---
title: "Batch update"
slug: "batch-update"
updated: 2025-12-08T10:51:19Z
published: 2025-12-08T10:51:19Z
canonical: "help.sovelia.com/batch-update"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.sovelia.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Batch update

You can use batch update functionality to

- Create new objects
- Revise objects
- Update object fields

![](https://cdn.document360.io/b4de53ee-d7ea-47b4-9a73-8323e3c9c14c/Images/Documentation/image-1727334504377.png)Bulk update process

The tool supports basic field updates including dictionary based fields. Life cycle, object type and relation updates are not supported in this tool.

NoteYou need to have sufficient access rights to modify (metareplace event) the objects.

## Instructions

- Export data from Sovelia Core
  - (Even if you are planning to import new objects, you can still run an export to create a layout for the import)
  - Search for the objects you wish to modify
  - Modify the grid to contain the appropriate columns
  - Export the data

![](https://cdn.document360.io/b4de53ee-d7ea-47b4-9a73-8323e3c9c14c/Images/Documentation/image-1727345784003.png)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/b4de53ee-d7ea-47b4-9a73-8323e3c9c14c/Images/Documentation/image-1727346034587.png)

- Edit the data in the exported Excel file

![](https://cdn.document360.io/b4de53ee-d7ea-47b4-9a73-8323e3c9c14c/Images/Documentation/image-1727346174933.png)

- Select the files folder icon and select *I***mport Files**
- Load the import file
- Click in the **Validate** icon

![](https://cdn.document360.io/b4de53ee-d7ea-47b4-9a73-8323e3c9c14c/Images/Documentation/image-1727347264862.png)

- A validation notification will appear

![](https://cdn.document360.io/b4de53ee-d7ea-47b4-9a73-8323e3c9c14c/Images/Documentation/image-1727347423867.png)

- **Download** the file to see the validation report (optional)

The import status, changes and errors columns contain validation information.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/b4de53ee-d7ea-47b4-9a73-8323e3c9c14c/Images/Documentation/image-1727347666878.png)

- **Apply** the validated to update the changes to Sovelia Core

![](https://cdn.document360.io/b4de53ee-d7ea-47b4-9a73-8323e3c9c14c/Images/Documentation/image-1727348128478.png)

The import file

- The import file must have the **Object ID** and R**evision** columns.
- It is always a good idea to export a template from Sovelia Core, even if you are not going to update the exported items.
- If the **Object ID** is found, it will be updated.
- If the **Object ID** is not found, it will be created.
- **Object ID *** creates the next ID from the ID sequence mapped to the created object type.
- **Revision [LAST]** can be used to target the change to the latest existing revision.
- **Revision !** can be used to create the next revision from the sequence. (Initial revision in case of new objects.)
- **Blank** values mean no change. (Data is not removed.)