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3Data Export
4***********
5
6Regular data exporters (1) collect objects from specific containers,
7(2) iterate over the collected objects, (3) extract and mangle
8information from each object, (4) write the information of each object
9into a row of a CSV file and (5) finally provide the file for
10download. The CSV file is neither stored in the database nor archived
11in the filesystem. (3) and (4) means a flattening of the hierarchical
12data structure, i.e. a mapping of objects to flat relational data to
13be stored in a CSV table. The extracted information must not
14necessarily be based only on static attributes of the collected
15object. The data, finally stored in the CSV file, can also be derived
16from parent or child objects, or dynamically computed by the object's
17methods and property attributes. These methods and properties can
18retrieve information from everywhere in the portal's database. In the
19following we list all exporter classes including two attributes and a
20method description. The `fields` attribute contain the column titles
21of the export file. These are not necessarily only attributes of the
22exported objects.
23
24.. note::
25
26  The list of exported columns usually underlies heavy customizations.
27  In the Kofa base package only very few columns are being exported. In
28  some Kofa custom packages tons of data are being gathered from
29  applicants and students and the number of columns increases
30  accordingly.
31
32The `title` attribute unveils the name of the exporter under which
33this exporter will be displayed in the user interface. The
34`mangle_value()` method shows how some of fields are being dynamically
35computed.
36
37Regular Exporters
38=================
39
40User Exporter
41-------------
42
43.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.userscontainer.UserExporter()
44
45  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.userscontainer.UserExporter.fields
46  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.userscontainer.UserExporter.title
47  .. automethod:: waeup.kofa.userscontainer.UserExporter.mangle_value()
48
49Faculty Exporter
50----------------
51
52.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.university.export.FacultyExporter()
53
54  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.university.export.FacultyExporter.fields
55  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.university.export.FacultyExporter.title
56  .. automethod:: waeup.kofa.university.export.FacultyExporter.mangle_value()
57
58Department Exporter
59-------------------
60
61.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.university.export.DepartmentExporter()
62
63  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.university.export.DepartmentExporter.fields
64  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.university.export.DepartmentExporter.title
65  .. automethod:: waeup.kofa.university.export.DepartmentExporter.mangle_value()
66
67Course Exporter
68---------------
69
70.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.university.export.CourseExporter()
71
72  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.university.export.CourseExporter.fields
73  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.university.export.CourseExporter.title
74  .. automethod:: waeup.kofa.university.export.CourseExporter.mangle_value()
75
76Certificate Exporter
77--------------------
78
79.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.university.export.CertificateExporter()
80
81  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.university.export.CertificateExporter.fields
82  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.university.export.CertificateExporter.title
83  .. automethod:: waeup.kofa.university.export.CertificateExporter.mangle_value()
84
85Certificate Course Exporter
86---------------------------
87
88.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.university.export.CertificateCourseExporter()
89
90  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.university.export.CertificateCourseExporter.fields
91  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.university.export.CertificateCourseExporter.title
92  .. automethod:: waeup.kofa.university.export.CertificateCourseExporter.mangle_value()
93
94Access Code Batch Exporter
95--------------------------
96
97.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.accesscodes.export.AccessCodeBatchExporter()
98
99  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.accesscodes.export.AccessCodeBatchExporter.fields
100  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.accesscodes.export.AccessCodeBatchExporter.title
101
102Access Code Exporter
103--------------------
104
105.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.accesscodes.export.AccessCodeExporter()
106
107  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.accesscodes.export.AccessCodeExporter.fields
108  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.accesscodes.export.AccessCodeExporter.title
109  .. automethod:: waeup.kofa.accesscodes.export.AccessCodeExporter.mangle_value()
110
111Hostel Exporter
112---------------
113
114.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.hostels.export.HostelExporter()
115
116  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.hostels.export.HostelExporter.fields
117  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.hostels.export.HostelExporter.title
118
119Bed Exporter
120------------
121
122.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.hostels.export.BedExporter()
123
124  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.hostels.export.BedExporter.fields
125  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.hostels.export.BedExporter.title
126
127Application Data Exporters
128==========================
129
130Applicants Container Exporter
131-----------------------------
132
133.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.applicants.export.ApplicantsContainerExporter()
134
135  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.applicants.export.ApplicantsContainerExporter.fields
136  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.applicants.export.ApplicantsContainerExporter.title
137
138Applicant Exporter
139------------------
140
141.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.applicants.export.ApplicantExporter()
142
143  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.applicants.export.ApplicantExporter.fields
144  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.applicants.export.ApplicantExporter.title
145  .. automethod:: waeup.kofa.applicants.export.ApplicantExporter.mangle_value()
146
147Student Data Exporters
148======================
149
150When starting a Student Data Exporter in the Data Center all student
151records will be taken into consideration, no matter what or where a
152student is studying. The exporter can also be started 'locally' at
153various levels in the academic section. Starting one of the exporters
154e.g. at faculty or department level means that only the data of
155students are exported who study in this faculty or department
156respectively. The exporter can also be started at certificate level.
157Then only the data of students, who are studying the named study
158course, will be taken into account. At course level the data of those
159students are being exported who have attended or taken this specific
160course.
161
162Student Data Exporter can be further configured through a
163configuration page. Search parameters like the student's current level,
164current session and current study mode can be set to filter sets of
165students in order to decrease the size of the export file. The set of
166filter parameters varies and depends on the 'locatation' from where
167the exporter is called. A completely different set of filter
168parameters is provided for courses. In this case the session and level
169can be selected when the course was taken by the student.
170
171Student Exporter
172----------------
173
174.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentExporter()
175
176  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentExporter.fields
177  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentExporter.title
178  .. automethod:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentExporter.mangle_value()
179
180Student Study Course Exporter
181-----------------------------
182
183.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentStudyCourseExporter()
184
185  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentStudyCourseExporter.fields
186  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentStudyCourseExporter.title
187  .. automethod:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentStudyCourseExporter.mangle_value()
188
189Student Study Level Exporter
190----------------------------
191
192.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentStudyLevelExporter()
193
194  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentStudyLevelExporter.fields
195  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentStudyLevelExporter.title
196  .. automethod:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentStudyLevelExporter.mangle_value()
197
198Course Ticket Exporter
199----------------------
200
201.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.students.export.CourseTicketExporter()
202
203  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.CourseTicketExporter.fields
204  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.CourseTicketExporter.title
205  .. automethod:: waeup.kofa.students.export.CourseTicketExporter.mangle_value()
206
207Student Payment Exporter
208------------------------
209
210.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentPaymentExporter()
211
212  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentPaymentExporter.fields
213  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentPaymentExporter.title
214  .. automethod:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentPaymentExporter.mangle_value()
215
216Student Unpaid Payment Exporter
217-------------------------------
218
219.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentUnpaidPaymentExporter()
220
221  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentUnpaidPaymentExporter.title
222
223Bed Ticket Exporter
224-------------------
225
226.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.students.export.BedTicketExporter()
227
228  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.BedTicketExporter.fields
229  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.BedTicketExporter.title
230  .. automethod:: waeup.kofa.students.export.BedTicketExporter.mangle_value()
231
232.. note::
233
234  The above exporters refer to a specific content type (object class).
235  They export all attributes of these objects and a few additional
236  parameters derived from the parent objects. These exporters can be
237  used for reimport, or more precisely for backing up and restoring
238  data. The following 'special' exporters are made on request of some
239  universities to collect and compose student data for analysis and
240  postprocessing by the university.
241
242DataForBursary Exporter
243-----------------------
244
245.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.students.export.DataForBursaryExporter()
246
247  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.DataForBursaryExporter.fields
248  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.DataForBursaryExporter.title
249  .. automethod:: waeup.kofa.students.export.DataForBursaryExporter.mangle_value()
250
251Student Payments Overview Exporter
252----------------------------------
253
254.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentPaymentsOverviewExporter()
255
256  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentPaymentsOverviewExporter.fields
257  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentPaymentsOverviewExporter.title
258  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentPaymentsOverviewExporter.curr_year
259  .. automethod:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentPaymentsOverviewExporter.mangle_value()
260
261Student Study Levels Overview Exporter
262--------------------------------------
263
264.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentStudyLevelsOverviewExporter()
265
266  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentStudyLevelsOverviewExporter.fields
267  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentStudyLevelsOverviewExporter.title
268  .. automethod:: waeup.kofa.students.export.StudentStudyLevelsOverviewExporter.mangle_value()
269
270Combo Card Data Exporter
271------------------------
272
273.. autoclass:: waeup.kofa.students.export.ComboCardDataExporter()
274
275  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.ComboCardDataExporter.fields
276  .. autoattribute:: waeup.kofa.students.export.ComboCardDataExporter.title
277  .. automethod:: waeup.kofa.students.export.ComboCardDataExporter.mangle_value()
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