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title: "Onboarding & Importing into FastBound Overview"
url: https://www.fastbound.com/faq/onboarding-importing-into-fastbound-overview/
description: "Open Inventory Import When you’re ready to switch to FastBound, you should only transfer open items (items that have been acquired but not disposed). Import files are uploaded under Settings > Import. Guides on how to switch from paper A&D and electronic A&D solutions can be found below: Paper Bound Book: (https://fastbound.help/en/articles/12919825-importing-firearms-from-a-paper-a-d) Electronic Bound Book:… Continue reading Onboarding & Importing into FastBound Overview"
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Open Inventory Import

When you’re ready to switch to FastBound, you should only transfer open items (items that have been acquired but not disposed). Import files are uploaded under Settings > Import.

Guides on how to switch from paper A&D and electronic A&D solutions can be found below:

Paper Bound Book:

(https://fastbound.help/en/articles/12919825-importing-firearms-from-a-paper-a-d)

Electronic Bound Book:

(https://fastbound.help/en/articles/12919829-importing-firearms-from-an-electronic-a-d)

Account Settings

Settings to input and set up during initial account creation:

1. Item number format

Your item number (log book number) can be set up in Settings > Acquire > Generated Item Numbers. Item numbers are automatically issued to acquired firearms unless manually entered.

Item number help article

(https://fastbound.help/en/articles/1033774-item-number-formats)

2. Multiple Sale

Set up your multiple sale CLEO information under Settings > multiple sale. This information will be required to transmit your multiple sales via email to your CLEO. 

Multiple sale help article

(https://fastbound.help/en/articles/2639298-transmitting-a-multiple-sale-report)

3. Users

Each person using FastBound should have their own login. You can invite new users under Settings > Users.

Invite a User help article

(https://fastbound.help/en/articles/1033787-invite-a-new-user-into-your-account)

4. Dropbox

ATF ruling 2016-1 requires that you must download your bound book at least daily in a format that is unencrypted. To automate this you can link a free Dropbox to your FastBound account. With Dropbox linked to your FastBound account, FastBound will generate a Bound Book every night and save it to your Dropbox. This can be enabled under Settings > Dropbox.

Enable Dropbox Downloads help article

(https://fastbound.help/en/articles/1033790-enable-dropbox-downloads)