Jonathan Levy

Yes. We are running a lot of update jobs that way. We actually are working on a GitHub repository to provide a framework for others to do the same. (Bringing...

Seconded, to the degree possible. I do realize there might be some performance issues with small updates to large datasets, although possibly solvable with a bit of engineering.

As an update, we have since switched to 1.8.0 and this feature is sort of present but buried. If one goes to Map Fields / Advanced Import Options and scrolls...

Related, http://socrata.github.io/datasync/resources/faq-common-problems.html still refers to "Get Column ID List" button, even though it has been gone for at least two years. >## How do I find the API field names...

There is actually at least one more column that was added at some point. (I vaguely remember but would have to hunt down the specifics.) DataSyncVersion: Plain Text I am...

I can see some logic in that but it does create a problem because it breaks things that used to work. Particularly when the lines were previously valid -- even...

In case this is helpful to anyone, Socrata confirmed to me in a separate conversation on this topic that the only control file entry previously included in the template by...

We do not use Socrata geocoding much so I do not necessarily have too much of a stake in this but I like that suggestion. Where I **do** have a...

I also thought this already existed, at least for the GUI. What would the warning in headless mode mean? On one hand, one does not want to miss it for...

This is a really good point. Due to some of the backwards compatibility issues, needing to use older versions for a period of time or permanently is a real possibility....