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title: Troubleshooting CSV and XML
slug: campaign/docs/troubleshooting-csv-and-xml
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createdAt: 2026-07-20T15:44:55.290Z
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This topic describes how to troubleshoot common errors that can arise while working with the content interface paragraph.

## CSV troubleshooting

| Issue                                                                                             | Possible cause                                                                                              | Solution                                                                                                                            |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Product data does not load or loads incorrectly                                                   | Semicolons were not used as separators.                                                                     | Change the separating characters in your CSV file to semicolons.                                                                    |
| Product data does not load or loads incorrectly                                                   | Quotation marks in texts were not masked with an escape character and were erroneously interpreted as code. | Mask quotation marks in texts with the escape character **"** (with an additional quotation mark for each quotation mark).          |
| Product data was loaded incorrectly                                                               | The CSV file is not encoded as UTF-8 without BOM.                                                           | Encode the CSV file as UTF-8 without BOM or UTF-8.                                                                                  |
| Product data was loaded incorrectly                                                               | One or more HTML layouts contain incorrect source text.                                                     | Correct the source text. If you do not have advanced HTML and CSS skills, contact [customer support](docId\:ZWe1T3UPz3JW6_4mc76qV). |
| Product data is not loading                                                                       | The CSV import is not (yet) performed.                                                                      | Contact [customer support](docId\:ZWe1T3UPz3JW6_4mc76qV) so that they can review the CSV import.                                    |
| Product data is not loading                                                                       | The CSV file is saved in the wrong directory on the server.                                                 | Transfer the CSV file to the directory you indicated when setting up the content interface.                                         |
| Product data is not loading and a server error message appears.                                   | The CSV file path is incorrect.                                                                             | Contact [customer support](docId\:ZWe1T3UPz3JW6_4mc76qV).                                                                           |
| The content interface paragraph type is not available.                                            | The feature was not activated.                                                                              | Contact [customer support](docId\:ZWe1T3UPz3JW6_4mc76qV).                                                                           |
| Components of a product offer are not being shown. For example, a product image is not displayed. | The source text of the HTML layout contains invalid code. For example, a tag is not closed.                 | Contact [customer support](docId\:ZWe1T3UPz3JW6_4mc76qV). If you have advanced HTML and CSS skills, correct the source text.        |
| Links are not being tracked                                                                       | You entered the link into a standard text field.                                                            | Enter the link in a link field. Links placed into a standard text field cannot be tracked.                                          |

## XML troubleshooting

| Issue                                                                                             | Possible cause                                                                              | Solution                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Product data is not loading                                                                       | The product ID is entered incorrectly.                                                      | Enter the correct product ID.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Product data is not loading                                                                       | The saved XML file has a file extension.                                                    | Remove the file extension.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Product data is not loading                                                                       | The corresponding product offer no longer exists on your webspace or server.                | Save the product offer again on your webspace or server.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Product data is not loading                                                                       | The product data is saved in the wrong directory on the server or webspace.                 | Transfer the product data you are trying to load into the directory that you indicated when setting up the content interface.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Product data is not loading                                                                       | The product ID is not positioned at the end of the URL.                                     | Change your system configuration so that the product ID is positioned at the end of the URL.**Correct**: [https://www.example.com/products/?id=123456789](https://www.example.com/products/?id=123456789)**Incorrect**: [https://www.example.com/products/?id=123456789?param1=XY?param2=abc](https://www.example.com/products/?id=123456789?param1=XY?param2=abc) |
| Some content is not loading. For example, the product image is missing.                           | Error in the XML code you generated.                                                        | Correct the XML code.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| The content interface paragraph type is not available.                                            | The feature has not been activated for you.                                                 | Contact [customer support](docId\:ZWe1T3UPz3JW6_4mc76qV).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Components of a product offer are not being shown. For example, a product image is not displayed. | The source text of the HTML layout contains invalid code. For example, a tag is not closed. | Correct the source text. If you do not have advanced HTML and CSS skills, contact [customer support](docId\:ZWe1T3UPz3JW6_4mc76qV).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Links are not being tracked                                                                       | You entered the link into a standard text field.                                            | Enter the link in a link field. Links placed into a standard text field cannot be tracked.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
