Automate repetitive steps with macros

Before I add this macro to the team toolbar, make it safe and reviewable: show which ranges it changes, highlight any destructive actions like row deletions, add an initial prompt that previews how many rows will be deleted, and offer an editable mapping for column letters in case imports vary. Suggest a clear name and short user guide for non-technical ops users.

I recorded a macro to clean imports and when I ran it on Monday it removed 37 rows from the shared Imports sheet; Priya from operations complained because she was still validating those rows. I can't tell whether my macro mis-identified empty rows or the import format changed. What is the most likely cause and the immediate steps I should take to recover data and prevent recurrence this week?

Every month one of us records a new macro for that month’s import, and we end up with ten slightly different macros and conflicting toolbar names. It costs time and causes accidental deletions. What habit and simple governance change will stop this—how should we centralize cleaning logic, handle variations in imports, and ensure a safe approval step before a macro runs on a shared sheet?