{"id":145007,"date":"2026-09-13T13:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T13:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=145007"},"modified":"2026-09-13T13:45:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T13:45:33","slug":"can-i-use-the-import-to-update-existing-assets-or-is-it-only-for-adding-new-assets","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/faq\/can-i-use-the-import-to-update-existing-assets-or-is-it-only-for-adding-new-assets\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I use the import to update existing assets, or is it only for adding new assets?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, the import can be used for both cases: adding new assets, or updating existing ones, depending on the <\/span><b>&#8220;Update an Existing Record with New Data&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> checkbox that appears on the import screen when mapping the fields of the file being imported to the system&#8217;s fields.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the checkbox is <\/span><b>enabled<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the system updates existing Employee Assets, and creates new assets for any record that doesn&#8217;t already exist.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the checkbox is <\/span><b>disabled<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: all imported records are treated as new assets only.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>How does the system identify existing records?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Existing assets are identified based on the following priority:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asset Code.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Serial Number.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barcode.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"template":"","categories":[2201,2197,9118],"tags":[14928,14929,13984,14931,14930,14932,14926,14927,14018],"class_list":["post-145007","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","category-employees","category-hr","category-employee-assets","tag-add-new-assets-via-import","tag-how-does-the-system-identify-existing-records","tag-import-employee-assets-using-excel","tag-mapping-import-file-fields","tag-priority-of-asset-code-serial-number-barcode","tag-treating-imported-records-as-new-assets","tag-update-an-existing-record-with-new-data","tag-update-existing-assets-via-import","tag------en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Can I use the import to update existing assets, or is it only for adding new assets? 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