Merge ability for Import interface

[HubMiner]

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Proposal for Import interface.

Goal: when importing existing animals, allow to preserve preexisting values. This would be allow to keep reimporting same animal without risk of wiping out existing data.

Possible implementation: Detect condition of existing animal being reimported. Save pre-existing values. Show 3 columns: preexisting values, new import values, values to save. By default, all preexisting values are copied to merged/save-values May be make an option for default values on reimport. Each value field in first 2 columns has a button to copy that to the 3rd column.

Thanks!

[cadon]

What values were overriden that were correct before? Currently it's assumed that if a creature is imported again, that the new values are the correct one, e.g. if the creature name was changed, the new name will be set.

[HubMiner]

A fair point - this request is based on assumption that the field use is customized, here is how we use it:

• Owner: if not blank, a tribe member asking for exclusive use for this dino.
• Tribe: primary purpose for the dino.
• Server: Server number+base name abbreviation.

Reimporting (a lazy way to find a dino in the library) currently removes all that.

[coldino]

Instead of new UI that would likely confuse most people to support a fairly niche case, how about some library settings for ignoring specific text fields on import if they are already set? Just a few checkboxes.

[cadon]

If you just want to find a specific creature, I'd use the library filter at the top where you can enter the name of the creature and it will display only the creatures with that name.

[HubMiner]

@coldino "how about some library settings for ignoring specific text fields on import if they are already set? Just a few checkboxes"

That would address the need!