RT::Extension::Assets::Import::CSV(3pm)

NAME
RT-Extension-Assets-Import-CSV - RT Assets Import from CSV

PREREQUISITES
This version of RT::Extension::Assets::Import::CSV requires RT 4.4, as that version of RT has Assets built in.

If you're running RT 4.2 with the Assets extension, you should seek an older version of this extension; specifically, version 1.4.

INSTALLATION

"perl Makefile.PL"
"make"
"make install"
    May need root permissions

Edit your /opt/rt5/etc/RT_SiteConfig.pm
    Add this line:

        Plugin('RT::Extension::Assets::Import::CSV');

    See "CONFIGURATION", below, for the remainder of the required configuration.

Restart your webserver
Run "bin/rt-assets-import-csv"
    See "bin/rt-assets-import-csv --help" for more information.

CONFIGURATION
The following configuration would be used to import a three-column CSV of assets, where the column titled "serviceTag" is unique:

    Set( $AssetsImportUniqueCF, 'Service Tag' );
    Set( %AssetsImportFieldMapping,
        'Name'           => 'description',
        'CF.Service Tag' => 'serviceTag',
        'CF.Location'    => 'building',
        'CF.Serial #'    => 'serialNo',
    );

  Constant values
If you want to set an RT column or custom field to a static value for all imported assets, precede the "CSV field name" (right hand side of the mapping) with a slash, like so:

    Set( $AssetsImportUniqueCF, 'Service Tag' );
    Set( %AssetsImportFieldMapping,
        'Name'           => 'description',
        'Catalog'        => \'Hardware',
        'CF.Service Tag' => 'serviceTag',
        'CF.Location'    => 'building',
        'CF.Serial #'    => 'serialNo',
    );

Every imported asset will now be added to the Hardware catalog in RT. This feature is particularly useful for setting the asset catalog, but may also be useful when importing assets from CSV sources you don't control (and don't want to modify each time).

  Computed values
You may also compute values during import, by passing a subroutine reference as the value in the %AssetsImportFieldMapping. This subroutine will be called with a hash reference of the parsed CSV row.

    Set( $AssetsImportUniqueCF, 'Service Tag' );
    Set( %AssetsImportFieldMapping,
        'Name'           => 'description',
        'CF.Service Tag' => 'serviceTag',
        'CF.Location'    => 'building',
        'CF.Weight'      => sub { $_[0]->{"Weight (kg)"} || "(unknown)" },
    );

Using computed columns may cause false-positive "unused column" warnings; these can be ignored.

  Numeric identifiers
If you are already using a numeric identifier to uniquely track your assets, and wish RT to take over handling of that identifier, you can choose to leave $AssetsImportUniqueCF unset, and assign to "id" in the %AssetsImportFieldMapping:

    Set( %AssetsImportFieldMapping,
        'id'             => 'serviceTag',
        'Name'           => 'description',
        'CF.Service Tag' => 'serviceTag',
        'CF.Serial #'    => 'serialNo',
    );

This requires that, after the import, RT becomes the generator of all asset ids. Otherwise, asset id conflicts may occur.

  Configuring Text::CSV_XS
This extension is built upon Text::CSV_XS, which takes a number of options for controlling its behavior. You may have a different field delimiter, or byte-order-marking (BOM), for example, and need to enable configuration to support it. Options set in %AssetsImportParserOptions will be passed directly to new() in Text::CSV_XS:

    Set( $AssetsImportParserOptions, {
        binary     => 1,
        detect_bom => 1,
        sep_char   => '|',
    });

The only default option is "binary => 1". More information is available in the Text::CSV_XS documentation.

AUTHOR
Best Practical Solutions, LLC <modules@bestpractical.com>

BUGS
All bugs should be reported via email to

    L<bug-RT-Extension-Assets-Import-CSV@rt.cpan.org|mailto:bug-RT-Extension-Assets-Import-CSV@rt.cpan.org>

or via the web at

    L<rt.cpan.org|http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=RT-Extension-Assets-Import-CSV>.

COPYRIGHT
This extension is Copyright (C) 2014-2021 Best Practical Solutions, LLC.

This is free software, licensed under:

  The GNU General Public License, Version 2, June 1991