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import data from Leprechaun salon software into Square

Appierances — Tue, 09 May 2017 21:21:26 GMT

We're a small salon. We've used Leprechaun salon software for many years. How do we export the data and get it into Square?

the square tech support keeps giving instructions about a 'csv' file. Leprechaun creates a 'zip' file when we do our data backup. 20yr of history needs to be imported. We run our salon in Leprechaun.

Re: import data from Leprechaun salon software into Square

Chad — Fri, 12 May 2017 20:59:00 GMT

Hello @Appierances! Welcome to the Seller Community. 😃

This is a great question, but I'm not to familiar with Leprechaun. A Zip file is actually just a compressed folder. You will have to convert your Zip file to a CSV file if you wish to import your customers or items into Square.

Once you have your files converted we have a great article on managing your customer directory. This article has a great breakdown for importing client information!

Re: import data from Leprechaun salon software into Square

Appierances — Fri, 12 May 2017 21:24:34 GMT

Thanks Chad.

Opening the zip file showed 2 mdb files. Is that the same as csv?

Re: import data from Leprechaun salon software into Square

Tom — Fri, 12 May 2017 23:12:14 GMT

Hey @Appierances, stepping in for Chad here. It sounds like you have a Microsoft Access File (MDB). Depending on how complex the setup is — you may need to check with your current provider (e.g. Leprechaun) for more details on converting the file as MDBs could be a lot more complex than a CSV could handle. Hope this helps get you in the right direction.