Following these guidelines when formatting data for bulk upload will result in fewer errors during upload and will minimize upload time:

• Separate data with one of the accepted delimiters.  Iron Mountain suggests using:
  • Comma ( , ) 
  • Semicolon ( ; ) 

• Download and use the Iron Mountain Connect Records Management templates for data entry. 
  • If you separate columns of data with a comma ( , ) select from the Templates  dropdown
  • If you separate columns of data with a semicolon ( ; ) select from the International Templates  dropdown
• Enter dates in the default format for your region, or in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) date format:
  • MM/DD/YYYY  American date format
  • DD/MM/YYYY  European date format
  • YYYY-MM-DD  ISO date format
• Include all fields that are required by Iron Mountain and by your system administrator.
• Click on the column headings in the templates to display data entry tips such as field length and accepted format or characters.

 

Accepted Data Separators (Delimiters)

Iron Mountain Connect Records Management accepts the following delimiters to separate columns of data:

• Comma ( , ) 
• Semicolon ( ; ) 
• Colon ( : )
• Pipe ( | )

Data entry templates designed to work with comma- and semicolon-separated data are included in this application. Iron Mountain suggests using these delimiters. 

Manual formatting is required to use the colon and pipe delimiters.  Iron Mountain does not provide data formatting templates that support these delimiters.