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export csv _ column names

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#1

Hi,

When I export a CSV file (Utility -> Export CSV file), as a result I've a file with column names that are different from attributes description (column names are mapped to attribute names).

Moreover, if I try to load a csv file with colums names mapped to attribute description: no records are loaded and no gui doesn't show any error message.

These problems happens in rel 2.3.4.

When you plan to fix thes bugs?

thanks

 

 

#2

The CSV Import feature is very useful and we are not aware of any bugs.
Can you have Reference attributes? In
this case, as written on the User Manual, the export function extracts
the Description attribute (most meaningful as content) while the import
function wants the Code attribute (usually unique).
CMDBuild Team

 

 

 

#3
Users can't access  "Administration Module" Gui, so they can't know attributes "Name", they know only attributes "Description". So in my opinion it's really a bad idea to use "Name" instead of "Description" in import feature. For our final users this is a problem.
 
Anyway if  I try to load a csv with with wrong column names: NO records are loaded and gui doesn't show any error message. And also this is a big problem for our users.
 
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p.s.: 
CMDBuild 2.3.4, Italian User Manual:
"I dati di tipo “reference” dovranno essere specificati riportandone esattamente e per esteso il
valore dell'attributo “Code” (attenzione: “Code” e NON “Description”) della scheda riferita"
 

 

 

#4

We confirm that following the instructions in the manual, the CSV import works correctly.
CMDBuild Team

 

 

 

 

#5
to import reference types I have to insert in csv the attribute referred Description (not Code as written in manual)
 

CMDBuild 2.3.4, Italian User Manual:

"I dati di tipo “reference” dovranno essere specificati riportandone esattamente e per esteso il
valore dell'attributo “Code” (attenzione: “Code” e NON “Description”) della scheda riferita" 

But this isn't the main problem.