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title: "CSVTOXMLTRANSLATOR activity"
slug: "bc-csvtoxmltranslator-activity-setup"
tags: ["BC", "BIS", "Business Central", "Business Integration Solutions", "Concept", "Task"]
updated: 2026-06-25T09:59:07Z
published: 2026-06-25T09:59:07Z
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# CSVTOXMLTRANSLATOR activity

In Business Integration Solutions, use the **CSVTOXMLTRANSLATOR** activity to translate a CSV document into an XML document.

## Usage

Use this activity to translate a CSV document into an XML document that the Business Integration Solutions pipeline can read and process.

## Concept

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central cannot interpret data stored in CSV (Character-Separated Value) format. If your company receives data in CSV format, use the **CSV to XML Translator** activity in your import pipeline. This activity converts the incoming data into a more readable XML format based on a predefined internal document.

To use this activity, define an external document based on which the incoming data translates. You can optionally specify a row from which to start data translation.

In a CSV document, the delimiter does not have to be a comma. You can choose from several predefined delimiters: Tab, Semicolon, Comma, and Space, or specify another character as the delimiter.

CSV input ➡️ [CSV to XML Translator] ➡️ XML output

## Related

- [Set up the CSV to XML Translator activity](/bc-set-up-the-csv-to-xml-translator-activity.md)