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system.mes.material.importMaterialsFromCsv

Description

Imports Materials from a CSV file provided as a string or as raw bytes. The service layer will parse the CSV content and create or update material entities based on the 'name' and 'location' columns.

Recommended to export at least one pre-existing material to CSV using the Export Materials functionality to ensure the correct format of the CSV file.

Syntax

system.mes.material.importMaterialsFromCsv(importString)
system.mes.material.importMaterialsFromCsv(importBytes)

Parameters

Either a string or bytes array representing the CSV content.

ParameterTypeDescription
importStringStringThe CSV content as a string.
importBytesPyArrayThe CSV content as raw bytes.

Returns

The number of materials successfully imported or updated.

Code Examples

Here is an example of how to use the importMaterialsFromCsv method in the context of a Perspective File Upload Component onFileReceived event handler. Reference Perspective - File Upload Scripting for more information on the onFileReceived event handler.

Bytes

def runAction(self, event):
csvBytes = event.file.getBytes()
system.mes.material.importMaterialsFromCsv(csvBytes)

String

def runAction(self, event):
csvString = event.file.getString()
system.mes.material.importMaterialsFromCsv(csvString)