Generic CSV Import Function

Owned by Sanjay Sahani
May 15, 2012
2 min read

This section describes the Generic CSV Import Function and it is currently available for Requirements and Requirements Validation functionality. Any user with Create Permissions can import data from a CSV file.

The function has three essential steps, but some of them may be skipped, depending upon the type of data provided by the user. The import process sequence is described below using Planned Requirements Import as an example:

Important : Prepare for CSV Import

  • First understand the structure and validate the composition of CSV file. It should be well formed with no holes / missing data.
  • Make sure that the first row contains the Column Headers (Names).
  • Understand the options applicable to an attribute / column.
  • Design / decide how the source data would map into RMsis Database.
  • Wherever possible and required, create custom fields in RMsis.

Step 1 : Specify the Input File

  • Specify the file containing data in CSV format.

Step 2 : Map the Fields

  • The fields / columns  in CSV file are shown as Source Attributes
  • The fields in RMsis are shown as Target Attributes.
  • If you wish to ignore a Source Attribute, do not map it to a Target Attribute.
  • Establish a mapping as per the design.

Step 3 : Map Options

  • The final step is to map the values / options for each of the fields.
  • Pressing Import Button populates the RMsis database and the error list is displayed in a panel.