Uploading Data from XLS to the server

[brighton_zocs]

I want to merge my data from a different project to the revised Project in the server. i have exported and cleaned the data in excel and now I want to upload it back in the server. Kindly guide me on the procedure.

[Josh]

Hi @brighton_zocs, you can try using this (no longer supported) script:

GitHub - kobotoolbox/xls-import

You can also try following these yet-to-be-published, draft tutorials on doing this through the API:

• Part 1
• Part 2

[imran3may]

Hi @Josh,

How do I push back data to the KoBoToolbow server which has been exported in scv format? I read the description on Github I would appreciate it if someone can help me step by step to achieve this. I need to restore my data to KoBoTootbox from csv backup. I have the XLS version of the data collection form.

Thank you,
Imran

[ralphthompson]

I read that the github solution is no longer working, please see here for an alternative:

Python script to batch upload old data to a new form or account (including images too)

Hi, I wanted to share a script I’ve been working on that allows data to be batch uploaded to the kobo server. It can transfer all the data including images from a kobo export to a new form / account, even if the new form has a different layout (headings / groups have different names). This is a more flexible extrension of what josh described here: I’m not at all a programmer so its kindof hacky… but it works The forum server wont let me upload py or text files so I’ll copy t…

[Kal_Lam]

@ralphthompson,