Commit ccbc4555 authored by Heinrich Lee Yu's avatar Heinrich Lee Yu Committed by Heinrich Lee Yu

Add CSV Import documentation

Document importing of CSVs with format information and sample data
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title: Add importing of issues from CSV file
merge_request: 23532
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type: added
# Importing Issues from CSV
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/23532) in GitLab 11.7.
Issues can be imported by uploading a CSV file. The file will be processed in the background and a notification email
will be sent to you once the import is completed.
> **Note:** A permission level of `Developer` or higher is required to import issues.
## CSV File Format
### Header row
CSV files must contain a header row with at least two columns: `title` and `description`, in that order.
### Column separator
The column separator is automatically detected from the header row.
Supported separator characters are: commas (`,`), semicolons (`;`), and tabs (`\t`).
### Row separator
Lines ending in either `CRLF` or `LF` are supported.
### Quote character
The double-quote (`"`) character is used to quote fields so you can use the column separator within a field. To insert
a double-quote (`"`) within a quoted field, use two double-quote characters in succession, i.e. `""`.
### Data rows
After the header row, succeeding rows must follow the same column order. The issue title is required while the
description is optional.
The user uploading the CSV file will be set as the author of the imported issues.
## Sample Data
```csv
title,description
My Issue Title,My Issue Description
Another Title,"A description, with a comma"
"One More Title","One More Description"
```
...@@ -142,6 +142,15 @@ to find out more about this feature. ...@@ -142,6 +142,15 @@ to find out more about this feature.
With [GitLab Starter](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/), you can also With [GitLab Starter](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/), you can also
create various boards per project with [Multiple Issue Boards](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/issue_board.html#multiple-issue-boards). create various boards per project with [Multiple Issue Boards](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/issue_board.html#multiple-issue-boards).
### Import Issues from CSV
From the project-level issues list, you can find the import button near the "Edit issues" button in the upper-right
side.
![Import CSV button](img/import_csv_button.png)
Learn more about [importing issues from CSV](csv_import.md)
### External Issue Tracker ### External Issue Tracker
Alternatively to GitLab's built-in Issue Tracker, you can also use an [external Alternatively to GitLab's built-in Issue Tracker, you can also use an [external
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