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--- transformations:importdataset [2018/08/15 08:26] – dmitry
+++ transformations:importdataset [2021/03/04 18:21] – craigt
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-===== Import dataset =====
+{{ transformations:ImportDatasetAction.png}}
+===== IMPORT DATASET (.dset) =====
+(Category: //Import | File//)
-This action imports a dataset (tabular data) from a file in the native EasyMorph format (.dset). The native format allows very fast loading data into EasyMorph as there is no data conversion.
+=====Description=====
+This action imports a dataset (tabular data) from a file in the native EasyMorph format (.dset). This format allows very fast loading data into EasyMorph as there is no data conversion.
 One .dset file contains one dataset.
-==See also==
+=====Action settings=====
+^ Setting  ^ Description  ^
+|Import from| Select whether the .dset file is __local__ (on your system) or stored on an __EasyMorph server__.  |
+|//**Local file settings**//||
+|Load file| Fully-qualified file name of the dataset (includes relative or absolute path).  |
+|Password| Provide the password to open the dataset, if required.|
+|Load all columns| Select if all columns are to be loaded.|
+|Load only selected columns| Select if only //select// columns are to be loaded.  A drop-list will appear to select the columns you wish to import.|
+|//**EasyMorph Server file settings**//||
+|Link to Server|Select to use the pre-configured link to an EasyMorph Server.  (Use the Start screen to configure the Server Link if you haven't already done so.|
+|Connector|Select the pre-configured //connector// to the EasyMorph Server.|
+|Path|Fully-qualified filename of the dataset.|
+|Password| Provide the password to open the dataset, if required.|
+=====Importing Multiple Files=====
+This action can import multiple files.  See [[import:fileimportmodes|Importing Multiple Files]] for more information.
+=====See Also=====
   * [[transformations:exportdataset|Export dataset]]