Streamline Import Process

or better ... providing some statistics after "parsing" ... like how many rows, possible problems etc.

Then the user can fix the CSV first before importing into Cobalt starts.

That is good idea. Both ideas.

something like this

delimiter detection, additional info about line endings, number of records etc

User will see the file statistics and decide to continue before importing the records. Then there can be a "fast import mode" where the user trusts the import file and the "import settings" were selected in parameters so that step 2 will not be needed and the script will import after uploading the csv/json file without user intervention.

STEP 2 can immediatly go to profile creation if no profile is created yet.

Import Step 1 improvement

Instructions should be a parameter. Important that it will consider different types. Maybe it should be a TYPE parameter/group, which will allow html for the description/instruction. The same for Step 2.

Example extension of TYPE parameter:

type.xml

    <fields name="import">
        <fieldset name="import" label="FS_PARAMETERS">
            <field label="CQUICKIMPORT" class="btn-group" name="quick_import" type="radio" default="0">
                <option value="0">CNO</option>
                <option value="1">CYES</option>
            </field>
            <field name="import_step1" type="textarea" label="CIMPORTSTEP1" rows="5" cols="60" />
            <field name="import_step2" type="textarea" label="CIMPORTSTEP2" rows="5" cols="60" />
        </fieldset>
    </fields>

maybe there is a better type than "textedit" .. html or a type which displays the content in an editor. CQUICKIMPORT can be something like "Quick Import" which will immediately import records into an existing import setting. The admin can create first an import setting, then switch to quickimport in type settings to streamline the process.

views/type/tmpl/edit.php

        <div class="tab-pane" id="page-import">
            <div class="pull-left" style="max-width: 600px; margin-right: 20px;">
                <?php echo MEFormHelper::renderGroup($this->params_form, $this->item->params, 'import'); ?>
            </div>
        </div>

Those are awesome ideas. Thanks that you keep them posting. You know that this is not something I'll do first, but it is defenetely great that I have this already.