Answers.Body: <p>Just make sure that the referenced fields are imported as the same type.  Even if it is you use a name lookup for Contact , CiviCRM will need the Contact ID.</p>
  
  <p>Also watch the date format, I prefer YYYYMMDD as that always works for me.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Contact Import should work for contact reference fields, I did a quick test against 4.6 and it works as expected.</p>
  
  <p>Currently batch update for contact reference fields is not supported in 4.6 or below version of CiviCRM.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: I am using CiviCRM 4.5.8 and WP 4.1. To make sure I had fields right I exported from Civi first for one contact so the format was right. And the error I get is: Invalid value for field(s): but it was as taken from export. Thought?
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Body: <p>How can someone import or do a batch update using a profile using a contact reference field? I have tried both and get errors on the import even though the format of the text is correct and those fields do not appear on the profile when doing a batch update. Thoughts?</p>
  
Tags: <import><contact-reference>
Title: Contact Reference Field Import & Batch update
ThreadText: # Contact Reference Field Import & Batch update
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-24)
  
  How can someone import or do a batch update using a profile using a contact reference field? I have tried both and get errors on the import even though the format of the text is correct and those fields do not appear on the profile when doing a batch update. Thoughts?
  
  **Tags:** import, contact-reference
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-05-28. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
  
  Just make sure that the referenced fields are imported as the same type. Even if it is you use a name lookup for Contact , CiviCRM will need the Contact ID.
  
  Also watch the date format, I prefer YYYYMMDD as that always works for me.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2015-04-25. Score: 2
  
  Contact Import should work for contact reference fields, I did a quick test against 4.6 and it works as expected.
  
  Currently batch update for contact reference fields is not supported in 4.6 or below version of CiviCRM.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: I am using CiviCRM 4.5.8 and WP 4.1. To make sure I had fields right I exported from Civi first for one contact so the format was right. And the error I get is: Invalid value for field(s): but it was as taken from export. Thought?  
  
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