# Advancement import file must be a pipe-delimited text file

**URL:** <https://discussions.scouting.org/t/advancement-import-file-must-be-a-pipe-delimited-text-file/510882>\
**Category:** Using Scoutbook & Scoutbook Plus\
**Tags:** advancement\
**Created:** [June 2, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/advancement-import-file-must-be-a-pipe-delimited-text-file/510882 "2026-06-02T16:32:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![BenjaminFay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BenjaminFay](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/BenjaminFay)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/advancement-import-file-must-be-a-pipe-delimited-text-file/510882/1 "2026-06-02T16:32:05Z")

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I used to be able to import advancement using Scoutbook Legacy. Scoutbook Plus requires a text file. When I download the Scoutbook export file from [Scoutingevent.com](http://Scoutingevent.com), the only option is a .CSV file. Converting the .CSV file to a pipe-delimited text file doesn’t fix the issue. Is there another work around to import advancement? I do have the feature assistant extension installed in Chrome. I also noticed that Scoutbook legacy only has three options in it, Send Message, MB Counselor List and Print blue cards. The import advancement option is no longer available.

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**Author:** ![DonovanMcNeil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/donovanmcneil/32/24_2.png) [@DonovanMcNeil](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DonovanMcNeil)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/advancement-import-file-must-be-a-pipe-delimited-text-file/510882/2 "2026-06-02T16:50:10Z")

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That import is kind of down a rabbit hole right now. There is a story to get it working natively in SB+ - but we do not know if or when that will be done.

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**Author:** ![DonovanMcNeil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/donovanmcneil/32/24_2.png) [@DonovanMcNeil](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DonovanMcNeil)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/advancement-import-file-must-be-a-pipe-delimited-text-file/510882/3 "2026-06-02T17:06:39Z")

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And it is odd - some see it and it works fine - I do not ???

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/original/1X/66e9612584db5dbf76de17f00ad877998c0ba3d6.png) [@system](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/advancement-import-file-must-be-a-pipe-delimited-text-file/510882/4 "2026-06-09T17:06:53Z")

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