How to create a New Program - Import Data

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PASS Lite was designed to allow the User to import multiple programs at the same time. 

From the Main Menu on the left-hand side, click on Import Data.  Download the Sample CSV template.  After you click on Download, wait a few seconds, then click on the download located on bottom left-hand side of your screen.  This can be opened in Microsoft Excel ®, or any modern spreadsheet application. The data in row 2 are examples of what to enter.

The first thing to do is to highlight the first row in BOLD (This tells Excel that the data in these cells are titles and can be used for sorting or filtering – something you may want to do if you have hundreds of rows of data). 

Next, click on the gray slanted cell to the left of the A Column and above the 1 Row.  This will highlight the entire worksheet. With all the cells highlighted, move your cursor to the line between the A and B columns – you will notice your cursor changed to a cross with arrows.  With your cursor there, double-click, this will expand all the columns to the maximum length of the data in the cells.

After you have entered all the data in the columns/rows, save the file to your computer. SAVE AS A CSV FILE. 

Go back to the Import Data Screen and click on Open File.  Choose the file you just saved.  If the file does not open, check to see if you saved the file as a CSV file and not and Excel Workbook file.  After you open the CSV file, the data will appear on the screen.  Note, the data has not been imported yet.  This screen is the Import Status screen. 

On the top left-hand side, you will notice the Import Status box.  This shows you how many programs are about to be imported, how many were imported (after you click start) and how many errors there are (after you start the import). 

Click on the green Start button.  As the data is importing, you will notice a check-box appear to the right of each program identifying if it was imported or not.  Additionally, back in the Import Status box, there will be a summary of all programs imported or errors.

To see the newly imported programs, from the main menu, click on Programs.  If you already have many programs listed, you can use the Filter/Sort at the top to see the newly imported programs. 

NOTE – the programs will import with a Status as “Incomplete”.  This is done on purpose to ensure that you look at each and every program before it is listed as Accepted, Pending, or Completed.

NOTE – there are three (3) columns in the download where the data is pre-set in PASS Lite.  These are program-type, service-category, and service-area.

ePRepSolutions has pre-set these data areas to assist the user in filling out the information.  Below are the lists of the pre-set data. 

While the user may use titles not listed, we recommend that you do for reporting reasons.

Pre-set Program Types

When entering data into this column, use one of the following:

  • Program
  • Class
  • Event
  • League
  • Team

Pre-set Service Categories:

When entering data into this column, use one of the following:

  • Community and Education Services
  • Contracted Programs
  • Drop-in Activities – Instructional
  • Drop-in Activities – Non Instructional
  • Drop-in Monitored Access
  • Events – Community
  • Events – Special
  • Food & Beverage
  • Licensed Programs
  • Life Skills/Enrichment
  • Monitored Access
  • Non-Monitored Access
  • Non-Skill Based Activities
  • Rentals
  • Resale Items
  • Skill Based Activity – Advanced Levels
  • Skill Based Activity – Advanced/Competitive Levels
  • Skill Based Activity – Beginner Levels
  • Skill Based Activity – Beginner/Intermediate Levels
  • Skill Based Activity – Competitive Levels
  • Skill Based Activity – Intermediate Levels
  • Tier 1
  • Tier 2
  • Tier 3
  • Tier 4
  • Tier 5
  • Tier 6
  • Tier 7
  • Tier 8
  • Tier 9
  • Tier 10

Pre-set Service Areas:

When entering data into this column, use one of the following:

  • Active Adults
  • Adult
  • Advanced
  • Afterschool/School Days Off
  • Aquatic Training
  • Aquatics
  • Art
  • Athletics
  • Athletics and Sports
  • Babysitter Training
  • Baseball   
  • Basketball
  • Beginner
  • Beginner/Advanced Beginner
  • Boys
  • Camps
  • Chi Kung
  • Child
  • Climbing
  • Community Events
  • Competitive
  • Computers
  • Contracted
  • Cultural Arts
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Education
  • Enrichment Trip
  • Excursions
  • Extended Day Care
  • Extended Travel
  • Fall Programs
  • Family
  • Feldenkrais
  • Field Hockey
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Fitness
  • Fitness & Wellness
  • General Programs
  • General Recreation
  • Girls
  • Golf
  • Golf Programs
  • Group Racquetball
  • Gymnastics
  • Health & Fitness
  • Health & Wellness
  • Healthy Living
  • Hockey
  • Intermediate
  • Intermediate/Advanced
  • Kickball
  • Kids Camps
  • Lifeguard Training
  • Martial Arts
  • Mat
  • Men’s
  • Museums & Cultural Programs
  • Older Adult
  • Outdoor
  • Outdoor Recreation
  • Park Ranger Programs
  • Performing Arts & Crafts
  • Personal Enrichment
  • Pilates
  • Preschool
  • Pre-School
  • Pre-Teen Program
  • Private Racquetball Lessons
  • Private Swim Lessons
  • Recreation & Program Services
  • Reformer
  • School Days Off Activities
  • Scout Classes
  • Self Defense
  • Semi Private Swim Lessons
  • Senior
  • Senior Services
  • Skating Lessons
  • Soccer
  • Socials
  • Softball
  • Special Events
  • Special Interest
  • Special Olympic Training
  • Sports
  • Spring Break Camp
  • Spring Programs
  • Summer Camps
  • Summer Programs
  • Swim Clinics
  • Swim Lessons
  • Swim Team
  • Swimming
  • Swimming Lessons
  • Swiss Ball
  • Tai Chi
  • Team: Instruction
  • Teen
  • Teen/Adult Soccer
  • Tennis
  • Tennis
  • Tennis Camp
  • Tennis Lessons
  • Therapeutic Recreation
  • Toddler
  • Toddler Programs
  • Travel & Outdoor
  • Tumbling
  • Volleyball
  • Water Aerobics
  • Water Fitness
  • Weight Training
  • Wellness
  • Winter Programs
  • Women’s
  • Women’s Hockey
  • Yoga
  • Yoga/Mind & Body
  • Youth
  • Youth/Teen
  • Zumba