Import a release spreadsheet
Review mappings, artist assignments, and conflicts before bringing a workbook into the catalog.
Use clear column headers and keep release identifiers as text where leading zeroes matter. Each importable release needs an explicit primary artist. Collaboration credit text is separate from that artist assignment.
Connect an assistant to mgmtOS for Labels with release write and file-read permissions. Upload your CSV or Excel source file through the connected assistant when it needs file access.
Ask the assistant to analyze the import without changing records. Use canonical CSV columns for a regular list, or the source-workbook mode for a matrix and matching row sheet.
Inspect the returned rows, artist candidates, incomplete records, and conflicts. For CSV, check fields such as title, artist, release_date, type, and status before continuing.
Choose the primary artist for each source catalog number, or one accessible artist for the entire CSV when that is intended. Explicitly confirm reported source-name differences and conflicts.
Ask for a preview of the exact import. Open its mgmtOS for Labels review link and approve only when the records and assignments are correct.
Ask the assistant to commit that approved preview, then check the created, updated, skipped, and duplicate counts returned for the selected import format.
The assistant can help translate your column names into canonical CSV fields, but its proposed mapping needs your review. The import analyzer does not automatically decide what an unfamiliar column means. Keep identifiers as text and verify dates, artist names, and links in the prepared rows.
An uploaded file can contain up to 10 MB (10,000,000 bytes). Each reviewed import handles at most 500 logical releases. XLSX expansion and worksheet dimensions are also checked. If a file is too large, prepare a smaller complete batch; preserve both source-sheet representations of each included release.
The source workbook flow can reconcile a release matrix with a row-oriented table. Conflicting names and source values require explicit review. Original notes, identifiers, URLs, and workflow observations retain their source meaning; empty cells are not evidence that work is complete.
Artist-scoped users can import for existing artists within their scope. Creating missing artists needs all-artist access. Import identity and duplicate protection help reconcile repeat sources, but you should always read the preview before repeating an import.
A workbook has Artist, Release title, Catalog number, and Master link. Map each field deliberately. If a second sheet gives a different title for the same catalog record, resolve that conflict before confirming.