adminview Export/Import Data

[heinzarden]

In earlier versions of JCB there were Export and Import buttons in the component admin views.
I can’t find those buttons in JCB 6.

Under "Editing the Component Admin Views" the options include "Export/Import Data" with "add import/export option to this admin view."
When running the component I set all permissions in the options to allow import and export.
Despite these settings, no Export or Import buttons appear.

I couldn't find any discussion of this in the web.
Is there any way to enable these functions?

Best regards

[lemuelvdm]

Hi @heinzarden, thanks for reaching out.

You're absolutely right - JCB v3 did include an Import/Export feature. However, this functionality was removed during the migration from JCB v3 to Joomla 4+. The buttons you're seeing now are legacy remnants of that older feature.

• Why are the buttons still there?
  They remain visible because we plan to reintroduce Import / Export in a future release, and active development is already underway to bring this back in a modern, Joomla 4+ compatible form.

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Current Way to Move JCB Entities Between Systems

At present, entity migration between different JCB systems is handled through the following repository-based workflow:

Init, Push, Pull, & Reset

• Init
  Initializes entities from a repository into a JCB system.

• Push
  Pushes a complete component - including all linked entities - into a repository.

• Pull
  Pulls a selected entity and all entities linked to it from a repository of your choosing, overriding local changes.

Reset vs Pull (Important Difference)

• Reset
  Resets only the selected entity from the default repository, overriding local changes.

• Pull
  Resets the selected entity and all linked entities from a specific repository, also overriding local changes.

Both actions are designed for force synchronization, but they differ in scope and repository control.

So At the moment, this repository workflow is the official and supported method for moving components and other JCB entities between systems. While Import / Export is not yet available, these tools provide full control over synchronization and consistency across environments.

For detailed documentation and step-by-step guidance, Read more here

[heinzarden]

Thanks for the quick reply.

Unfortunately, my intensive attempts to upgrade my component from Joomla 3.9 / JCB 2.11 two years ago were unsuccessful. The first errors appeared with JCB 3.1.28. I'll try again.

If I can't get it to work, I'll attempt to import my data via PHP using the Joomla Table object, adjusted to the new table structure.
Best regards

[lemuelvdm]

@heinzarden I would also reccomend that you look at the discussion on Best procedure for moving a JCB instance from J!3 to J!5. Hopefully that will help you with some of the issues you are having. Best Wishes.