This page is for managers. **Upload Attendance** brings in a CSV. You paste the rows. This does not create pay.

![Upload attendance](/files/help/shot-tools.png)

1. Open **HR Tools**. It is on the **Shift & Attendance** card. The page title is **HR Tools**, and the subtitle is **Bulk utilities for leave, attendance, and shifts.**
2. Open **Upload Attendance**. The card says **Import attendance from a CSV file.**
3. Set **From** and **To**. Choose **Download template** if you need the file for that range.
4. Paste the rows into **Paste CSV**.
5. Choose **Import Now**, or **Import in background** if you want it to run as a job.

## What you should see

The page subtitle says the date range is for the template, and that you paste rows below to import.

The template starts with **Notes:**, **Do not change column headers**, and **Status: Present, Absent, On Leave, Half Day, Work From Home**. The columns are **ID**, **Employee ID**, **Employee Name**, **Date**, **Status**, and **Notes**.

**Import Now** shows **Imported** and the number of rows. **Import in background** shows a queued notice, then **Job** and a number, with a status such as **Pending**, **Completed**, or **Failed**.

## If something looks wrong

**Download template** stays off until **From** and **To** are filled and **From** is on or before **To**. Empty dates show **Required**. When **To** is before **From**, **To** shows **Must be on or after From**.

**Import Now** and **Import in background** stay off until **Paste CSV** has rows. If the import fails, the notice is **Import failed** or **Async import failed**. Fix the rows and try again.

The other cards on **HR Tools** are **Leave Control Panel**, **Employee Attendance Tool**, **Auto Attendance**, **Shift Assignment Tool**, **Attendance records**, **Timesheets**, **Change requests**, and **Shift Report**.

See [Mark attendance for people](/hrms/attendance/mark-attendance) and [Attendance records](/hrms/attendance/attendance-log).