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Bulk assign reviewersBulk assign reviewers

It is possible to bulk assign reviewers to reviews in Pure by uploading a spreadsheet with the relevant information. This article explains how to prepare the spreadsheet and what information is needed to bulk assign reviewers.

 

Preparing data

To upload volume contributing staff FTE to Pure, a spreadsheet must be prepared.  The template that is needed for the upload can be downloaded from within Pure. Go to the REF2029 → Overview →  Assign reviewers, and use the link Download XLSX template.

 

Excel template

The template consists of 6 columns. The names of these columns must not be changed in the spreadsheet, otherwise the import will not work.

Column name Description Required
Review ID ID of review in Pure. ✅
Title Title of Review, this is only for helping read the spreadsheet, and it is not needed for the upload  
Review template (leave blank to use REF2029 review template) ID of template. Leave this blank to use the default REF2029 review template.  
Title Name of template. This is only for helping read the spreadsheet, and it is not needed for the upload  
Reviewer (User ID) Pure ID of the User, that should be assigned as reviewer. ✅
Name Name of User. This is only for helping read the spreadsheet, and it is not needed for the upload  

Add one row per reviewer that should be assigned.

 

Upload spreadsheet

To upload the prepared spreadsheet, go to the Go to REF2029 → Overview → Assign reviewers. Here, it is possible to drag and drop the file, or to click and select the spreadsheet. Once this has been selected, or placed, the upload process starts automatically. 

 

It is possible to see a detailed status of the last 3 uploads, under the Import status just below the upload section. Here it is possible to see if there are any warnings or errors that need to be addressed to complete the import of reviews.

 

Missing status

On some occasions, the first upload doesn't upload correctly, the log will show that no reviewers to assign to reviews. Please try and upload the file again. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Published at February 04, 2025

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  1. Preparing data
  2. Excel template
  3. Upload spreadsheet
  4. Missing status
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