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Type: Bug
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Status: Resolved
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Priority: Major
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Resolution: Not A Bug
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Affects Version/s: 10.10
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Fix Version/s: None
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Component/s: CSV, Template Rendering
What
The CUSTOM CSV Export feature is described e.g. on https://doc.nuxeo.com/nxdoc/1010/how-to-export-data-using-document-template-and-automation/
When generating such a CSV with fields including carriage return characters, the resulting CSV is flawed as was described in NXP-30078
How to reproduce
In Studio:
- create a document type Doc with a schema doc including a String-typed field MyString
- configure the JSF or WebUI screen enabling to create/modify/view the fields dc:description and doc:MyString with a textarea input
- create a template > Document template named CSVExport and containing
Title, Description, Creator, Creation Date, doc:MyString <#list This as doc> "${doc["dc:title"]}","${doc["dc:description"]}","${doc["dc:creator"]}","${doc["dc:created"]},"${doc["doc:MyString"]}" </#list>
- create an automation chain MyCSVExport containing
- Context.FetchDocument - Repository.Query: language: NXQL query: "SELECT * FROM Doc" - Render.DocumentFeed: template: "template:CSVExport" filename: MyCSVExport.csv mimetype: text/csv type: ftl - Seam.DownloadFile
- configure a User Action in JSF or a button in WebUI active in Workspace or Folder and calling the previous automation chain MyCSVExport
- Configure a Nuxeo 10.10 with HF up to 10.10-HF45
- deploy the preceding project
- create a Workspace or Folder
- Create a Doc document with a dc:description field looking like
this is a multiline description
and a doc:MyString field looking like
this is a multiline string field
- come back in the workspace or folder and hit the custom buttom performing the custom export CSV and download the CSV file
- edit the CSV file with a text editor and notice in the CSV file the newlines are included in the fields
Caveats
- reproduced as is, the CSV file is not broken as a CSV file: the carriage returns are included in fields with double quotes, this is common practice but not a standard
- when you open the file in Excel, although there is only one title line and 1 document, the Excel displays more than 2 active lines => Sorting per columns is then impossible as giving meaningless result
- SInce
NXP-30078, the expectations are that multiline comments should appear as 1 single line => This is not the case here
Discussion
- If it is decided NOT to fix this ticket, should one advise to use the custom CSV Export feature as a workaround for fields including multiline values?
- is related to
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NXP-30078 Fix compatibility of CSV export with fields including carriage return characters
- Resolved