nocodb/packages/noco-docs/docs/030.setup-and-usages/020.table-operations.md

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Table Operations	Table Operations: Row, Column, Quick Import, Export & Import

Once you have created a new NocoDB project you can open it, In the browser, the URL would be like example.com/#/default/<project_id>.

Table

Table Create

On project dashboard, click on Add new table button

Provide a name for the table & click Create Table button.

After the successful submission, the table will be created and open on a new grid.

New table can also be created by using + button on project tile in left sidebar

Table Rename

Right click on Table name on left sidebar, (OR) Click on ... to open Table context menu, select Rename. Feed in the changes to the table name & press Enter

Table Duplicate

Right click on Table name on left sidebar, (OR) Click on ... to open Table context menu, select Duplicate

Additionally, you can configure to duplicate

• Include Data : toggle this to include/exclude table records
• Include Views : toggle this to include/exclude table views

Table Delete

Right click on Table name on left sidebar, (OR) Click on ... to open Table context menu, select Delete

Click on Delete Table to confirm

Column

Column Add

Click on + button to the right of Columns header, type Column name

Select a type for the column from the dropdown. Depending on the column type, you might find additional options to configure. Click on Save column to finish creating column.

Column create before OR after a specific column

You can also use context menu of an existing column to either insert before or after a specific column.

Column Edit

Double click on Column name in column header to open Column edit modal You can rename column & optionally change column-type.

Note:

• Changing column type might not be allowed in some scenarios & in some other, might lead to either loss or truncated data.
• Column name is also possible using Column context menu as described below

Column Duplicate

Open Column context menu (click v on column header), select Duplicate

Note: Column duplicate only creates another column of same type & inserts it to the immediate right. Currently data in the column is not duplicated.

Column Delete

Open Column context menu (click v on column header), select Delete

Click on Delete Column to confirm

Row

For adding new values to the table we need new rows, new rows can be added in two methods.

Row Add (Using Form)

Click on New Record at the bottom of the grid (footbar), select New Record - Form

Populate columns in the Expnaded form popup; click Save

Row Add (Using Table Row at bottom of page)

Click on any of the following options to insert a new record on the grid directly.

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• New Record : New Record- Grid
• Right click on any cell, click Insert new row from the cell context menu

Note that, any record inserted in the grid will always be appended to the end of the table by default.

Row Add (Pressing Enter Key from Previous Row)

When you finish editing a cell and press Enter, the cell in the next row with the same column will be highlighted.

Row Edit

You can start editing by any of the following methods

• Double-click on cell to edit
• Click on cell and start typing (this way it will clear the previous content)
• Click on cell and press enter to start editing
• And it will automatically save on blur event or if inactive.

Row Delete

Right-click on the row and then from the context menu select Delete Row option.

Bulk delete is also possible by selecting multiple rows by using the checkbox in first column and then Delete Selected Rows options from the right click context menu.

Quick Import

You can use Quick Import when you have data from external sources such as Airtable, CSV file or Microsoft Excel to an existing project by either

• Hover on Project title in tree-view, click ... > Quick Import From > Airtable or CSV file or Microsoft Excel or JSON file
• Drag and drop CSV, JSON or Excel file to import

Import Airtable into an Existing Project

• See here

Import CSV data into an Existing Project

• Hover on Project title in tree-view, click ... > Quick Import From > CSV file
• Drag & drop or select files (at most 5 files) to upload or specify CSV file URL, and Click Import
  • Auto-Select Field Types: If it is checked, column types will be detected. Otherwise, it will default to SingleLineText.
  • Use First Row as Headers: If it is checked, the first row will be treated as header row.
  • Import Data: If it is checked, all data will be imported. Otherwise, only table will be created.
• You can revise the table name by double-clicking it, column name and column type. By default, the first column will be chosen as Display Value and cannot be deleted.
• Click Import to start importing process. The table will be created and the data will be imported.

Import Excel data into an Existing Project

• Hover on Project title in tree-view, click ... > Quick Import From > Excel file
• Drag & drop or select files (at most 5 files) to upload or specify CSV file URL, and Click Import
  • Auto-Select Field Types: If it is checked, column types will be detected. Otherwise, it will default to SingleLineText.
  • Use First Row as Headers: If it is checked, the first row will be treated as header row.
  • Import Data: If it is checked, all data will be imported. Otherwise, only table will be created.
• You can revise the table name by double-clicking it, column name and column type. By default, the first column will be chosen as Display Value and cannot be deleted.
• Click Import to start importing process. The table will be created and the data will be imported.

Export Data

You can export your data from a table as a CSV file by clicking the ... menu in toolbar, and hover on Download. Currently only CSV and XLSX formats are supported for export.

Import Data

You can export your data from a table as a CSV file by clicking the ... menu in toolbar, and hover on Upload. Currently only CSV and XLSX formats are supported for import.