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Resolving common problems with Mass Update

Working error-free with Mass Update requires proper configuration of the Mass Update add-on and property mapping. Following are some common problems that can occur and recommended solutions.

Common Mass Update problems
Problem Solution

No Mass Update link

Ask your workspace administrator to verify that the Mass Update add-on has been properly installed and has been enabled for your user account.

No Formatted Export link

Ask your workspace administrator to verify that the Mass Update add-on has been properly installed, updated, and enabled.

Error message “One Meridian Project Portal field may match only one column in the table

You have configured several columns to match the same Meridian Project Portal property. One Meridian Project Portal property may match only one column in the Excel table.

Error message “Selected identifiers are not sufficient to identify unique documents in file

The columns selected for identification are not sufficient to create a unique identifier for each row of the Excel table. Duplicate identifiers are listed after the error message. Either select additional columns to use as identifiers or fix duplicate identifiers in the Excel table, for example, by removing duplicate rows.

Error message “Please select at least one field for identification

One to three columns must be selected as identifiers in the table (action Match with). Verify that you have selected one to three columns to identify documents.

Error message “Only up to 3 field may be selected for identification

One to three columns must be selected as identifiers in the table (action Match with). Verify that you have selected one to three columns to identify documents.

Error message “Cannot edit calculated values

You may not modify calculated values. Set the action of calculated properties to Skip. The calculated values being edited are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Error message “Cannot append to date values

Date properties must contain one single date in the format YYYY-mm-dd and may not be appended. If date information needs to be appended, the property type must be changed, for example, to Text area.

Error message “Cannot edit evaluated values

You may not modify calculated values. Set the action of calculated properties to Skip.

Error message “Cannot edit version

You may not modify document version numbers controlled by Meridian Project Portal. The document Status property may not be modified directly using Mass Update. Set the action of Status to Skip or Match with.

Error message “Cannot edit Document

You may not modify document version numbers controlled by Meridian Project Portal.

The document Status property may not be modified directly using Mass Update. Set the action of Status to Skip or Match with.

Error message “Cannot edit Document ID

You may not modify the Document ID (internal catalogue ID) property. Set the action of Status to Skip or Match with.

Error message “Cannot edit Document number

If the workspace is configured to use system-generated numbers, you cannot edit document numbers with Mass Update. Set the action of Document number to Skip or Match with.

Error message “Cannot edit Status

You may not modify the Status property with Mass Update. Set the action of Status to Skip or Match with.

Error message “Cannot edit Document type

You may not modify the Document type property with Mass Update. Set the action of Document type to Skip or Match with.

Error message “Cannot edit Lifecycle

You may not modify the Lifecycle property with Mass Update. Set the action of Lifecycle to Skip or Match with.

Related concepts

About importing properties from Excel

Working with the Clipboard

Related tasks

Creating and editing mapping templates

Exporting property values

Importing property values

Changing the properties of items on the Clipboard


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