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How to conduct a data mapping

You now have all your data points, now let's make like a cartographer and map 🗺️

Written by Mie Sørensen
Updated over a week ago

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Once your file is ready to be uploaded, you can submit this in the “Upload your companies” section of the "Company Mapping" tab.


Upload File and Map Fields

The first step in completing a successful mapping on BeCause is to upload your file with the required data points. Our platform supports Excel (.xlsx, .xls) and CSV files.

Once you have uploaded your file has been uploaded, you will be asked to map the fields in your file to the required fields on BeCause. This ensures we use the correct information from your file for the mapping process.


Selecting Certifications

Before you submit your file for mapping, you will need to select the specific certifications your are looking to map up against.

We display all the certifications you have access to and let you choose which ones you want to map up against.

Mapping Options

The last step of the process is to select your mapping options. Here we allow you some options regarding matching (e.g. if you would like to map up against expired certifications) and data quality tolerance (e.g. if you are missing coordinates on some of the establishments in your file).

Please note that allowing missing street, coordinates or countries can impact the accuracy of the mapping.


Once you've submitted your data

The mapping will take a few moments to complete, and the status of the mapping will show as "In progress" while it is being processed. After this, the mapping will go to either a "Success" or "Failed" status:


If you are unsure about anything in the above article, please contact support via the chat in the right-hand corner 🤝 We are here to help 💚

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