# BuildRunKit Projects: Projects Settings

## **BuildRunKit Projects: Projects Settings - Import / Export Tab**

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#### **Location & Header**

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- **Page Heading**: **Projects Settings**
- **Sub-description**: "Manage project configurations, integrations, and data migrations."
- **Active Tab**: **Import / Export**

</div></div>#### **Projects Import &amp; Export Dashboard**

The dashboard provides side-by-side modules for exporting system backups and importing bulk data:

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    - **Description**: "Export your projects, milestones, tasks, and activities to CSV files in a ZIP archive."
    - **Select All / Deselect All Toggle**: Master checkbox to select or deselect all record categories.
    - **Export Categories Checkboxes**: Selectable data sets (*Projects*, *Milestones*, *Tasks*, *Activities*).
    - **Download Data Button**: Primary action button to generate and export the compressed ZIP archive.
- **Import Data Panel**:
    
    
    - **Description**: "Import projects, milestones, and tasks from CSV files."
    - **Upload Files Button**: Primary action button to open the import wizard modal.

</div></div>### **BuildRunKit Projects: Import Assistant Wizard Modal**

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#### **Modal Setup**

- **Trigger Action**: Clicking the blue **Upload Files** button on the Import / Export settings tab opens the multi-step **Import Assistant** overlay.
- **Modal Header**: **Import Assistant** with sub-heading (*Goldilocks Projects Setup*) and an **x** close icon in the top-right corner.
- **Progress Tracker**: Displays numbered 3-step navigation sequence:
    
    
    1. **PROJECTS** (Active)
    2. **MILESTONES**
    3. **TASKS**

#### **Step 1: Import your Projects**

- **Section Heading**: **Step 1: Import your Projects**
- **Sub-description**: "Start by uploading projects.csv to create the base project records."
- **Download Templates Button**: Action button to download standardized sample `.csv` file structures for mapping.
- **File Drag &amp; Drop Upload Zone**:
    
    
    - Interactive upload box (`Drag & drop your projects file`, *Max 5MB per file • .csv files only*).
    - **Upload CSV**: Button to trigger local file directory selection.

#### **Projects Template Columns Reference Panel**

- **Panel Warning Header**: "Make sure your column headers match the spelling below exactly. Fields marked as Required cannot be empty."
- **Column Mapping Specifications**:
    
    
    - `title` (**REQUIRED**): Project title or name (*Type: Text*, *Example: Website Redesign*).
    - `description` (**OPTIONAL**): Project description and scope (*Type: Text*, *Example: Full redesign and replatforming*).
    - `start_date` (**REQUIRED**): Project start date (*Type: Date (YYYY-MM-DD)*, *Example: 2026-01-15*).
    - `due_date` (**REQUIRED**): Project target completion date (*Type: Date (YYYY-MM-DD)*, *Example: 2026-06-30*).

#### **Footer Support Text**

- "Need help? Check the Import Documentation or contact support."

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