting specifically based on file source (like Google Sheets or Excel) and try that. 

     

    If it still doesn’t work, try a different acceptable date format:
     

    2014-09-30 13:34:08

    2014-09-30 13:34:08+00:00

    09/30/2014 13:34:08

    09/30/14 13:34:08

    09/30/2014 13:34

    09/30/14 13:34

    2014-09-30T13:34:08

    2014-09-30 13:34:08.000001

    2014-09-30T13:34:08.000001

    2014-09-30 13:34:08.000001-04:00

    3 replies

    Partner
    Feb 28, 2024 5:59 AM UTC

    Hello @noobmarket 

     

    please check if the timestamp is in this format

    YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS

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    Contributor IV
    Feb 28, 2024 6:24 AM UTC

    It’s in the right format:
    2014-03-10 08:55:01

    kaila.lawrence
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    Feb 29, 2024 6:06 PM UTC

    Hey @noobmarket! Which type of file are you using? Sometimes the cell type can affect how data parses. Check out this guide on formatting specifically based on file source (like Google Sheets or Excel) and try that. 

     

    If it still doesn’t work, try a different acceptable date format:
     

    2014-09-30 13:34:08

    2014-09-30 13:34:08+00:00

    09/30/2014 13:34:08

    09/30/14 13:34:08

    09/30/2014 13:34

    09/30/14 13:34

    2014-09-30T13:34:08

    2014-09-30 13:34:08.000001

    2014-09-30T13:34:08.000001

    2014-09-30 13:34:08.000001-04:00