What is bulk data entry automation?
Bulk data entry is any job where the same few screens are filled in again and again with new values: orders, customers, invoices, stock counts, applications. People search for it as “data entry automation”, “automate repetitive data entry” or “bulk data entry automation”.
In the browser the pattern is the same each time: a table of values, a web form, and a person in between. Automating it means the person shows the job once and the table does the repeating, while the person keeps the start button and the result list.
Which jobs fit?
| Chore | What the table holds | What Izly does |
|---|---|---|
| Entering customers or leads into a web system | Name, e-mail, phone, city, note | Types each row into the form |
| Adding products through a web panel | Names, prices, codes | Types each row and clicks Save |
| Looking up a record and noting the result | References | Opens the page per row and reads a value |
| Entering the same report for many cases | Case numbers, dates, amounts | Types values, today’s date or a row number |
| Copying values from one site into another | Page addresses | Reads a value on one page and types it elsewhere |
Public reporting systems, e-invoice portals and marketplace seller panels are typical chores of this kind. We have not tested Izly against specific portals of that sort, so try a few rows first and read the site’s terms.
What is a worked example?
Take the practice form and its sample table of 12 customers (Full name, E-mail, Phone, City, Note). The recording is one customer typed in. The set-up connects the Full name, E-mail, Phone and Note steps to columns. A composed text can build a note such as “Order {row number} - {name}”.
City and request type are menu choices on that form, so they are replayed as recorded; only the typed fields and addresses can change per row. After the run, the result table lists all 12 rows. The confirmation page after each Submit shows a reference number; if you read it into a saved value it lands in the result table next to each customer, which makes a ready proof of entry.
Add a rule for data you do not trust. If the page says the record already exists, skip the row and write a note. If a value is above a limit, stop and ask. Rules turn “hope it works” into a procedure you can read in the results.
How fast is it?
About 7 rows a minute on our practice form; the data entry time calculator turns that into hours for your own table. In our tests, 50 rows went into a demo CRM form exactly, and a 678-step recording replayed without help in 16 minutes. Real clicks and typing happen in Chrome, so pages with long waits take longer, and “Wait first” is the setting that gives a slow page time.
How do I keep the data right?
- Clean the sheet first. Format phone numbers and codes as text so leading zeros survive.
- Run two or three rows first and look at the confirmation pages.
- Choose the failure behaviour. Go on with the next row, or stop and ask.
- Read the result table and fix the failed rows by hand.
- Write the procedure down. The data entry SOP template names the table, the columns, the form and the check at the end.
What can it not do?
- No schedule and no unattended run. A person starts every run.
- Browser only. Chrome 120 or newer on a desktop; work in desktop programs is outside it for now.
- One automation at a time per browser.
- It follows what was recorded. It does not understand the meaning of your data.
- It is not a replacement for an official import or API. Where those exist, use them.
Does my data leave my browser?
The table, the values typed and the result table stay in your browser. The server only receives counts and statuses. You sign in yourself; passwords are never recorded or stored. More on the security page.
What does Izly cost for data entry work?
Izly is a Chrome extension that turns a task you do once in your browser into a step-by-step guide, a narrated video and a no-code automation that repeats the task. Free has 10 runs a month and a table run takes at most 5 rows, so you can test a job on the first 5 rows of the practice form’s sample table. Pro, at 10 USD per creator per month, has unlimited runs and no row limit. See pricing.
The recording is also a guide, so the person who joins the team next month can read how the entry is done. Read how the two fit in record a task once.
To see how many hours your own table takes by hand and with Izly, try the data entry time calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Can bulk data entry be automated without code?
Yes, when the entry happens on web pages in Chrome. You record the entry once and connect values to table columns with menus. Rules, If blocks and Repeat blocks cover simple logic without programming.
How many rows can I enter in one run?
On Free a table run takes at most 5 rows. Pro has no row limit. Izly fills the form for every row, so a few hundred rows take a lot less of your time than typing them.
What if one entry fails in the middle?
Only that row is affected. You choose beforehand whether Izly goes on with the next row or stops and asks. The failed row is marked in the result table with its reason, ready for a manual fix.
Is the data I enter stored by Izly?
No. The table, the typed values and the result table never leave your browser. The server only gets counts and statuses, such as how many rows ran and how many failed.
Related pages
Record it once and let the guide write itself
With Izly you do the task once in the browser. Clicks and screenshots become a step-by-step guide that you edit, share, turn into a narrated video or run again for every row of a table.