ESdat Data Upload Frozen in Validation

Creation date: 26/03/2026 16:09    Updated: 27/03/2026 14:29
Question:

 I was importing some chemistry data in the crosstab format and now it appears as though my screen is stuck on validation






Answer:

Part of the issue is the "-" that has been included in all the cells that don't have a numerical result.  ESdat needs to "validate" that these aren't results.  So, the total number of records it is validating is the rows * columns.

To improve the efficiency, it is recommended to remove all the dashes from the Excel template results cells before uploading into ESdat.