Retrying Failed Rows

Rows that were invalid in an import or failed during the import can be tried again after the cause has been fixed in the catalogue. Use this option if, for example, you created the missing category or corrected the DOI of a conflicting record.

Steps

1. On the Catalogue → Bulk import screen, open the imported report from the Earlier imports list.
2. Press the Retry the failed rows button at the top of the report.
3. Review the rows in the new dry-run report that opens.
4. Choose an option for When a record with the same source ID exists.
5. Press Import the valid rows.
6. Confirm the import in the window that opens.

The number on the button shows the rows that will be tried again. The button appears only on an imported report, and only when rows that were not imported remain.

Retry behaviour

• Only the rows that were not imported are read again from the file you uploaded.
• The rows are checked again against the catalogue as it is today.
• The row numbers stay the same as in the file.
• No record is created until you confirm the new report.
• The first report links to its retries, and the new report links to the first report.

Errors in the file itself

A retry does not change the file. If the error is inside the file, for example a mistyped ISBN, the retry gives the same error. In that case, correct the file and upload it again as in Importing Records in Bulk. If the stored file can no longer be read, the retry stops and the warning "The import file is no longer available. Upload the corrected file again." appears.