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8 - Import Data

Last updated 6/05/2025

Comma Separated Values (CSV) files can be imported to have data in your application. Having data in the Book Club application will make it easier to understand how the application works. You will need to import four CSV files.

Click the following link to download and extract the ZIP folder holding the CSV files.

 Book Club Application 1. Click Data in the menu.

2. Click Tables in the sub-menu.


Tables menu item
Figure 1 - Tables menu item

Import the Classification CSV File​

1. Click the Import CSV into Table button.


Import CSV into Table button
Figure 2 - Import CSV into Table button

2. Click the lookup icon in the Table field and select Classification.

3. Click the Browse button, navigate your files, select and open classification.csv.


Import classification.csv
Figure 3 - Import classification.csv

4. Click the Save button in the form app bar.


Save button
Figure 4 - Save button

5. Click the OK button.


OK button
Figure 5 - OK button

Import the Book CSV File​

1. Repeat the same steps for the book CSV file.

Import the Borrow History CSV File​

1. Click the Import CSV into Table button.

2. Click the lookup icon in the Table field and select BorrowHistory.

3. Click the Browse button, navigate your files, select and open borrow-history.csv.

4. Click the lookup icon in the Date Format field and select YYYYMMDD.

5. Click the lookup icon in the Date Separator field and select - (hypen).


Import borrow-history.csv
Figure 6 - Import borrow-history.csv

6. Click the Save button in the form app bar.


Save button
Figure 7 - Save button

7. Click the OK button.

Import the iuser CSV File​

1. Repeat the same steps for the classification CSV file.