Data import

[Vortec4800]

I know on the hosted Parse dashboard (non-beta) there's an option to import data via JSON or CSV which is great. I haven't been able to find this option on the hosted beta dashboard, or on the parse-dashboard project.

Is this functionality available in either place? Is it a planned addition to the dashboard project, or out of scope? Seeding in data from a CSV file is a really useful feature and I was sad to not find it.

[neophob]

should be obselte now as you can import the data with mongoimport. or are there other advantages when importing via webui?

[Vortec4800]

That's a good and valid point. I've been treating the mongo database like a black box, so I don't mess with the way the Parse server is storing data. I suppose it wouldn't be crazy to import directly to the database.

I do still think having the capability in the dashboard would be useful from a UX standpoint. It's much easier in general and much harder to screw up. I like to hand the keys to a project over to a client, and lately that's been including a Parse dashboard login with instructions on how to do basic data management through there. It would be great if they could import data to their databases via CSV on the dashboard without needing us to get involved on the database itself. The more my clients and project stakeholders can manage on their own, the better for me.

[davimacedo]

I think it should be added to the dashboard by the community. My team can work on it in the future. Meanwhile, you can use cloud functions to import data. I wrote an example how you can do it:
https://gist.github.com/davimacedo/c7738203a2a616b48a22fdc7c00b37d2

[JoaqStar]

I also used the import feature to import csv to my parse database. I looked up mongoimport and do not understand how it works. Can you please let me know what is the easiest way to import csv data to my parse table?

[sighjones]

I think the removal of the import function on the dashboard is extremely short sighted. As Vortex rightly points out, giving the client the ability to import simple csv data is EXTREMELY useful. Can you give any idea of a timeline for adding it back in?

[drew-gross]

mongoimport can also work with CSV. Check the docs here: https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/program/mongoimport/

[dailyneedsapp]

Yes definitely the import data via CSV/Json should be added back to Parse Dashboard.

[mitchellporter]

+1 for adding it back. Was very easy to use, even for someone that doesn't code.

[ndmeiri]

+1

[kikrlabs]

Hi, I don't see the import data via CSV/Json, was this added back? I accidentally deleted a class with 98 rows. Please add this button back as my data is in json format and need to import my data soon.

[RafaRuiz]

Yes they removed the button even on the non-beta dashboard :(

[KapoorKarn]

+1 This function was crucial to helping build apps fast.