Beneficiaries can import mobility activities or participations into their project as long as the Final Beneficiary Report has not yet been submitted. The functionality to export and import mobility activities (Erasmus+ projects) or participations (ESC51 projects) allows to add multiple mobility activities/participations at once as well as to update existing ones. While importing mobility activities/participations, organisation(s) can be added to the project at the same time. 

It is advisable to export the latest file template after each release to ensure that any changes (e.g. added or removed fields) are also reflected in the file you intend to import.

This page is relevant for:

• Erasmus+, Call year 2021 onwards
  • KA121 - Accredited projects for mobility of learners and staff in school education, vocational education and training, and adult education
  • KA122 - Mobility for learners and staff in school education, vocational education and training, and adult education
  • KA131-HED - Mobility of higher education students and staff supported by internal policy funds
  • KA151-YOU - Mobility of young people for accredited organisations 
  • KA152-YOU - Mobility of young people 
  • KA153-YOU - Mobility of youth workers 
  • KA154-YOU - Youth participation activities 
• Erasmus+, Call year 2022 onwards
  • KA171-HED - Mobility of higher education students and staff supported by external policy funds
• European Solidarity Corps, all Calls 
  • ESC51 - Volunteering Projects 

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Select "Import-export" from the Content menu

Click on Import-export in the Content menu of your project. The Import-export screen opens, displaying: 

1. An information message with a link to the Data dictionaries and Import-Export templates in the Beneficiary module guide. A tooltip, , is also displayed. Clicking on it opens additional guidelines with links to the eLearning videos available on the topic. 
2. The Actions section, where you can download the list of existing mobility activities/participations (or the empty template) to XLSX or CSV formats and import the files with the new and/or updated mobility activities.
3. The Import/Export status section, where you can view the import/export history and status. From here you also have access to the import logs, providing details regarding the successful or failed imports. 

Here is an example of the Import-Export screen in a ESC51, call 2023, project.

 Export the mobility activities

Select the type of mobility activities to export (Erasmus+ HED only)

In the Export section of the screen, use the radio buttons to choose whether to export:

• both draft and complete mobility activities or only the complete ones.
• For KA131-HED and KA171-HED projects only: the list of either student or staff mobility activities.

In our example, the project does contain one mobility activity in status Complete, therefore the exported file will contain the relevant information.

Click on "Export XLSX" and download the file

Click on the Export XLSX button.

A notification message displays, informing you on the export process. In the list, the status of the export displayed is, initially, Processing. Click on reload to refresh the list to check the progress.

When the export file is ready, its status will be Exported. Click on the file name and follow the instructions on the screen to download it on your local device.

The file extension is *.xlsxand the file name is generally composed of: the project number, followed by the date and time of the export, e.g. 2021-1-EL01-KA131-HED-000015426-KA131-HED-12-11-2021-09-23-23-.xlsx.

Update and save the mobility activity file

Open the file and update the mobility activity/participations list as described on the page Edit the import file. Data dictionaries are provided for a better understanding of the content and the fields displayed in the exported files.

Import the file

Select the type of mobility activities to import (Erasmus+ HED only)

In the Import section of the screen, use the radio buttons to choose whether you will upload student or staff mobility activities into your project. Your selection must match the mobility activity type in the XLSX file. In our example we have selected Students, which is also the default selection.

"Select file" to upload

Click on Select file, then follow the onscreen instructions to locate the file and upload it. Alternatively, you can drag and drop the file from its location to the designated area on the screen.

The import will start shortly after the file is added, and a message is displayed. The records will be imported as either complete or draft, depending on how much information you provided in the file.

You can monitor the import progress in the Import/Export status list (see next section). Initially, the status of the import will be Requested. When importing a file, the system first checks if the file type is right, then it checks if the field format and content are correct and finally it checks against the rules described in the Erasmus+ Programme Guide.

Click on reload to refresh the list to check the progress.

If the import is successful, the status will be Imported and the number of imported Complete and Draft mobility activities/participations is displayed in the list. The imported records are listed in the Mobility Activities/Participation section of your project. To view more details on the import, such as specific information on the imported draft mobility activities/participations, click on the View icon to open the Import Log.

If the import status is indicated with Error, the import has failed and the relevant details are provided in the import log.

In this example, the import was successful. Five completed and three draft mobility activities have been imported. 

Import/export status list

See the page View mobility activity import error logs for details.

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