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1. FIELDTEXT 6 of 21 CSV Cell gt gt Imports to Decimal field type Original CSV Cell 1 000 01 1 000 01 1 000 01 42 5 Set CSV Cell Format to Category Number Decimal Places 2 Use thousands separator No not selected Category Number Decimal Places 0 Use thousands separator No not selected Negative Numbers 1234 Category Number NOT Currency Decimal Places 0 Use thousands separator No not selected Category General or Number NOT Percentage Decimal Places 0 Use thousands separator No not selected Correct CSV Cell 1000 01 1000 01 1000 01 42 5 CSV IMPORT USER MANUAL Tips for jReviews Field Settings To show a comma as a thousands separator click the Click Here for Advanced Options link then set the Currency Format option to Yes To show a comma as a thousands separator click the Click Here for Advanced Options link then set the Currency Format option to Yes To show a comma as a thousands separator click the Click Here for Advanced Options link then set the Currency Format option to Yes To show a sign alter the Output Format option to look like this FIELDTEXT To show a sign alter the Output Format option to look like this FIELDTEXT 7 of 21 4 4 CSV IMPORT USER MANUAL Select Lists Checkboxes and Radio Buttons CSV Import can be used to import content from a CSV2. recommend the latter if you use the 4 format you will have to do some tricks to display that value as Whatever you decide stick with the choice going forward Note that you MUST reformat your CSV columns to be of type Number or General before importing CSV Import will not recognize cells of Percentage format See Numbers below for more information and format guidelines Numbers Integers Decimals Currency and Percentages If your CSV file contains numbers that will be associated with jReviews fields of type Jnteger or Decimal you must ensure that the numbers in the CSV cells contain no commas and no non numeric characters other than a minus sign or decimal point Failure to remove commas will result in only the numbers to the left of the comma being imported e g 12 000 becomes 12 Note You can import numbers of any format into non numeric jReviews fields such as 7ext Text Area etc However you will not be able to take advantage of special options that jReviews has for numeric field types Once the number is imported into jReviews you can use jReview s Advanced Options features for the field to alter the display of the number For example enabling the Currency Format for a jReviews field of type integer or decimal will add a comma as a thousands separator and round the number to decimal places See more tips in the Tips for jReviews Fields Settings column below If you are using Excel use the built in Ce Format o
3. specific types Therefore we recommend that you take time to review your CSV file and make any changes to the CSV file prior to importing This will save you significant time and hassle down the road which is the whole point of this component 4 PREPARING YOUR CSV FILE FOR IMPORT We highly recommend that you review and optimize your CSV file prior to import Particularly if you have a lot of content it is much easier in terms of time and effort to manipulate content in a spreadsheet than it is in Joomla or jReviews Preparing your CSV file involves reviewing your columns and a changing the cell format or b changing the cell content The guide below describes best practices and formatting issues you will want to consider to get the most out of this component 4 1 Currency Values jReviews does a very nice job of accommodating currency values You should let jReviews do the work for you in terms of formatting The currency value coming from your CSV file should be a just a normal integer or decimal see guidelines below Configure the destination jReviews field to achieve the output you desire See Numbers below for more information and format guidelines 4 of 21 4 2 4 3 CSV IMPORT USER MANUAL Percentages jReviews does not have a Percentage Format option as it has for currency Therefore BEFORE importing you have a decision to make will your CSV percentage cells have values such as 96 or 96 We
4. AL 5 IMPORTING YOUR CONTENT STEP BY STEP Now the easy part you ve checked your CSV file to ensure that you get the best results possible upon import and made any necessary changes You are now ready to import the content in your file 5 1 The Control Panel This is where you view and run any of your saved import et Joomla profiles Wore Sie Uew Cectert Components Wodviee Wartcts Reisite UWensages Systert Het Si TER Loru aan JSTEMPLATE f com cev port shew eito Click on a saved profile to run it against a new CSV file or click New in the upper right hand toolbar to import a file not associated with a saved profile tan even sara he mpert perta for ftare wee Saved import Profiles Ae Saat Previews Meat Bee gt gt Deseys 59 w Reseda t lDer2 5 2 Choose CSV File to Import Browse to the CSV file that you would like to import Step 1 Choose CSV File Browse to the CSV fie that contains Ne contect you woutd Se to port Pease ensure that the frat row of your CSV fie Important The first row of your CSV file MUST be a header a a Neader row Mat wil be used to te aign he columns with Joomia andlor Reviews felts row that contains the column titles that will be used to create Fife to import the association with jReviews CSV Fietolmeort Documents and Settings veal ente Jangs csv Fieids Terminated ty CSV IMPORT User Manual Page 17 of 21 Copyright 2008 NakedJoomla 5 3 Associate CSV Col
5. Category O 9 Patahes ves Meta Keyworse Tem estate real estate MONGE propecaes Ueta Desorptes row egtete tor ssie Creares Cate 7035 02 01 Pusiiah Start Date 7006 02 01 Save configuration profile for future imports Pubieh Ind Gate Accara Lavet Other Gobet Settings tor All Hew Conters Items pagtawa fetes Maia Ofteredt by California Meaty Company Save Import Profile Opsonel If you wert ine to save ha prede for future uae apecty a tame deiow Save inper Protie es Calttorue Rosty Curert Ler CSV IMPORT User Manual Copyright 2008 NakedJoomla Page 20 of 21 CSV IMPORT USER MANUAL 5 6 That s it Your new content items are created and placed in the sections categories you specified The content can now be Mome Ste ers Coent Coeperente Wodvies Varecia Meister Wenpagen Systemi Help Pie TAR Logout asmin manipulated like any other Joomla jReviews content JTEMIPLATE com cay erper shew seot 0 Page 21 of 21
6. by jJReviews amp COMPONENT USER MANUAL Thank you for purchasing CSV Import for Joomla amp JReviews This manual provides an overview of the component CSV file preparation and optimization guidelines and step by step guide to using the component 1 COMPOMENE OVERVIEW E E O Ones eeu aber elalebi uienmetdneteumaty bes tunuleb abbey pete ebaby bets tnciseenssteceenenesancecanabeeraey 2 Using CSV Import With JOOMaiisiissiteecavecars dete cercaccwisssaveasacsacaneseseneavecsen caus sie eaxei EEEE EEEE a EEEE EAEEREN TE EEE ERRA 3 Using CSV Import with JreVIGWS wwsssteaccstentecevarensececatanadedadetotesadidteverstulysvecesuyebert bevsdeatadssulatatsdubetabesuiehysvebtte esrintis yereetacsaatetadsandateteansetesvertteys 4 Preparing your CSV File for IMPO rrisin or a a a aa a a meas sand desoedcrdd esedocddvetecdtumeGacnha aettaeny a i 4 1 Cumency Vale Sae a a EANA a E AE AA A A savers 4 2 Percentages sssrinin a asaan aa a a Saa Sa aaa aaa aaa Ea eiaa ad Sa koaa anaana aana ias Eiaa 4 3 Numbers Integers Decimals Currency and Percentages ssssssssssssrssssrrrtutnrnt nnr rnunnrnNnANEENNAAEANNAAANNNANANNNAENENAAEENNANENNNAEENNNAEENANEENEN ANENE sane 4 4 Select Lists Checkboxes and Radio BUttONS cisiwcvevscverscanctaveretadsacdaresivbea E a a a ENE EN E aaa aa aN 4 4 1 Radio Buttons and Single Select Mists ncsictsscccestsccscsasaccanssseccseaeetaneecexesavessxsGusteantestaseccanansacasedesacaaetendbesues sue NERE ES NEA 4 4 2 Ch
7. datetesedeteive sees vebesess rE Enr serie ada da a aaa SAE AASEN EEE ESEE EErEE ae raaa Tana a aN aSr pE EE 5 3 Associate CSV Columns to Joomla jReviews Fields 0 cc I AU EE Un En renee eae egeaaaeeeeaaeenee 5 4 Configure Global Settings for New Content IteMS 0 nn I EI EEE I I EEE IEEE IEEE UI En Un En on nore ea eessaaaegssaaaies 5 5 Review amp Save Import Configuration Optional NE II EE II EEE I IEEE IEEE IE EEE UU i aera aaaneaeaaaaeeesaaeeneaa 5 6 Thats it reaa e da ieaienig aa aa cae dede ds daa E Eaa eea da Sea wh waar NE cada dasa de dees ceases CSV IMPORT USER MANUAL 1 COMPONENT OVERVIEW CSV Import is a powerful tool for importing data from spreadsheets into Joomla and jReviews This component was designed for two purposes 1 to allow Joomla users to import data they already have into their websites and 2 to allow users with potentially massive amounts of content to create manage and manipulate their content in bulk using familiar tools such as Excel before importing it into their Joomla based websites While this tool is very useful for importing standard Joomla content it is invaluable when used in conjunction with jReviews the premier Joomla extension for advanced content management In addition to content ratings and reviews features jReviews makes it possible to create manage and display highly structured and complex content items In addition to Joomla s standard content inputs title intro
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9. ere Voged Dae and Tre Use Gis Datel rage C Donamerts and Seenza Desc OP ps Cime Other Global Settiegs tor All Heer Contert homs For tis Seid Set valve to rrom gt ered by Catftorne Rosty Comcery prae gt rfetes Ea CSV IMPORT User Manual Copyright 2008 NakedJoomla Page 19 of 21 5 5 Review amp Save Import Configuration Optional Review the column to field associations and global settings Optionally provide a name for this import configuration so you can save it and run it with similar CSV files that have the same column setup This is highly recommended especially if you will be importing similar content on a regular basis If you are already using a saved import profile for this import you may choose to save this configuration with a new name like a save as function Click Next to import the content CSV IMPORT USER MANUAL Step 4 Confirm Import Settings Deven he assccatnrs avd gota sefrgs betw Mf you ae sain ed wi fhe cochiputatinr cics Meet te erport Me contend cf he CSV the COMInN 00 Fietd As socatons CSV liek Cotuen Joornis Reviews Fett Leng T u pa _conterc ttie Firodacten ps_coremet etrotest Sreet asoresa e_fevems_feits _cossbectasvens pe_yevees_tes y sovcty pa_stvews_ens 7_coouiste Pa_pevews_fetis grere Sector pa_iertera sectond LAE SE E E E E E s Category jia coetera cand Basic Joomia Settings for All hew Content Items Author Voer O Secten
10. file that will resolve to one or more options in a jReviews select list checkbox field or radio button field This is a very useful feature when you want to ensure that similar content items share the same data values thereby making it easier to categorize and group content items using jReviews powerful modules and search capabilities To leverage this feature the content in a column of your CSV file must exactly match an available value in the jReviews field See examples below Furthermore it is recommended and sometimes required that you follow jReviews best practices and enclose the relevant cell values in to align with how jReviews stores data 4 4 1 Radio Buttons and Single Select Lists By their nature these fields can have only ONE option selected at a time Therefore the cells in the source column of your CSV file should correspond to only one option Original CSV Cell Correct CSV Cell Excel CSV How to yes yes The simplest way to make this change is via a search and replace within your CSV file Here you would search for yes and replace with yes continued next page 8 of 21 CSV IMPORT USER MANUAL 4 4 2 Checkboxes and Multiple Select Lists In jReviews multiple options can be associated with a checkbox field or multiple select list and users are free to select as many of the options as they choose The CSV cell must contain the values of the option s that will be selected for the checkbox or l
11. ist Original CSV Cell Correct CSV Cell blue blue blue red blue red Col 1 Col 2 Col 1 Col 2 NEW blue red blue red blue red Excel CSV How to The simplest way to make this change is via a search and replace within your CSV file Here you would search for yes and replace with yes If multiple values are in a single cell as shown here then a search and replace operation will likely be the easiest way to create the correct value If the cell content that resolves to a single jReviews checkbox is distributed across different columns in your CSV file you will need to create a new column that consolidates the data You can achieve this by using a simple Excel function in the New column CONCATENATE A1 B1 The visible result in the New column will be as shown at left 4 4 3 Example 1 Associating a Single Value CSV Column with a Radio Button Field or Single Select List Your CSV file contains a column called titled My Very Favorite Color with possible cell values of red blue and green A My Very Favorite Color Red Blue Red Oo JA WIN Je Green 9 of 21 CSV IMPORT USER MANUAL Because you want to ensure that each of your content items has on y one of these values to help with sorting browsing and searching you set up a radio button field or single select list field in jReviews called My Very Favorite Co
12. la section category in the CSV cell Additionally you may set global settings that will be applied to all imported content items This is a very useful feature that eliminates the need to add Joomla specific columns to your CSV file Simply set these options once and they will be applied to all imported content items Author ID User ID of the author that will be attributed to the new content items Section ID Required Any items that do NOT have a value for section ID in the CSV file either because there is no column or because there is no value in the source cell will be assigned to this section Category ID Required Any items that do NOT have a value for category ID in the CSV file either because there is no column or because there is no value in the source cell will be assigned to this category Published Status the default publish state yes published no not published of the new content items Meta Keywords keywords for all items optional Meta Description description for all items optional Create Date Publish Start Date Publish End Date Access Level controls content user group permissions for the all new content items Show Hide Parameters for Back Button Author Names Created Date Modified Date basic settings under the Parameters tab of Joomla content items Default Image Image will be associated with all content items Very useful for attaching a logo or Image coming soon or No Ph
13. lor ID jr_myfavoritecolor with the following text value pair options Add Edit Options for field My Very Favorite Color Text a Red 2 Blue 3 Green Value Image Option ID Reorder Order Delete red 101 1 blue 102 2 green 103 3 lt lt Start lt Previous 1 Next gt End gt gt You now need to ensure that the each corresponding value in your CSV file matches one of the options in the Va ve column above and they are enclosed in to optimize jReviews functionality You notice that the CSV values are in title case so you perform find and replace operations in Excel that looks like this Find what Replace with Red red After repeating this operation for Blue and Green the file is now ready for import continued next page 10 of 21 In Step 2 of CSV Import s import wizard associate the column with the jReviews field My Very Favorite Color jr_myfavoritecolor CSV IMPORT USER MANUAL 4 4 4 Example 2 Associating a Multi Value CSV Column with a Checkbox Field or Multiple Select List Your CSV file contains a column called titled Favorite Colors Each cell has a comma separated list of colors some cells have only one color while others have several A Favorite Colors Red Green Blue Green Red Blue u A WIN Re Green Because you want to ensure that all content items in your Joomla site have a consi
14. n 4 red blue green Now create a fourth column in your CSV file called Favorite Colors This column will combine all the values of columns A B and C so that they can be associated with a single jReviews field In each cell of the new column in this case column D type this simple function CONCATENATE A1 B1 C1 CSV IMPORT User Manual Page 14 of 21 Copyright 2008 NakedJoomla 4 5 Upon mousing out of the cell you will see the function result like this CSV IMPORT USER MANUAL A B C D 1 Likes Red Likes Blue Likes Green Favorite Colors 2 red blue red blue 3 red green red green 4 red blue green red blue green Don t worry about the double this will be ignored by jReviews This CSV file is now ready for import In Step 2 of the import wizard you choose to ignore skip the first three columns you don t need them because the information is now represented in the fourth column and associate your new column with the jReviews field Likes Red Likes Green Likes Blue Favorite Colors Dates Sorry importing dates into jReviews Date fields is NOT supported in this release gt gt Ignore Ignore Ignore jr_favoritecolors If your CSV file contains a date column simply choose the Ignore option in the select list when associated CSV columns to jRe
15. oto image to content items 3 USING CSV IMPORT WITH JREVIEWS CSV Import allows content from CSV cells and columns to be associated with any of your defined jReviews fields The CSV Import wizard will read the columns from your CSV file by interpreting the header row of the file and give you the option to associate each column with a corresponding field in jReviews Upon import a new Joomla content item will be created and the corresponding cell text will be saved to the database in the corresponding jReviews field regardless of compatibility there is no validation in the import process e g validating that the imported content for an integer field is in fact an integer 3 of 21 CSV IMPORT USER MANUAL So although the content will be saved to the correct jReviews field it may or may not be compatible with the settings of the jReviews fields If this occurs you may experience one of several issues The data will initially display in a way that seems correct however if when you edit the content item jReviews will display an error when you attempt to re save the item and ask you to correct the issue Ifa field is used for advanced display or logic controls you may end up with odd behavior Of course if all of your jReviews fields are of type text then any imported content should import and display without issue However you are then missing out on the added features that come from having jReviews cells have
16. ption available under the Format gt Cells menu to alter the way that numbers are displayed in your CSV columns For best results follow these guidelines continued next page 5 of 21 CSV Cell gt gt Imports to Integer field type Original CSV Cell 1 000 01 1 000 01 1 000 01 42 5 Set CSV Cell Format to Category Number Decimal Places 0 Use thousands separator No not selected Category Number Decimal Places 0 Use thousands separator No not selected Negative Numbers 1234 Category Number NOT Currency Decimal Places 0 Use thousands separator No not selected Category General or Number NOT Percentage Decimal Places 0 Use thousands separator No not selected Correct CSV Cell 1000 1000 1000 42 CSV IMPORT USER MANUAL Tips for jReviews Field Settings To show a comma as a thousands separator click the Click Here for Advanced Options link then set the Currency Format option to Yes To show a comma as a thousands separator click the Click Here for Advanced Options link then set the Currency Format option to Yes To show a comma as a thousands separator click the Click Here for Advanced Options link then set the Currency Format option to Yes To show a sign alter the Output Format option to look like this FIELDTEXT To show a sign alter the Output Format option to look like this
17. rrespond to the options in one of your checkbox or select list fields In each column the cell values have an X to indicate yes and nothing to indicate no A B C 1 Likes Red Likes Blue Likes Green 2 X X 3 X X 4 X X Because you want to ensure that all content items in your Joomla site have a consistent value for Favorite Colors to help with sorting browsing and searching you set up a checkbox field or a multiple select list in jReviews called Favorite Colors ID jr_favoritecolors with the following text value pair options Add Edit Options for field Favorite Colors Text Value Image Option ID Reorder Order Delete 1 Red red 101 1 2 Blue blue 102 2 3 Green green 103 3 lt lt Start lt Previous 1 Next gt End gt gt 13 of 21 CSV IMPORT USER MANUAL In your CSV file you must first change the X in each column so that it corresponds one of the option values for jr_favoriteco ors There are many ways to do this in Excel advanced users will build function but a simple find and replace confined to each columns is the easiest Find and Replace Find Replace Find what X v No Format Set Replace with blue v No Format Set Sheet aa L atch entre cell contents By Columns w At the end of this process you should end up with three columns that look like this A B C 1 Likes Red Likes Blue Likes Green 2 red blue 3 red gree
18. stent value for Favorite Colors to help with sorting browsing and searching you set up a checkbox field or a multiple select list in jReviews called Favorite Colors ID jr_favoriteco ors with the same text value pair options as shown in the previous example You now need to ensure that the each corresponding value in your CSV file matches one of the options in the Va ve column above and they are enclosed in to optimize jReviews functionality 11 of 21 CSV IMPORT USER MANUAL After performing the same find and replace operations as in the previous example you end up with a spreadsheet that looks like this A Favorite Colors red green blue green red blue green Oo A WIN Je You perform a final find a replace that look like this Find what Fx Replace with To end up with a file that looks like this A Favorite Colors red green blue green red blue green Oo BR WIN fe The file is now ready for import continued next page 12 of 21 CSV IMPORT USER MANUAL In Step 2 of CSV Import s import wizard associate the column with the jReviews field Favorite Colors gt jr_favoritecolors 4 4 5 Example 3 Associating Content across Multiple Columns with a Checkbox Field or Multiple Select List Your CSV file contains a several distinct columns that co
19. text fulltext etc jReviews makes it possible to add additional content input fields that you define With rich and flexible display and search capabilities jReviews is the ideal one stop extension for managing and integrating a wide range of content types such as product catalog items real estate listings contacts directory listings etc Together jReviews and CSV Import allow Joomla users to create content rich websites beyond anything that can be achieved with Joomla alone 2 USING CSV IMPORT WITH JOOMLA CSV Import can be used in Joomla 1 0 or Joomla 1 5 legacy mode with or without jReviews The tool creates a new Joomla content item based on each row in your CSV file except the first header row Important Note about Joomla 1 5 To use CSV Import with Joomla 1 5 you must enable Legacy Mode by going into Extensions gt Plugins gt System plugins and enabling the appropriate plugin This component supports importing CSV cell content into the following standard Joomla fields Title Required You must associate one of the columns in your CSV file with the Title field Title Alias Optional 2 of 21 CSV IMPORT USER MANUAL Introtext Handles full text and HTML Full text Handles full text and HTML Section ID amp Category ID Optional If you would like to assign content within a CSV file to different categories and sections create TWO columns in your CSV file and provide the numeric ID of your Joom
20. to image as a placeholder or items that would have the same logo Any jReviews fields that were NOT associated with a CSV column in a previous step are listed as well Optionally choose a jReviews field then enter a value for that field All new content items will be assigned this value for this field Example If you are importing a list of cars made by Toyota you could define several jReviews globally rather than including them as columns in your CSV file jr_manufacturer gt Toyota jr_countryoforigin gt Japan jr_otherfield gt jr_otherfield gt CSV IMPORT USER MANUAL Step 3 Global Settings for New Content Items foe your Comrversence yeu tat set base Gasiy peranetors sech as tose found n a Costes teres Parameters isd for af new ty Crealed content tens usino Me optens Grecty Sete Adeters jooma Id Pevews Ses d sopecede are Oe avalede betw choose a fe he apecty valve The vases on the page will be applied o all new contest tems Basic Joomla Parameters for Ad New Content Rems Ahy Veer tf View awe uat Section OF Used sot specfed in CSV fhe Viry Section Category Weed act spected D CSV fie Vaw Category Us Pytanes Yee Mate Keyworos ves etae rod estate bingi properties Meta Deacrpter vos estate gt see Created Date 2x602 01 Poia Stat Date INGO Patah Ind Date Access Levet Deck Baton Author narar z Created Date and T
21. umns to Joomla jReviews Fields All columns from your original CSV are listed in the left column The right column contains the available Joomla fields and any jReviews fields you have defined Note that each Joomla jReviews field can be selected only ONCE You will receive an error if you attempt to associate the same jReviews field with more than one CSV column Remember CSV Import does not validate that the content you are importing into a jReviews field is compatible with the type of fields e g text vs integer vs URL Refer to the section entitled Preparing Your CSV File for Import for guidelines and best practices Set up the associations between your CSV file data and the Joomla and or jReviews fields in your site To skip a column choose the Ignore option in the pull down list the last option continued next page CSV IMPORT USER MANUAL Step 2 Associate Columns and Fields Speoty tte Joona or Reviews feis to which each column in your CSV fie should be assccisied To skp e column chcose ignore CSV Field Cotumn Listing Tie Joomla Reriewes Field Tee v SE E E E E E E age 18 of 21 5 4 Configure Global Settings for New Content Items No need to add Joomla specific columns to your CSV file simply set Joomla parameters for all new content items in this view Upload an image file for all new content items This is useful for items such as catalog entries that have a no pho
22. views fields Step 2 In Step 3 you may set global created publish start and publish end dates for all imported content items Tip Alternatively you can create a field in jReviews of type 7ext to store the date value that you import Please note however that the display and logic features associated with jReviews Date fields will not be available 15 of 21 4 6 4 7 4 8 CSV IMPORT USER MANUAL Long Text Importing long text tested with 4000 words and 25 000 characters is supported following types of jReviews fields 7ext Area and Code Enabled Text Area Please Note all any formatting including HTML code and line breaks will be stripped when importing content into a normal 7ext Arestype field Tip To preserve formatting import formatted content into Code Enabled Text Area type fields in jReviews or into the Jntro Text or Full Text fields for Joomla HTML Code Importing HTML code is supported by following types of jReviews fields Code Enabled Text Area HTML can also be imported into the Joomla Jntrotext and Fulltext fields URLs If your CSV file included URLs in the form of www company com the link that is generated by jReviews will no go to the correct place jReviews will require that you change this to http www company com when editing the document Recommendation convert all URLs to full URLs in your CSV file before importing continued next page 16 of 21 CSV IMPORT USER MANU
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