People import: detect a tab separator from the header row

Project: Engineering
Type: Bug
Status: Done Done
Priority: Medium
Organization: Parcelwise
Reporter: Yusuf Demir <yusuf.demir@acme-hq.example>
Assignee: Elif Yildiz <elif.yildiz@acme-hq.example>
Labels: people-importparcelwise
Components: identity-service
Fix versions: identity-service 2026.08.20
Sprint: Sprint 49
Parent: ENG-1460 People import from a spreadsheet
Created: 4 Aug 2026, 07:48 UTC
Updated: 20 Aug 2026, 09:00 UTC
Resolved: 20 Aug 2026, 09:00 UTC

Description

Parcelwise (SUP-1076). The import works out , or ; from the header row (since SUP-1043), but not tabs. Parcelwise's HR system exports tab-separated files with a .csv name, so every row fails with "Expected 6 columns, found 1".

Steps to reproduce

A file with a tab-separated header and rows, named people.csv.
People › Import, dry run.

Expected: rows read. Actual: every row refused.

Fix

Detect tabs from the header row as well.

Linked issues

relates to SUP-1076 Parcelwise: import rejects the HR system's export ("Expected 6 columns, found 1") Done

Comments (1)

Elif Yildiz · 20 Aug 2026, 09:00 UTC

Out with today's release. Parcelwise's file dry-runs clean.