Import through the user interface

[juliusknorr]

Since we have a pretty generic API now for importing data in deck, it would be good to have that exposed in the frontend as well.

• Provide list of available import systems
• Let user give required input data / upload file to import
• Process the import through the existing API

Potentially depends on #3507

[luka-nextcloud]

• Are there any design or mockup?
• How should we handle the config json file? require users to upload config json file or using UI input options?

[privatemaker]

I figured out a hacky way to migrate data from Instance 1: Deck -> Instance 2: Tasks and explained it here. I swear about 9 months ago I figured out a way to move data from Tasks -> Deck on the same instance. Am I imagining this or did some ACL / perms change somewhere?

[petrarca-arezzo]

I'm looking for this export/import feature as well (to be able to move cards from one instance to another). Since this issue is open for quite long (and hasn't seen any update for several months) - is there anything new to report or ongoing in the background maybe?

[sunjam]

Import can be done using occ as mentioned in #4939

[timxlaeufer]

Other plugins, like the calendar, have import options through UI aswell. In managed nextcloud instances using occ may not be possible.

[paskalito]

Import can be done using occ as mentioned in #4939

is there any documentation on how i can actually achieve importing decks from another nextcloud instance?

[sunjam]

Seems not. See commands listed in

• update occ commands for deck documentation#9933

I was searching for occ deck:export in the manuals and I didn't find it in any of your documentation. https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/configuration_server/occ_command.html#occ-command-directory

In terminal I can get it

deck
deck:export - Export a JSON dump of user data
deck:import - Import data
deck:transfer-ownership - Change owner of deck boards

[gabmert]

There is https://github.com/nextcloud/deck/blob/main/docs/export-import.md but this didn't make it to https://deck.readthedocs.io so far

[paskalito]

@gabmert and @sunjam thanks!

Questions:

• therefore i cannot import from the .csv that i exported via the GUI?
• i do unfortunatiely not understand what valid values for the config would be.
  • i guess owner would be the username of the new owner.
  • uidRelation = ????

{
    "owner": "admin",
    "uidRelation": {
        "johndoe": "test-user-1"
    }
}

• also i do not understand where i would have to put this config.

[paskalito]

Ok i did some try and error.

• CSV Import > not working

• Export > working with
  occ deck:export USERNAME > my-file.json

• import
  occ deck:import my-file.json

asks for config.

Provide a path to a file with follwoing configs:

{
    "owner": "USERNAME",
    "uidRelation": {
        "USERNAME": "USERNAME"
    }
}

terminal says it imported
in user i cannot see anything

{
    "owner": "USERNAME",
}

terminal says it imported
in user i cannot see anything

all of this is same instance..

[paskalito]

ok i managed to export/import it.
I dicumented my findings here: https://github.com/nextcloud/deck/blob/12ae50d67b93dcfaa2440ea538a19f3937d8652d/docs/export-import.md
and created a pull request for them.

May it help other ppl to export/import decks.

[ne0YT]

ok i managed to export/import it. I dicumented my findings here: https://github.com/nextcloud/deck/blob/12ae50d67b93dcfaa2440ea538a19f3937d8652d/docs/export-import.md and created a pull request for them.

May it help other ppl to export/import decks.

this works (verified using snap & AIO)

[thibaultmol]

There is https://github.com/nextcloud/deck/blob/main/docs/export-import.md but this didn't make it to https://deck.readthedocs.io so far

Wait.. why is it not in the readthedocs?

[ne0YT]

Well I imported all the decks with one user.. now I cannot set the "owner" to another..
it's possible only by setting it using the DB the .occ command also doesnt work for this (at least not for imported ones).

[edent]

Is this possible yet? I use a hosted Nextcloud, so I don't have the ability to run OCC commands. I'd just like to upload an exported Trello JSON.

[brianmichalk1]

I have read this thread, and many others.
Nextcloud 30.0.5, snap install.

running as root,
nextcloud.occ deck:import --system=DeckJson --config=./userid.json --data=michalk.json

results in config file not found.

[brianmichalk1]

Solved the problem. I use absolute path names, and got the deck imported.