Intern:Editorial/Import Datasets

Import datasets from data files.

Data file types
You can import three different types of files:


 * Datamatrix with configuration options in the column headers
 * Metaheader (JSON) without data matrix
 * Datamatrix with metaheader

The metaheader is compatible with 4D's settings files.

Configuration in Column Headers

 * Parameter:
 * specify by name, e.g. Calcium
 * name with unit in square brackets, e.g. Calcium [mg/kg]
 * specify by id, e.g. 515173

Add further configuration with // directive followed by special character


 * Comment (*), e.g. //*Some comment here
 * Method ID ($), e.g. //$125
 * Format (%), e.g. //%0.00
 * PI/Staffs ID (!), e.g. //!100

Placeholder
You can use placeholders in the import file


 * %filename%
 * %event%

to dynamically insert information into the fields


 * Title
 * Filename
 * Abstract
 * AlternativeTitle
 * Comment
 * CommentInternal