Consider adding a front end data import tool
The template / data tools from command line are fantastic - however what about adding an administrative front end option to add XML formatted data?
Benefits would be
1. You could add small data imports to the system without the need to access the backend -
use case:
- Referral Hospital creates a small XML that contains the hospital info including phone numbers address and veterinarians details possible adds a few speciality lookups.
- lab could create a direct product list upload including RRPS etc
- after install additions of postcodes data
Clearly, there would need to be caveats about the chances of data corruption or duplication.
Re: Consider adding a front end data import tool
We can provide front end support to import data, but its more likely to be targeted to specific requirements than a general purpose import.
The dataload import is too general and doesn't handle being re-run. This has lead to duplicate data problems at some sites.
A CSV import for postcode data would be useful.