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Downloads / Import File Verification Tool

DataShop can import a tab-delimited text file of transaction data similar to that generated by the DataShop export. While the import process can only be done by DataShop developers, you should first run this tool against your import file to verify that it's valid, and fix any errors it finds.

• DS_verify_2007_1112.zip (21.9 KB)

To verify that your import file is valid:

1. Download the ZIP file above and extract its contents to your hard disk.
2. At a command prompt, enter

   java -jar path/to/datashop-verify.jar -filename example-import.txt

   where path/to/datashop-verify.jar is the path to the import file verification JAR, and example-import.txt is the file you'd like to verify.

   The import file verification tool will run and provide information about the validity of your import file. Results from the verification are printed to the console and to an output text file called datashop-verify.log.

For more information about what constitutes 'validity', see the help file readme.html included with the import file verification tool ZIP.

Why import data into DataShop?

You may want to import data to:

• specify a new knowledge component model (a mapping between steps and knowledge components) or modify an existing one
• create a smaller dataset from an existing one
• rename problems or steps
• clean up an existing dataset
• add data to DataShop without creating XML