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# Establish your record

Learn how to design and manage your record of processing activities using Dastra.

## To set up your record in Dastra, there are two possibilities:

* Either you already have a record, in which case you can import it into Dastra
* Or you don't have one, and you create it from scratch, using the processing activity templates as a guide

## Import your existing record

With Dastra, you can import your existing record of processing activities instead of having to enter it manually, whatever its current format: Excel, text or CSV file. You can also import processing activities exported from another Dastra workspace in JSON format.

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MBInjuj88JTGEFUbXRB" %}
[Export / import the record](/en/features/ropa/export-import.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% hint style="info" %}
Don't forget to publish your data processing activities if you want them to be reflected in the dashboard.
{% endhint %}

## Create a new record from scratch

With Dastra, a record is automatically created as soon as the workspace is set up. If you don't want to import an existing record, you can start filling in this default record right away by creating your first processing activity. To find out how, follow this link:

{% content-ref url="/pages/SfET9imfcYryS8JcO4LP" %}
[Declare a processing activity](/en/features/ropa/declare.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

To save time on common processing activities, you can also start from a template:

{% content-ref url="/pages/ZQXSd1eXm9zUg9o21TWB" %}
[Use a processing activity template](/en/features/ropa/templates.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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