Question: Format for CSV Tag Import

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Hi guys,

Thanks for not removing the CSV import feature; it’s pretty important since most other SCADA systems do CSV imports and exports, and so importing tags from other systems is a really common task.

I wasn’t able to find a reference to the required CSV format for imports in the Ignition 8 manual. Where do you guys host that information? Is the CSV format still the same as it was from 7.9, so I can just keep an old export on hand to use when transferring tags to all future ignition releases?

Thanks,

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So the CSV import format from Tags is the exact same as 7.9. We don’t have a page in the manual that lists out the columns and their options, but it does have headers so it should be fairly straight-forward if you have access to an export.

The closest page we have is more centered on importing and exporting datasets as csv.
https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Exporting+and+Importing+a+CSV

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So what if i dont have an old export to reference? Seemslike alot of us need to be able to see the order and format of the CSV can that be made available?

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Given the problem, I'd create some sample tags, export them and examine the format.

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The user manual does now have an example for CSV tag imports.

https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Exporting+and+Importing+Tags#ExportingandImportingTags-CSVFormat

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