Adding Contacts

Creating Contacts Manually

In Outcomes, you can create contacts to keep track of your interaction with recruits, applicants, students, and others.

Once you have Contact Types created, you can begin creating contacts. To do so:

1. Navigate to the Contacts View, and use Contact Type Selector at the top of the page to choose which type of contact you want to work with.
2. Click the plus sign, and click Add Contact.
   
   
3. Complete the fields and click Create to add the contact.
   
   
4. From the Contact Information page, click on fields to complete them as desired.
   
   
5. You can use the Relationships tab to link the contact to other contacts. To do so, click Add near the desired Contact Type, search for the linked contact, then click Add to keep your change.
   
   
6. If desired, use the side panel to add Tags or upload Files related to the contact.
   
   

Importing Contacts via File Upload

Contacts in Outcomes can also be imported in batch through a file upload. If you have contacts stored in a CSV, JSON, or XML file, you can pull these into Outcomes using the Upload option. When uploading contacts from a file, remember that contacts that already exist in Outcomes will not be imported again, even if these contacts exist under a separate Contact Type.

To begin importing contacts from a file:

1. Navigate to the Contacts view, click the plus sign, and click Upload Contacts.
   
   
2. Drag and drop your desired CSV, JSON, or XML file, or browse for it.
3. After selecting the file, indicate if it is from a new data source or one that you've previously used. If it is from a previously imported data source, select which one. Then click Continue.
   
   
4. Name the integration, select the Contact Type, then select your type of import:
   • Contacts Only
   • Activity Only
   • Contacts and Activity
5. Click Continue, then indicate if the file contains column headers. Click Continue again.
   
   
6. Next, map the fields in your import file to existing contact fields in Outcomes. Drag the fields over from the left, then click Select a property to choose which existing field the new data should be imported into. Remember to select one of the imported data fields as a unique identifier. Then click Done.
   
   
7. A message indicates the file was successfully imported.

If, after following these steps, any contacts from your file did not upload into Outcomes, confirm that the contact information aligns correctly with the associated properties as described above. Also, confirm that the missing contacts do not already exist in Outcomes.

Importing Contacts via Integration

You can also configure an integration with other software to handle your contact imports. To set up an integration:

1. Click Contact Data Sources in the Import/Export section of the Settings menu.
2. From the Current Integrations page, you can review your existing Integrations or adjust their priority. To begin configuring a new integration, click the plus sign.
   
   
3. Select from the available Integration types.
   
   
4. Name the integration, choose which Contact Type this integration will bring in, and click Authenticate your account.
5. In the window that appears, enter your credentials for the selected account and complete the set up to allow access.
   
   
6. A confirmation message appears, and you can return to the Contacts view to see the results.

Once you've established multiple integration types, edit the priority of the integrations so that Outcomes knows which data should take precedence if conflicting information gets imported for any data point. If, after following these steps, any contacts from your file did not upload into Outcomes, confirm that the missing contacts do not already exist in Outcomes, even under another Contact Type.