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People Directory Utility

Use this page to regenerate the People Directory XML from the latest CSV.

Default Source CSV: /_includes/people-directory.csv
Default Generated XML: /_includes/people-directory.xml

Most common use: If you already uploaded /_includes/people-directory.csv, leave Dataset Name as people-directory and click Rebuild People Directory XML.

Quick Steps (Default Directory)

  1. Upload people-directory.csv into the same site's /_includes/ folder.
  2. Keep Dataset Name set to people-directory (default).
  3. Click Rebuild People Directory XML.
  4. Republish pages that include the People Directory component.


Dataset Name is the file base name only (no path). Use lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens.

Example dataset people-directory-staff builds:

/_includes/people-directory-staff.csv → /_includes/people-directory-staff.xml

Second or Third Directory (Alternate Dataset)

  1. Add another CSV in /_includes/, for example people-directory-staff.csv.
  2. Enter people-directory-staff in Dataset Name, then click rebuild.
  3. This creates /_includes/people-directory-staff.xml.
  4. On the page component instance, set Path to XML Data to people-directory-staff (or people-directory-staff.xml) for this alternate dataset.
  5. Republish pages that use that component instance.

Reminder: In the component, leave Path to XML Data blank for the default directory. For alternates, use a simple dataset/file name or a root path if needed.

Final step: After rebuild completes, add the People Directory component to the page.