Can't generate connections or labels using CSV import

[Timothy Adams]

Hi there,

I spent 45 minutes yesterday banging my head against the wall trying to figure out the CSV import tool, and I couldn't do it. The import file below should create a node with connections to three other nodes, each that are labeled according the "Name" column (see "what_should_happen.png"). Instead, I'm getting three nodes that have the label "%Name%", none of which are connected to each other (see "what_happens.png"). What am I doing wrong? 

Note that right now I don't particularly care about formatting, although tips are appreciated. I just want to get the basic structure.

##

## Example CSV import. Use ## for comments and # for configuration. Paste CSV below.

## The following names are reserved and should not be used (or ignored):

## id, tooltip, placeholder(s), link and label (see below)

##

#

## Node label with placeholders and HTML.

## Default is '%name_of_first_column%'.

#

# label: %Name%

#

## Node style (placeholders are replaced once).

## Default is the current style for nodes.

#

# style: label;whiteSpace=wrap;html=1;rounded=1;

## Parent style for nodes with child nodes (placeholders are replaced once).

#

# parentstyle: swimlane;whiteSpace=wrap;html=1;childLayout=stackLayout;horizontal=1;horizontalStack=0;resizeParent=1;resizeLast=0;collapsible=1;

#

## Uses the given column name as the identity for cells (updates existing cells).

## Default is no identity (empty value or -).

#

# identity: -

#

## Uses the given column name as the parent reference for cells. Default is no parent (empty or -).

## The identity above is used for resolving the reference so it must be specified.

#

# parent: -

#

## Adds a prefix to the identity of cells to make sure they do not collide with existing cells (whose

## IDs are numbers from 0..n, sometimes with a GUID prefix in the context of realtime collaboration).

## Default is csvimport-.

#

# namespace: csvimport-

#

## Connections between rows ("from": source colum, "to": target column).

## Label, style and invert are optional. Defaults are '', current style and false.

## In addition to label, an optional fromlabel and tolabel can be used to name the column

## that contains the text for the label in the edges source or target (invert ignored).

## The label is concatenated in the form fromlabel + label + tolabel if all are defined.

## The target column may contain a comma-separated list of values.

## Multiple connect entries are allowed.

#

# connect: {"from": "Name", "to": "Dependency"}

#

## Node x-coordinate. Possible value is a column name. Default is empty. Layouts will

## override this value.

#

# left: 

#

## Node y-coordinate. Possible value is a column name. Default is empty. Layouts will

## override this value.

#

# top: 

#

## Node width. Possible value is a number (in px), auto or an @ sign followed by a column

## name that contains the value for the width. Default is auto.

#

# width: auto

#

## Node height. Possible value is a number (in px), auto or an @ sign followed by a column

## name that contains the value for the height. Default is auto.

#

# height: auto

#

## Padding for autosize. Default is 0.

#

# padding: -12

#

## Comma-separated list of ignored columns for metadata. (These can be

## used for connections and styles but will not be added as metadata.)

#

# ignore: 

#

## Column to be renamed to link attribute (used as link).

#

#

## Spacing between nodes. Default is 40.

#

# nodespacing: 40

#

## Spacing between levels of hierarchical layouts. Default is 100.

#

# levelspacing: 100

#

## Spacing between parallel edges. Default is 40.

#

# edgespacing: 40

#

## Name of layout. Possible values are auto, none, verticaltree, horizontaltree,

## verticalflow, horizontalflow, organic, circle. Default is auto.

#

# layout: auto

#

## ---- CSV below this line. First line are column names. ----

Name,Dependency

Web Viewer,LM_WV_Model_RPT_Links_CustomDates

Web Viewer,LM_WV_Observed_RainTS_CustomDates

Web Viewer,LM_WV_Observed_RainTS_FC_CustomDates

[Mate]

Cannot see the attached images.

[Gaudenz Alder]

You will need a new row for each vertex.

[Gaudenz Alder]

Or try Insert, From Text and select Diagram in the combo box at the bottom, this will allow data of the form vertexA->edgeLabel->vertexB.