Import objects from a CSV file

After you are done editing a CSV file, you can import the objects in it back into your Galaxy. This is also called Galaxy Load.

An exported CSV file (Galaxy Dump file) contains only instances. Templates cannot be exported to or imported from a CSV file See About the CSV file structure for more information about the contents of the CSV file.

Note: A comment line in a CSV file created in Microsoft Excel can create an unintended default-value object. To avoid this, open the CSV file in Notepad to make sure the comment line does not contain quotation marks.

To import a .csv file

1. On the ribbon, select Galaxy, then select Import.

2. Select Objects, then Objects from CSV. The Importing automation object(s) from csv dialog box appears.

3. Browse to the .csv file that contains the objects you want to import. Select the file and select Open.

4. The Galaxy Load Conflict Resolution dialog box appears. Use it to resolve conflicts that occur if objects that you want to import already exist in the Galaxy.

   

5. Select one of the following:

   • Replace entire instance if an instance of an object with the same name already exists and you want to replace it entirely with the object in the import file.

   • Only update changed attributes if an instance with the same name already exists and you want to replace only the attributes of the object where the values are different.

   • Skip if an instance with the same name already exists and you want to keep the version already in the Galaxy.

   • Stop Galaxy load if an instance with the same name already exists and you want to cancel the object import.

6. Select Import. A progress box appears showing the import progress.

   When the import is done, all objects changed or created during the import process are checked in.

   Note: This set of options applies to objects of the same type such as Automation Objects with the same tagname. This option is not designed to flag occurrences where an Automation Object and a graphic have the same tagname. However, the progress dialog and logger will display a message that duplicate tagnames have been found, and the duplicate tagnames will be listed in the Logger.
   
   As of System Platform 2023 R2 SP1, you are blocked from duplicating tagnames between graphics and Automation Objects. However, duplicate names are not blocked during an import operation. After the import is complete, rename either the object or graphic that has the duplicate tagname to avoid potential issues.