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How to use OERPLib to perform imports with external_id

Asked by kvdb

I was using OERPLib to insert res.partner entries as described here:

http://pythonhosted.org/OERPLib/tutorials.html#execute-queries

It turned out to be the wrong approach if I also want to keep the id the entry had in the system I'm migrating away from.
In that case, people suggest using the CSV import functionality through the OpenERP GUI.

I hope this can also be accomplished through OERPLib instead.
Not sure if this question is frequently asked, but it would be very much appreciated to see a code example added to the docs.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#1

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kvdb (kc0) said : 		#2

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Sébastien Alix (sebastien-alix) said : 		#3

Hi,

AFAIK, you can't force your own 'id' value while inserting a new record, not through the RPC interface (so not with OERPLib).

Maybe it's possible with the CSV import system by using the 'import_data()' method (OpenERP <= 7) or 'load()' method (Odoo >= 8) of any data model with OERPLib), but I'm not sure, you can try.

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