Imported csv's are not saved?
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guido@nextnext.nl
When I log out after having added some csv-files + used them to import data, and then log in again, the link with the added csv-files seems to be lost: their names appear in red and a red symbol is added, see attachment.
In order to repair the links, I need to add the files and run the import function again.
Is there a way to avoid this, which I missed somewhere (and could be made more clear)? Or not, which makes the module not so very handy/customer friendly?
Gregory King
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Gregory King
Hey Guido,
You'll find this happens after you close the page and revisit it, or refresh it. It shouldn't happen when you disconnect and connects to Neo4j instances.
While it may not be immediately obvious what is happening, when you are providing the files to Data Importer, we aren't actually uploading them anywhere. The files stay on your local filesystem and when the page is reloaded we lose access to the files. This is due to web browser security designed to prevent malicious sites reading files on your filesystem without your permission. As such, you need to re-provide access to the files by dragging them back into Data Importer. We recognise this is an inconvenience, but it is the way the application is currently architected which does also have some side benefits (see later).
One thing you can do is download your model and data as a zip, this allows you to re-add the files and model in in one shot.
In future we may evaluate an option where we allow you to upload your files to cloud storage, but for the time being for this inconvenience you get the benefit of not waiting for files to upload and keeping your original files on your filesystem without having to trust a cloud service with them.
I hope that helps you understand, let me know if not or if you have any further questions.
Greg
guido@nextnext.nl
Gregory King: thanks, all clear!