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@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ The Import CSV Extension in NocoDB allows users to import data from CSV files di
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## Importing Data |
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### Mode |
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The Import CSV Extension supports two modes of data import: |
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- **Add Records**: This option adds all records from the CSV file as new entries in the table. |
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- **Merge Records**: This option updates existing records based on a specified field in the CSV file. |
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- **Add Records**: This option adds all records from the CSV file as new entries in the specified table. |
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- **Merge Records**: This option updates existing records based on a specified field (referred to as **merge field** in this context) in the CSV file. |
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- *Create New Records Only* |
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- Only adds new records from the CSV. Existing records are not updated. New records are identified based on the merge field. |
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- Only adds new records from the CSV. Existing records are not updated. New records are identified based on the merge field specified. |
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- *Update Existing Records Only* |
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- Only updates records that already exist in the table based on the merge field. New records are not added. |
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- *Create and Update Records* |
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- Adds new records and updates existing ones as needed. |
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- Adds new records and updates existing ones as needed. New and existing records are identified based on the merge field. |
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**Merge Field** is field that will be used to match records from the CSV file with existing records in NocoDB for the purpose of updating. |
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**Merge Field** is field that will be used to match records from the CSV file with existing records in NocoDB table for the purpose of updating. |
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**Field Mapping:** You can select the fields from the CSV file to import and map them to the corresponding fields in the NocoDB table. |
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@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ To import data from a CSV file into NocoDB, drag-drop (or upload) the CSV file i
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- *Create New Records Only*, |
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- *Update Existing Records Only*, or |
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- *Create and Update Records*. |
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- Select "Merge Field" |
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- Select "Merge Field". Merge field typically will be your Primary Key or a unique identifier. Composite keys are not supported. |
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3. **Use first record as header**: If the first row of the CSV file contains the column headers, enable this option to use them as the field names. |
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4. Map the CSV columns to the NocoDB fields. |
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5. Click on the **Import** button to start the import process. |
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