# Case sharing when cases imported from excel

**URL:** <https://forum.dimagi.com/t/case-sharing-when-cases-imported-from-excel/2446>\
**Category:** Users\
**Created:** [October 15, 2015, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/case-sharing-when-cases-imported-from-excel/2446 "2015-10-15T03:40:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Heidi\_Lowe](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/858c86/32.png) [@Heidi\_Lowe](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Heidi_Lowe)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/case-sharing-when-cases-imported-from-excel/2446/1 "2015-10-15T03:40:43Z")

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Hi there,

I am just wondering if case sharing is possible when you have imported  
these cases from excel? I have found that this does not work at the moment.

Thank You,

Heidi Lowe

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**Author:** ![czue](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.dimagi.com/czue/32/493_2.png) [@czue](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/czue)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/case-sharing-when-cases-imported-from-excel/2446/2 "2015-10-15T06:17:58Z")

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Hey Heidi,

It should be possible, but you will need to specify an "owner\_name" column  
and set it to the group name you want the cases to be assigned to.

More info is available on the help site  
[https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/Creating+New+Cases+-+Setup+Excel+Document](https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/Creating+New+Cases+-+Setup+Excel+Document)  
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thanks,  
Cory

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> On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 9:10 AM, Heidi Lowe wrote:
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> > Hi there,
> > 
> > I am just wondering if case sharing is possible when you have imported  
> > these cases from excel? I have found that this does not work at the moment.
> > 
> > Thank You,
> > 
> > Heidi Lowe
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**Author:** ![berthony](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c77e96/32.png) [@berthony](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/berthony)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2023, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/case-sharing-when-cases-imported-from-excel/2446/3 "2023-11-08T20:43:06Z")

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Hello czue,  
I created the table, although i put the owner's name and all the owner names are in the same group, the cases were not shared. How can you figure that out ?

Thank you.  
Jonathan

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**Author:** ![Mazz](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.dimagi.com/mazz/32/1004_2.png) [@Mazz](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Mazz)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/case-sharing-when-cases-imported-from-excel/2446/4 "2023-11-09T09:52:18Z")

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the owner name needs to be the case sharing group, not the individuals in the case sharing group

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**Author:** ![berthony](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c77e96/32.png) [@berthony](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/berthony)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/case-sharing-when-cases-imported-from-excel/2446/5 "2023-11-09T18:55:27Z")

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Thank you Mazz, i got u.