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• Group Name:

  • This is the name of the Group (e.g., "St. Mary’s Parish").

  • Required and must not match another Group Name in the CSV or the name of any existing Group.

• Group Type:

  • For a Group that does not represent a Place, you can specify a Group Type (e.g., "Classroom", "Youth Group").

  • Optional

  • Leave this field empty if "Is Place" is True.

• Is Place:

  • Indicates if the group represents a physical location (e.g., a church or office).

  • Optional

  • Leave this field empty if "Group Type" is specified.

• Place Location Name:

  • This is the name of the place's location (e.g., "St. John's Church").

  • Required if "Is Place" is True, otherwise leave this field empty.

• Place Location Type:

  • The type of location (e.g., "Church", "School").

  • Required if "Is Place" is True, otherwise leave this field empty.

• Location State:

  1. The state of the Location

  2. Required if “Is Place” is True, otherwise leave this field empty.

• Location City:

  1. The city of the Location

  2. Required if “Is Place” is True, otherwise leave this field empty.

• Location Zip:

  1. The Zip Code of the Location’s address

  2. Optional if “Is Place” is True, otherwise leave this field empty.

• Location Address 1:

  1. The first line of the Location’s address

  2. Optional if “Is Place” is True, otherwise leave this field empty.

• Location Address 2:

  1. The second line of the Location’s address

  2. Optional if “Is Place” is True, otherwise leave this field empty.

• Parent Group Name:

  • The name of the parent group if this group is a sub-group (e.g., a parish within a diocese).

  • Optional

  • If provided, the parent group must already exist in the system or be listed first in the CSV.

  • Parent Groups must have unique names for matching purposes on initial import.

• Auto-join Parent:

  • If True, Users will be automatically joined to the Parent when joining this Group.

  • Optional

  • Leave this field empty if there is no “Parent Group Name”

• Group Description:

  • A brief description of the group (e.g., "Youth activities and outreach ministry").

  • This field is optional.

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