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nagnknagnk 

loading data with data loader for parent child relationships .....argent

I need to import Accounts and Contacts from external system. I have defined external ids on both contact and accounts. I have to load accounts with external id first and then load each contact with external id of account with which it needs to establish relationship. Is this how it works? It did not work for me. Please help.

Eg: I have loaded account 'Oil Corporation' with external id as 'AAAA' 
After account is successfully loaded, I have loaded two contacts 'PersonA' and 'PersonB' with exteral id as 'AAAA' and they got successfully loaded but are not connected to account.
Ajay K DubediAjay K Dubedi
Hi Naveen,
when You are loading contacts then during mapping of fields you have to map Account Id field of contact with external id of account
then they will connect with each other.

Thanks, 
Ajay K Dubedi.
nagnknagnk
but, i have two csv file 10 accounts and  50 contacts,these accounts from the external system dont have account id's please give me solution