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How to fill out a task import file

1) Download the sample import file.

2) Fill in the parameters:

Email

· Required field

· Enter the freelancer’s email without spaces or line breaks

· The freelancer must already be on your team

Payout_sum

· Required field

· Enter the payment amount without sub-units like cents, and with no dots or commas

Important! This amount does not include Mellow’s commission.

Service_code

· Required field

· Specify the digital code of the service or works without spaces or line breaks. You can find it in the Service list section. The specified service/work will be included in the Mellow accounting documents

Attributes

· Required field

· Fill in the attribute values in the right order

· If the service or work item has several attributes, separate them with ";"

· Minimum 3 attributes must be filled in.

For example:

You want to create a task with a service with code 17 “Creating advertising materials (graphics)".

If you don't need first 3 attributes then use “;” in place of the first, second, and the third values. It should look like this:

;;;Region/address; language ;;brand

Merchant_txid

· Optional field

· Come up with a unique task number to avoid duplication of tasks

Title

· Required field, but not included in the Mellow accounting documents

· Input the task name (up to 300 characters)

Description

· Required field, but not included in the Mellow accounting documents

· Fill in the task description (up to 1,000 characters)

Completion_date

· Optional field

· The deadline date, should be at least one day later than the task creation date.

· If you do not specify a deadline, the field will be automatically populated with the date of the day after task creation

Group_name

· Optional field

· Specify a task group. If one has already been created, the name you enter must exactly match the existing group’s name

Need_report

· Optional field

· Enter 1 to have the freelancer upload a report file

· The report’s filename will not be included in the accounting documents

Copyright

· Optional field

· Enter 1 to have the freelancer transfer the IP rights to the task results

· The file/link attribute will be included in the accounting documents

Agreement

· Optional field

· Enter 1 to have the freelancer accept any additional agreements (NDA, etc.)

Share_commission

· Optional parameter

· Specify 1 to share 1% of the commission with the contractor or 0 if you don't share this percentage of the commission.

worker_currency

· Required field

· Enter EUR, USD or RUB (fill it even if the task's currency matches the account's currency).

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I create task drafts when upload an import file?

No, the task import doesn't support creating tasks as drafts.

The page stopped loading while I was uploading the import file, what should I do?

Please don't refresh the page or upload a new import file. Contact our support team via chat or email, and we will check whether your file was successfully uploaded.

Still have questions? Contact Mellow Support via the online chat or email us at [email protected].

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