From 1d193a9c8261c1a49e3be1480ea8b91d273c6f91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Raju Udava <86527202+dstala@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2021 12:44:14 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Chore: [dashboard.md] Create project from Excel
Screenshots updated.
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.../content/en/setup-and-usages/dashboard.md | 54 +++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/packages/noco-docs/content/en/setup-and-usages/dashboard.md b/packages/noco-docs/content/en/setup-and-usages/dashboard.md
index 102dcf6686..d52e879ead 100644
--- a/packages/noco-docs/content/en/setup-and-usages/dashboard.md
+++ b/packages/noco-docs/content/en/setup-and-usages/dashboard.md
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ menuTitle: 'Dashboard'
## Setup your first super admin
-Once you have started NocoDB, you can visit the dashboard via ``example.com/dashboard``.
+Once you have started NocoDB, you can visit the dashboard via `example.com/dashboard`.
-Click ``Let's Begin`` button to sign up.
+Click `Let's Begin` button to sign up.
+
-![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/126597128-f88df6e5-7625-4208-9817-68e9303410ff.png)
Enter your work email and your password.
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ Enter your work email and your password.
Your password has at least 8 letters with one uppercase, one number and one special letter
-![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/126597144-0343b5ca-c7ca-47a4-926d-4e8df2f8c161.png)
+
-If you start your application without specifying ``NC_DB``. A local SQLite will be created in root folder. Your data will be stored there.
+If you start your application without specifying `NC_DB`. A local SQLite will be created in root folder. Your data will be stored there.
-If you are using Docker, it is recommended to mount ``/usr/app/data/`` for persistent volume (since ``v0.10.6``), otherwise your data will be lost after recreating the container.
+If you are using Docker, it is recommended to mount `/usr/app/data/` for persistent volume (since `v0.10.6`), otherwise your data will be lost after recreating the container.
Example:
@@ -32,21 +32,27 @@ Example:
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 --name foo -v /local/path:/usr/app/data/ nocodb/nocodb:latest
```
-## Initialize your first project
+## Initialize your first project
-Once you have logged into NocoDB, you should see ``My Projects``.
+Once you have logged into NocoDB, you should see `My Projects`.
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/126597182-b74cadb4-e165-417e-9e95-9a3cb7dce8e5.png)
-To create a project, you can click ``New Project``.
+To create a project, you can click `New Project`.
+
+
+
-![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/126597208-0b6e8162-5088-4825-bcb2-f2b0574a74c2.png)
-If you click ``Create``, you need to specify the project name and API type. A local SQLite will be used.
+### Creating empty project
-![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/126597259-b9552c71-d13b-463c-abc2-0f3be31627b2.png)
+Click `Create`, you need to specify the project name and API type. A local SQLite will be used.
+
-If you click ``Create By Connecting To An external Datbase``, you need to specify the project name, API type, and several database parameters.
+
+### Connecting to external database
+
+Click `Create By Connecting To An external Datbase`, you need to specify the project name, API type, and other database parameters.
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/126597279-c1722d8b-c885-4e9e-9e94-44711102af20.png)
@@ -54,9 +60,27 @@ Currently it supports MySQL, Postgres, MSSQL and SQLite.
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/126597320-fd6b19a9-ed3e-4f4a-80b7-880a79a54a11.png)
-You can also specify SSL & advanced parameters.
+You can also configure associated SSL & advanced parameters.
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/126597342-0c61ab15-a112-4269-8f30-78455fa09081.png)
-Click ``Test Database Connection`` to see if the connection can be established or not.
+Click `Test Database Connection` to see if the connection can be established or not.
+
+> NocoDB create's a new **empty database** with specified parameters, if the database doesn't exist.
+
+### Creating project from Excel
+
+Click `Create Project from Excel`, you can either upload/ drag and drop Excel file (OR) specify Excel file URL
+
+
+
+
+
+Supported file formats
+
+- Xls
+- Xlsx
+- Xlsm
+
+A local SQLite will be used.