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About Importing External Lists

Lists that you import must be in text (TXT) format. When you import a list, List Management performs the following tasks:

• Loads the list names into the prospects table as individual records.
• Matches incoming names to existing records and handles the matches according to your requirements, based on your settings of Matching Approach and Match Resolution values.
• Saves and reuses the file structure you develop during the import process by mapping the columns of the file.
• Controls the matching and address cleansing settings applied by Siebel Data Quality (optional module).

When the import is finished, the imported list and its associated contacts and prospects display in the List Contacts and Prospects list.