Improved Topics import

Improved Topics import is more user friendly and adds capabilities to fine tune data import.

What is new

1. Create/update: Creates new or updates existing Fact Cards

2. Archive: Archives existing Fact Cards

3. Purge: Permanently deletes existing Fact Cards

4. Skip: Ignores rows during import

5. Add group only: Adds to groups without updating other data

6. Remove group only: Removes from groups without updating other data

7. All data: Updates all Fact Card data (for multi-groupable types)

Where you will see this

Data import capabilities:

• Basic Data: Name, aliases, description

• Groups: Single and multi-group assignments

• Hierarchical Groups: Support for nested group structures (up to 5 levels)

• Assessments: Scale values and numeric responses

• Tags: Multiple tag assignments with automatic creation

• Relationships: Parent-child relationships and partnerships

• Detail Answers: Fact template responses with type validation

Validation system

• Column Headers: Automatic detection and validation

• Data Integrity: Required field validation and type checking

• Import Handler Rules: Validation of handler combinations

• Reference Validation: Ensures referenced entities exist

Error handling

• Row-level Errors: Specific error messages with row numbers

• Validation Errors: Clear descriptions of data issues

• Reference Errors: Missing parent, group, or template errors

• Import Summary: Counts of created and updated records

See the Import Data User Guide (https://help.colloquial.io/article/42-import-data) for further details.