Example 2: Atomic

This example extends the last one by adding in Organisation details. This demonstrates how to load different record types within the same data file: in this case, both Person and Organisation records will be created using the same data file.

The fields loaded are:

Fields

Back-end name
First name NamFirst
Middle name NamMiddle
Last name NamLast
Party Type NamPartyType
Organisation NamOrganisation
Department NamDepartment
Street AddPhysStreet
City AddPhysCity
State AddPhysState
Country AddPhysCountry
Zip Code AddPhysPost

Tip: This example also demonstrates how to specify an ampersand character in XML.

For display purposes only, the import data below is presented with column headings listed vertically rather than horizontally. The first row of any tab or comma delimited file must include the column names. The appropriate layout is:

NamPartyType NamFirst NamMiddle NamLast
Person Joe J Jackson
Person Michael   Williamson
Organisation      

The import data is:

Column Name (must appear as the first row of the import data file)

Record 1

Record 2

Record 3
NamPartyType Person Person Organisation
NamFirst Joe Michael  
NamMiddle J    
NamLast Jackson Williamson  
NamOrganisation Seeing Eye Dog School Accounting & Assoc "Clocks and Clocks"
NamDepartment   Income Tax  
AddPhysStreet 2435 Westside Street Level 23
1214 Hill Street 		 
AddPhysCity Westside Eastside Smithville
AddPhysState Central Territory Central Territory Central Territory
AddPhysCountry Salsam    
AddPhysPost 123 ABC    

When this data is imported, three records will be created in the Parties module: two will be Person Party Types, the other will be an Organisation Party Type.

The XML for this example is:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<table>
	<!--First record-->
	<tuple>
		<atom name="NamPartyType">Person</atom>
		<atom name="NamFirst">Joe</atom>
		<atom name="NamMiddle">J</atom>
		<atom name="NamLast">Jackson</atom>
		<atom name="NamOrganisation">Seeing Eye Dog School</atom>
		<atom name="AddPhysStreet">2435 Westside Street</atom>
		<atom name="AddPhysCity">Westside</atom>
		<atom name="AddPhysState">Central Territory</atom>
		<atom name="AddPhysCountry">Salsam</atom>
		<atom name="AddPhysPost">123 ABC</atom>
	</tuple>
	<!--Second record-->
	<tuple>
		<atom name="NamPartyType">Person</atom>
		<atom name="NamFirst">Michael</atom>
		<atom name="NamLast">Williamson</atom>
		<!--Because an ampersand (&) is a special character in XML, it must be specified as &amp; if it is to appear in text. An angled bracket < can also be escaped using &lt; -->
		<atom name="NamOrganisation">Accounting &amp; Assoc</atom>
		<atom name="NamDepartment">Income Tax</atom>
		<atom name="AddPhysStreet">Level 23
	1214 Hill Street</atom>
		<atom name="AddPhysCity">Eastside</atom>
		<atom name="AddPhysState">Central Territory</atom>
	</tuple>
	<!--Third record-->
	<tuple>
		<atom name="NamPartyType">Organization</atom>
		<atom name="NamOrganisation">"Clocks and Clocks"</atom>
		<atom name="AddPhysCity">Smithville</atom>
		<atom name="AddPhysState">Central Territory</atom>
	</tuple>
</table>