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How can I paste text into an ERD from another source or upload a file of formatted data?

This is not data exported from a current database. There are hundreds of field names so I am looking for a way to not have to type/paste them one by one.



 

Hey Jennifer

Thanks for posting in the Lucid Community! Because this question pertains to ERD and potentially sensitive data I have created a ticket for our amazing Support Team to take a look at. They should be reaching back out shortly. 

If anyone else out there is running into a similar issue feel free to post in the Community or comment in this thread. Cheers🍻


Yes, just posted similar into support as follows:

 

​support@lucidchart.com​

Tue 2/18/2025 12:53 PM

I have a string of text that I want to paste into a lucidchart diagram using the ERD blocks.

It doesn't allow to paste due to the formatting of the rows.

I want to paste the below into the rows.

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 i.e.

MC Subscriber  |  Lookup(MC Subscriber)

Operating Hours  |  Lookup(Operating Hours)

Created By  |  Lookup(User)

Last Modified By  |  Lookup(User)

Physician's Assistant  |  Lookup(User)

Wellness Specialist  |  Lookup(User)

Old Field Email  |  Email (External ID) (Unique)

QB Reference Number  |  Text(16) (External ID) (Unique Case Insensitive)

Alcohol Use  |  Picklist

Attending Physician  |  Picklist

Caffeine Use  |  Picklist

Client Source  |  Picklist

Client Status  |  Picklist

Client Type  |  Picklist

Employment Status  |  Picklist

 

Or 

 

MC Subscriber  |  Lookup(MC Subscriber)

Operating Hours  |  Lookup(Operating Hours)

Created By  |  Lookup(User)

Last Modified By  |  Lookup(User)

Physician's Assistant  |  Lookup(User)

Wellness Specialist  |  Lookup(User)

Old Field Email  |  Email (External ID) (Unique)

QB Reference Number  |  Text(16) (External ID) (Unique Case Insensitive)

Alcohol Use  |  Picklist

Attending Physician  |  Picklist

Caffeine Use  |  Picklist

Client Source  |  Picklist

Client Status  |  Picklist

Client Type  |  Picklist

Employment Status  |  Picklist


Hi ​@karldrahovsky, thanks for posting in the Lucid Community! I see that you have a ticket open with this question and it appears that our product support team is taking care of you there. 

The team works through tickets in the order they are received, and you can continue to expect a quick response to your email associated with your Lucid account. 


Thanks, looks like it will be a feature request.


Hi ​@karldrahovsky, I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. If you’re willing to share, we would love to hear your feedback! To do so, you can create an idea that will be posted in our Product Feedback space of this community. Our product development team regularly reviews feedback within that space as they research product enhancements and new features.

If you’d like to learn more about how Lucid manages feedback and feature requests, take a look at this post:

 


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