Files

1. File formats
2. Zero values
3. Variables not in your model
4. Problems uploading data

File formats

The platform accepts two file formats: comma-separated values (csv) and Excel (xlsx).

You should submit one single file. The submitted file must include all category and value columns.

File type	Sheet	Category columns	Value columns	Templates
csv		scenario_group, scenario_name, scenario_variant, variable, use_technology_fuel, country, model, unit, time_resolution, timestamp	value	cross2025 nuclear2025
excel	annual	scenario_group, scenario_name, scenario_variant, variable, use_technology_fuel, country, model, unit, time_resolution, timestamp	One column per year with header yyyy	cross2025 nuclear2025
	hourly	scenario_group, scenario_name, scenario_variant, variable, use_technology_fuel, country, model, unit, time_resolution, timestamp	One column per typical day with header dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm

Zero values

Zero values must be explicitly written as 0.

Empty cells will return an error during submission

Variables not in your model

You can exclude all variables that are not part of your model results.

Empty cells will return an error during submission

Problems uploading data

If you encounter issues when uploading data, please send an email to sweet-cross including:

• The file you tried to upload
• A description of the error