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The ‘Import CSV' tool in InventoryManager is similar to the 'Export’ tool (with Excel output) in that it uses a configuration file to crosswalk between incoming data model (columns in the CSV file) and the outgoing data model (ArcGIS feature service used to store Stands, Plots, Trees, Logs). To create an import process, therefore, you must one or more data file(s) and an import configuration file.
Import Configuration File
The import configuration file follows the same format as the export configuration file described at InventoryManager: Export Inventory Data . It may contain fewer attribute fields because:
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