Let's now automatically fill ideas describing A. Hitchcock's filmography, by using a simple database : a CSV text file with records made of fields and separating characters (delimitors).

The delimitor is a '@' character, and the fields are :

 Title (English)
 Title (French)
 Genre
 Year
 Duration
 Comment
 Character 1
 ...
 Character 7

First, click on the "Film works" idea.

In the "Import/Export" menu select the "Import ideas from CSV file", and, in the dialog box, select the fields as shown in figure 6 : double click on chosen fields (or use "<<" and ">>" buttons), and set field order with "Up" and "Down" buttons.

You can set all these options at once by loading the predefined filter "Tutorial.iif" while using the "Load" button.

Note that 'Genre' field in the data file is mapped to keywords for each idea : it will be used as an index when the Web site is created.

Type separating character '@' and validate.

Chosen format is then shown in a message box. In case of an error, cancel to go back to the previous dialog. Finally, select the data file : Projects/Tutorial/Hitchcock/films.txt.

Imported data are transformed into child ideas of current selection : here, all A. Hitchcock's films are placed under the "Film works" idea.