Product: ImportOmatic
Description: This solution explains what fields are needed when importing pledges.
Environment: All
Version: All


Answer:

When importing pledges, the pledge schedule needs to be imported as well.

The fields used when importing pledges are explained below:

Raiser's Edge Import Header
ImportOMatic Value Type*
Definition
Allowed Values
Used for which frequencies?
GFType
Type
Is this a recurring gift or a pledge?
Recurring Gift, Pledge
All
GFInsNumPay
Number of installments
How many payments will be made on the pledge/recurring gift?
Numeric (1,2,3 etc)
All (required for pledges, optional for recurring gifts)
GFInsStartDate
Date 1st Pay
Date of first payment
Date
All
GFInsEndDate
Schedule ending date
Use if the recurring gift is not open ended
Date
All (not required)
GFInsFreq*
Installment frequency
The frequency with which payments will be made.
Annually, Semi-annually, Quarterly, Bimonthly, Monthly, Semi-Monthly, Biweekly, Weekly, Single Installment
All
GFInsFreqOption
Schedule monthly type
Will the payment be made on a specific date of the month (i.e. the 15th) or a set day of the month (i.e. the second Monday)?
Specific day, User defined day
Semi-annually, Quarterly, Bimonthly, Monthly
GFInsMonthName
Schedule month
Which month of the year will the payment be made?
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Annually
GFinsNumDay
Schedule day of month
Date for the payment
Numeric from 1-31
Annually, Semi-annually, Quarterly, Bimonthly, Monthly, Semi-monthly (only when day type is Specific day)
GFInsOrdDay
Schedule monthly ordinal
Week of the payment
First, Second, Third, Fourth, Last
Semi-annually, Quarterly, Bimonthly, Monthly (used in conjunction with Schedule monthly day of week when day type is user defined day)
GFInsDayName
Schedule monthly day of week
Day of the payment
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Semi-annually, Quarterly, Bimonthly, Monthly (used in conjunction with Schedule monthly ordinal when day type is user defined day)
GFInsOrdDay1
Schedule semi-monthly day type 1
Will the payment be made on a specific day of the month (15th) or the first or last day?
First, Last, Specific Day
Semi-monthly (If Specific day is selected, need Schedule day of month)
GFInsOrdDay2
Scheduled semi-monthly day type 2
Will the payment be made on a specific day of the month (15th) or the first or last day?
First, Last, Specific Day
Semi-monthly (If specific day is selected. need Schedule day of month)
GFInsNumDay2
Schedule day of month 2
Date of the payment
Numeric from 1-31
Semi-monthly (when day type is Specific day)
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Schedule weekly day of week
Day of the payment
Sunday, Sun, Monday, Mon, Tuesday, Tue, Wednesday, Wed, Thursday, Thu, Friday, Fri, Saturday, Sat
Weekly, Biweekly
Spacing
Schedule spacing
Used to indicate how frequently the installment will repeat (i.e. every 1 month)
Numeric values (usually 1)
Monthly, Semi-monthly, Weekly



A sample of the pledge import setup with mapping directions for multiple pledge frequencies: 



A sample of the IOM pledge profile: 




A sample of the imported pledge gifts w/ schedules:









*Any required fields for gift record creation in your RE database must also be included (example: Fund, Campaign, etc.)

*Irregular frequency pledge imports are not currently supported in IOM.

Refer to the ImportOmatic User Guide for additional information.