Formatting

Importing

Importing data into the database is the fundamental action that many users will want to carry. While the model that drives the process is simple, as shown below, it depends on many others described in other sections and therefore inconsistencies in the choices - eg. a data format that is not compatible with the data file - will cause the process to fail.

A how-to guide on how to submit data to Paricia can be found in the Importing Data section.

Component

DataImport

Model to store the data imports.

This model stores the data imports, which are files with data that are uploaded to the system. The data is then processed asynchronously and stored in the database.

Attributes:

Name	Type	Description
station	ForeignKey	Station to which the data belongs.
format	ForeignKey	Format of the data.
rawfile	FileField	File with the data to be imported.
date	DateTimeField	Date of submission of the data.
start_date	DateTimeField	Start date of the data.
end_date	DateTimeField	End date of the data.
records	IntegerField	Number of records in the data.
observations	TextField	Notes or observations about the data.
status	TextField	Status of the import.
log	TextField	Log of the data ingestion, indicating any errors.
reprocess	BooleanField	If checked, the data will be reprocessed.