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Why does my new app start empty?

Updated Jun 25, 2026

This is expected. SheetApps treats your workbook as a blueprint / design specification: it reads the sheets to work out your forms, field names, data types, dropdown lists and rules. The cell values are only samples used to guess each field's type — they are not loaded as records, so a brand-new app starts with no data.

Enter your data using Forms

  • Open the app and go to Transaction Data and select the form.
  • Enter values and check for errors.
  • Create Record
  • Repeat the steps for additional record entries.

Load your data

  • Open the app and go to Import.
  • Upload a workbook (or CSV) whose columns match the form's fields.
  • Review the preview and confirm.

Tip

  • If your app defines a key (and optional sub-key), importing the same key again updates that record instead of creating a duplicate.