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title: "Importing Consumables from a File"
slug: "importing-consumables-from-a-file"
updated: 2025-03-19T13:38:38Z
published: 2025-08-01T11:00:26Z
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# Importing Consumables from a File

You can import items into the Consumable Catalog via a file import, using the Product Import template supplied with Quantify. You will find the template here: [Product Import Template.xls](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/Product%20Import%20Template.xls)

To import Consumables from a file:

1. Click **Consumable Catalog**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-OFI0MEY4.png)

*The Consumable Catalog appears.*
2. Click **Import** and select **Import**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/3b218176-6e13-4347-be8b-882eb084ca7d.png) The *Import Consumables* dialog appears.
3. Click the **Import** button. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/af12e7ee-24bc-4a53-ba2d-8afa1e8528c9.png) The *Import From Text File* dialog appears.
4. Navigate to the folder containing the file you want to import, click the file, then click **Open**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/7d19302d-bba1-4d47-911e-a76bccdf030a.png)
5. As necessary, click the **Add Parts to Catalog** dropdown and select the Catalog Category to add the parts to. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/cdeba569-0529-4e1d-8a6f-a2548ff4f0df.png)
6. Click **Import**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/4bc691ed-69e3-41be-aff4-765cc3b3e3af.png)

When the import is completed, Quantify adds the imported items to the Consumable Catalog.