Prerequisite : this feature is available for users with a writer role.

You can import Indaba data files into Io-base.

This allows you to keep historical data files and/or add new data.

Log in to Io-base and click the button at the top right of your screen, highlighted below :

The Io-base administration page opens.

Go to the Others/Import data menu.

To import a file, it must follow a specific template. Begin by downloading the templates available in Excel and CSV formats.

To do so, click on the

button, on the right side of the screen, then download the file template in your preferred format.

Open the downloaded file :

Important : To begin with, change the name of the sheet. It must bear the name of the database containing the metrics.

If you want to write new values from your file, enter the following in the corresponding columns :

Note : You must have access rights to a metric in order to write values to it.

Once you have completed your file with the required data, click on the 'Import file' button.

The following window will appear :

Select the database that contains the Indaba data included in the file(s) you wish to import.

Important : Before importing an Excel data file, make sure the sheet name matches the selected database.

For example, if you select the "main" database, the sheet name must also be "main."

Drop the files to be imported into the "Selection of files" area by clicking the "Browse Files" button or by dragging the files into the drop zone.

Next, click Import my files.

Wait for the import to complete, then click Finish.

The file will appear in the Processed tab.

You can delete or download it at any time in the Actions column.

Note : You can import several files at the same time.

You can directly retrieve data files from Explorer and import them to keep a record.

To do so, go to Indaba Explorer and view the graph with the data you want.

Then, click on the boxed button below to display the curve values in tabular form.

Then click Export Excel to download the file.

Change the name of the Excel sheet to match the database of metrics contained in the file.

Then follow the steps above to import the file.

Files with errors will appear in the "In Error" tab.

Click the eye-shaped icon to view the error preventing the file from being imported.