Importing Data from Other Salon Software Programs

Salon Iris salon software allows you to import a list of clients, employees, products, services, and vendors that were created using another program. A separate text file is required for each list of information (clients, employees, products, services, and/or vendors) being imported. Each file must be saved in any one of the following formats:

Tab deliminated file: .txt
Comma separated value file: .csv
Word file: .doc
Excel file: .xls

data import

The following information can be imported:

Clients

Name
Address
City
State
Zip
Gender
Formula
Home phone number
Work phone number
Cell phone number
Comment
E-Mail address
Formula history
Class and category
Referral
Birthday

Employees

Name
Address
City
State
ZIP
Home phone number
Comment
Gender
Social Security Number
E-Mail address
Date of hire
Date of birth

Products

Product ID or skew number
Name
Back bar amount
Back bar item status
Make
Size
Wholesale
Retail
Taxable
Vendor
Stock count
Reorder point
Reorder quantity
On order
Re-ordered status
Date put on order
Auto reorder date

Services

Service ID
Name
Back Bar amount
Retail
Duration of services (length of time it takes for this service in minutes)
Taxable

Vendors

Vendor ID
Contact's first name
Contact last name
Address
City
State
ZIP
Phone
E-Mail address
Items purchased
Comment
Vendor history
Total spent