Import IMCSX File Under User-Chosen Category Possible?

Darius1968 · January 12, 2022, 01:06:26 PM

It's made clear, that - via Import & Export>Category Export - it's possible to drag-and-drop any arbitrary selection of categor(y/ies) as well as any number of parent categories (with/without the child-categories).

But, what I'm less clear on is if Import & Export>Category Import indeed makes it possible to have any given IMCSX file be applied to a user-chosen category (the newly-imported categories to be under said category)?
Does the user get this choice? Or, are the imported categories automatically put under the @All category?

I just wanted to be clear on this, before I go ahead with any operation.
Of course, I have - for safety's sake - already generated an IMCSX file (with the entire tree structure, under @All. Complete, with file assignments). Also, there's a database back-up.

Mario · January 12, 2022, 01:51:40 PM

The category paths exported are always absolute, never relative.
This means that exported categories will be imported into the same location.

The IMCSX format is XMP, user-readable and user-editable. Feel free to shift your categories around as needed before re-import.

Darius1968 · January 12, 2022, 01:57:59 PM

Quote from: Mario on January 12, 2022, 01:51:40 PM
The IMCSX format is XMP, user-readable and user-editable. Feel free to shift your categories around as needed before re-import.

Does this mean I can use Excel to edit the file, for the purpose of having my categories under a category I choose?

Mario · January 12, 2022, 02:32:15 PM

No. Use a plain UNICODE-enabled text editor or, better, the free Visual Studio Code, which automatically validates the XML in case you mess up the nodes.

Darius1968 · January 12, 2022, 02:35:47 PM

For this particular use-case scenario, is there a better, more efficient method of importing categories (with file-assignments), but under a user-defined category?

Mario · January 12, 2022, 02:58:56 PM

No, this is very rarely needed. If ever.
Editing the XML file is simple enough. As is moving imported categories to another parent after the import, if needed.

Darius1968 · January 12, 2022, 08:39:23 PM

My last question for this post (I think) is: Is the color coding assignments of the categories maintained throughout the complete export/import cycle? Will I have the color of the text/background maintained once the categories have been imported?

Mario · January 12, 2022, 08:58:15 PM

Color-coding options are exported and imported.
You can easily try this out yourself.