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How does the import csv-function handle double records?

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:01 am
by stevence
Hey,

I've been looking into migrating to OpenEMM, but I can't figure this out:

we export large sets of data from our systems (event registration, project registration) each with their own fields. So, for instance, the event module would export a field [eventx=1] to indicate person y was at event x.

Suppose this person's email-adress is already registered in the system, how does the import-function handle the aforementioned field? Is it ignored? Or is it added to the records?

The same goes for address-fields. Does the import-function simply overwrite these if they are already present in the system?

Re: How does the import csv-function handle double records?

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:31 pm
by maschoff
It depends: The import profiles you can create for the handling of import files offers all kinds of possibilities. Please have a look at the manual.