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There are multiple ways to enter data in the model.
Before entering any data this section describes each method.
- Edit data in the grid/table.
Fields can be edited directly in the grid. Changed cells are marked in bold. Hit the 'save' button to send your changes to the server. - Enter the data in the form.
In an entity list you can click on object to edit it, or use the 'add' option to create a new object.
The change form also allows to delete an object (and all other objects that reference it), and to review the history of edits. Required fields are marked in bold in the form. - Upload data from a CSV-formatted file.
The 'export' option exports the report data into a CSV-format.
The 'import' option reads in a file in this format.
It is possible to export data in a spreadsheet, make some changes in the spreadsheet, save the results as a CSV-file and finally reimport the data file.
Note that the seperator in the CSV-files varies with the chosen language: If in your language a comma is used as a decimal separator for numbers, the CSV file will use a semicolon (;) as delimiter. Otherwise a comma (,) is used. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_mark - Data can also be directed loaded into the database.
For integration with other systems, direct access to the database is also possible. This bypasses the user interface altogether. - Fixtures are a special case.
A fixture is pre-defined, frozen dataset that can be loaded in a single step.
This is very convenient to load test or training datasets in the database.