As we have already noted, it is possible to open, view and modify the data using external editors such as spread sheets or text editors. Overall the process is done by moving data from Arbil to the external editor, making the necessary changes, and then moving them back to Arbil.
However, possibilities of moving data back into Arbil are currently very limited. It is possible to do any of the following:
Copy single field values (individual cells) from the external editor into Arbil;
In case of the IMDI Session root node, save your data in CSV format, and then import them to Arbil by right clicking on the node where you want to copy them back and selecting Import CSV. This way you will be able to import the data in a table format; in any other case you will have to import the edited data column by column, but not all at once;
If cells in a table corresponding to a single metadata file are copied, then the data will be in a format that can then be pasted back into any table in Arbil, provided that the data maintains the same formatting.
The following functions are currently not available:
Pasting of multiple rows (i.e. data representing multiple nodes) into Arbil, even if the table in Arbil has an identical structure;
Pasting of multiple values in general unless their structure corresponds to one of the options listed above;
Importing CSV to any other type of node than the Session root.
To open the data in an external editor (i.e. Ms Excel), select and copy the data from the table, then paste them in the editor you wish to use.
