Ingest .CSV Data and Generate Entities

A common Source Editor task is to ingest a .CSV file and perform some basic source configuration tasks on it, in order to generate usable Entities.

This use case has the following steps

• Upload the .csv file using the File Uploader
• Create a new Source using the Source editor
• Edit the source using the Source Builder
• Publish the Source

Uploading the .csv File

After you have located a .csv file which is appropriate for the Infinit.e platform, it can be uploaded using the File Uploader

To upload the file

1. Navigate to Manager>File Uploader.
2. Fill in the fields of the File Uploader and Choose the file.
3. Click on Submit.

Creating the New Source

Once the .csv file is uploaded you can create a new source

To create the new source

1. Navigate to Source Editor>New Source
2. Select template: Infinit.e ZIP Archives/JSON Share Example
3. Click on Select
4. Fill in the remaining information, and ensure you select teh correct Community
5. Click on Save Source

Editing the Source

You can edit the source using the Source Builder

To edit the source

1. From the newly created source, click on "SRC UI."  The Source Builder is displayed
2. Delete the elements in the Source View, except for the File Extractor
3. Paste the previously copied share ID into the url field of the Form View

    4. Scroll down and set type to "line-seperated

    5. Escape from the Source Builder

    6. Click on Save Source.

    7. Click on test Source.

The tested source is displayed in a new window.

At this point you should review the tested source to ensure it is as expected.  A common problem that can occur at this stage