Changes between Version 38 and Version 39 of UserGuidelines/Importer

Timestamp:

01/31/12 08:39:37 (13 years ago)

Author:

Fran Boon

Comment:

Rework CSV section

UserGuidelines/Importer

@@ -12 +12 @@
 Can import data from spreadsheets in CSV (Comma Separated Values) format as long as it is formatted properly.
 
-==== Import Tool ====
-''Administrators Only''
- 1. Menu: Administrator > Import
- 1. Click: Import New File
- 1. Select {{{Type}}}
-  * Once you've selected the {{{Type}}}, you can {{{Download Template}}} to get a CSV template which can be filled out them imported
- 1. Choose a file to import (either the template which has been filled out, or another file)
- 1. Click "Import"
+This can be done to [BluePrint/PrePopulate PrePopulate] an instance.
 
-==== New: S3CSV ====
-The best approach is to create a CSV format & matching stylesheet which can be imported using on-the-fly-transformation:
+After 1st run, there are menu links for many resources, but any REST controller can have the 'import' method invoked if there is a suitable .xsl file as {{{static/formats/s3csv/module/resource.xsl}}}:
+{{{
+http://host.domain/module/resource/import
+}}}
+
+Files & Stylesheets can be loaded from alternate sources, such as:
 {{{
 http://host.domain/eden/hrm/person.s3csv/create?fetchurl=http://my.host/HR.csv&transform=/home/web2py/applications/eden/static/formats/s3csv/hrm_import.xsl
 }}}
+
+Alternately these can be done using CLI scripts:
+* [wiki:S3/DataImportCLI DataImportCLI]
+
 
 ==== Old: Web2Py native ====
@@ -174 +175 @@
 
 == See Also ==
+ * BluePrintImporter
+ * [BluePrint/PrePopulate PrePopulate]
+ * [wiki:S3/DataImportCLI DataImportCLI]
  * [wiki:S3XRC/S3XML/Transformation On-the-fly Transformation using external Stylesheets]
- * BluePrintImporter
 
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