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title: "What Information You Can Import into Quantify"
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# What Information You Can Import into Quantify

Quantify enables you to import information, adding products, consumables, Job Sites, Customers, etc. into your Quantify database. The table below shows what you can import and what type of file is needed to do that.

| Entity | Type of File Needed | Created With | Required fields | Refer To |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Customer | Tab Separated File | Either template CustomerVendorTemplate.txt or CustomerVendorTemplate.xls, found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Avontus\Quantify Client\Catalogs | Name | [Importing Customers](/v1/docs/importing-customers) |
| Vendors | Tab Separated File | Either template CustomerVendorTemplate.txt or CustomerVendorTemplate.xls, found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Avontus\Quantify Client\Catalogs. | Name | [Working with Vendors](/v1/docs/working-with-vendors) |
| Job sites | Tab Separated File | The template titled Jobsite Import.xls, found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Avontus\Quantify Client\Catalogs. | Name, Number, Customer | [Importing a Job Site](/v1/docs/importing-a-job-site) |
| Rate Profiles | Tab Separated File with five columns 1. Part number 2. Rent 3. Sell 4. Job Cost 5. Replacement Cost | This is typically created using Excel, and then saved to tab separated .txt file. | Part Number | [Importing Rates into a Quantify Rate Profile](/v1/docs/importing-rates-into-a-quantify-rate-profile) |
| Products | Tab Separated File | The template titled Product Import Template.xls found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Avontus\Quantify Client\Catalogs. | Part Number | [Importing Products, Parts and Materials into the Product Catalog](/v1/docs/importing-products-parts-and-materials-into-the-product-catalog) |
| Consumables | Tab Separated File | The template titled Product Import Template.xls found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Avontus\Quantify Client\Catalogs. | Part Number | [Importing Consumables from a File](/v1/docs/importing-consumables-from-a-file) |
| Product Catalogs | XML file | Downloaded from https://www.avontus.com/manufacturer-Catalogs/ |  | [Importing a Product Catalog into the Materials Master](https://avontus.document360.io/v1/docs/importing-products-parts-and-materials-into-the-product-catalog) |
| Designer Drawing | vsdx file, pdf file | An export file exported form Avontus Designer |  | [Integrating with Quantify](https://docs.avontus.com/docs/integrating-with-quantify) |
| Bill of Materials | PDF file | An exported file from the Print Preview of the Bill of Materials on Avontus Designer. |  | [Working with the Bill of Materials](https://docs.avontus.com/docs/working-with-the-bill-of-materials) |