# Substitute Staff Coverage IMPORT/EXPORT option not working

**URL:** <https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/substitute-staff-coverage-import-export-option-not-working/3617>\
**Category:** Installation\
**Created:** [July 10, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/substitute-staff-coverage-import-export-option-not-working/3617 "2022-07-10T02:46:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![msamaniego](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@msamaniego](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/u/msamaniego)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/substitute-staff-coverage-import-export-option-not-working/3617/1 "2022-07-10T02:46:24Z")

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When i try to use the import/export option of the staff coverage i get this error “Invalid field gibbonStaffCoverageID  
There was an error reading the file staffCoverage.”

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**Author:** ![sandra](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/user_avatar/ask.gibbonedu.org/sandra/32/5_2.png) [@sandra](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/u/sandra)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 5:23am UTC](https://ask.gibbonedu.org/t/substitute-staff-coverage-import-export-option-not-working/3617/2 "2022-08-10T05:23:23Z")

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Hi msamaniego,

We’re just back from summer break here in HK and catching up on forum posts, thanks for your patience. Was there already an absence in the system for the date the coverage was being imported for? If you’re able to share a copy of the first few lines of your import file with any private data removed, I can certainly take a look and test this out.