Save & discard

Import preview tracks your edits locally until you explicitly save or discard them. This lets you experiment safely, but also means changes are lost if you leave without saving.

Unsaved changes bar

When you edit cells, bulk edit rows, delete lines, or add a row, a fixed bar appears at the bottom of the screen:

You have unsaved changes

It offers two actions:

Save your work

1. Click Save changes in the unsaved changes bar.
2. Confirm in the dialog if prompted.
3. Wait while Import Ready persists your edits and re-validates the data.

After a successful save:

• The unsaved changes bar disappears
• Error and warning counts refresh
• Import now and export actions become available (when other requirements are met)

When saving is required

You must save before:

• Running Import now (if you have pending edits)
• Leaving preview and expecting edits to persist
• Relying on updated error counts on the import card

Export may use your latest saved state — save first to include recent edits in downloaded files.

Discard changes

Click Discard to undo all pending edits since your last save:

1. Click Discard in the unsaved changes bar.
2. Confirm in the dialog.

The grid reloads from the last saved version. This restores deleted rows and removes unsaved additions or cell edits.

Warning: Discard cannot be undone. Use it only when you want to abandon all changes since the last save.

Leaving the page

If you navigate away with unsaved changes, those edits may be lost. Always save before closing the browser tab or using the Back button to return to imports.

Save and validation

Saving triggers re-validation. Large imports may take a few seconds. The issues badge and import card statistics update when validation completes.

If new errors appear after save, open Validation issues to investigate — a bulk edit may have affected rows in unexpected ways.