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Prepare a catalog CSV

Practical guidance for your next step.

The supported columns

The current launch candidate accepts these exact five headers, in any order:

name,category,unit,unitCost,unitPrice

Categories: Material, Equipment, Labor / Service, Subcontractor, Permit / Fee, Other.

Use plain nonnegative numbers without dollar signs or thousands separators. Quote text fields containing commas. The file must be under 1 MB, and the total catalog must fit the 150-item limit.

What happens on import

Import adds reusable catalog items. It does not edit existing estimates. A duplicate name/category/unit combination, including one already in your catalog, rejects the whole file so existing prices are kept. Invalid rows also reject the file.

Export a backup first. Select Import materials CSV, review the count and sample items, then confirm. Check the catalog afterward.

Download the catalog CSV template — the two example prices are illustrative; replace them with your own.

This describes the 0.9.8 launch candidate. General Excel/QuickBooks migration and column mapping are not supported. Available controls depend on your installed version.

Guide updated November 9, 2026.