# Import Error "not configured to cascade persist operations for entity"
**URL:** https://forum.mautic.org/t/import-error-not-configured-to-cascade-persist-operations-for-entity/6190
**Category:** Product Support
**Created:** [October 11, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/import-error-not-configured-to-cascade-persist-operations-for-entity/6190 "2016-10-11T13:46:51Z")
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### Author:  [@clickbrain](https://forum.mautic.org/u/clickbrain)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/import-error-not-configured-to-cascade-persist-operations-for-entity/6190/1 "2016-10-11T13:46:51Z")
Hey Folks,
I have this posted on [another thread with 2 others having similar issues with imports](https://www.mautic.org/community/index.php/5764-updated-new-error-import-error-not-configured-to-cascade-persis). Hoping someone can give us some help, since we haven’t had any replies from experts.
Trying to import contacts. I did create some new fields to accommodate the number of phone fields I have in the import file:
(#2) A new entity was found through the relationship ‘MauticLeadBundleEntityListLead#lead’ that was not configured to cascade persist operations for entity: MauticLeadBundleEntityLead with ID #3367. To solve this issue: Either explicitly call EntityManager#persist() on this unknown entity or configure cascade persist this association in the mapping for example @ManyToOne(…,cascade={“persist”}).
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### Author:  [@clickbrain](https://forum.mautic.org/u/clickbrain)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/import-error-not-configured-to-cascade-persist-operations-for-entity/6190/2 "2016-10-11T13:46:51Z")
Hey Folks,
I have this posted on [another thread with 2 others having similar issues with imports](https://www.mautic.org/community/index.php/5764-updated-new-error-import-error-not-configured-to-cascade-persis). Hoping someone can give us some help, since we haven’t had any replies from experts.
Trying to import contacts. I did create some new fields to accommodate the number of phone fields I have in the import file:
(#2) A new entity was found through the relationship ‘MauticLeadBundleEntityListLead#lead’ that was not configured to cascade persist operations for entity: MauticLeadBundleEntityLead with ID #3367. To solve this issue: Either explicitly call EntityManager#persist() on this unknown entity or configure cascade persist this association in the mapping for example @ManyToOne(…,cascade={“persist”}).