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Doing an import from a cvs file.  Linking the new imports to existing contacts (parent of).  Fails on all the all records with "Related contact required fields are missing"

It actually imported the contacts even though it says it didn't.  It didn't do the linking.

The problem turns out to be space or something in the columns after the data.  It doesn't say it wants to import that column but deleting the column in the cvs fixed the issue (well had duplicates for the contacts since it had imported them already).

I had edited the cvs with Excel.

If seen this a number of times.  Took quite a while to figure out what the issue was the first time.  The error message wouldn't lead on to look for something not visible in a column you aren't really importing.  (I wish I had looked at the raw file before I fixed it)

We;re using 3.4.7.

When I get a free minute, I'll see if I can replicate it.  Unfortunately, I've got a lot of stuff on my plate so it may be a bit.