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authorXavier Morel <xmo@odoo.com>2015-12-18 14:33:22 +0100
committerXavier Morel <xmo@odoo.com>2015-12-18 14:42:54 +0100
commitd1dea6119f132acdfdf89c35ab58398a25d54e67 (patch)
tree4a5e0f99f4de643b075e67889457bcd13465b34c /addons/base_import/static/src
parent513497dc03a03bc95fad7a4f1c9d324d5c4ba09c (diff)
[IMP] base_import: add FAQ entry about CSV date formats
task 21446
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-rw-r--r--addons/base_import/static/src/xml/import.xml21
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diff --git a/addons/base_import/static/src/xml/import.xml b/addons/base_import/static/src/xml/import.xml
index 7723f7b5266..f173263e187 100644
--- a/addons/base_import/static/src/xml/import.xml
+++ b/addons/base_import/static/src/xml/import.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,26 @@
<dl>
<dt><a href="#" class="oe_import_toggle">
- What can I do when the Import preview table isn't
+ Why don't CSV file use my date format?
+ </a></dt>
+ <dd>
+ <p>Because CSV files are used internally and in
+ multiple external processes, interoperability is a
+ significant issue. To limit incorrect
+ interpretation of data, they are strictly limited
+ to dates following <a
+ href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601">the
+ ISO 8601 format</a></p>.<p>For more familiar or
+ flexible formatting, use Excel files, date cells
+ are stored as genuine dates and the familiar and
+ locale-aware display of dates is independent from
+ the way it is stored.</p>
+ </dd>
+ </dl>
+
+ <dl>
+ <dt><a href="#" class="oe_import_toggle">
+ What can I do when the Import preview table isn't
displayed correctly?</a></dt>
<dd>
<p>By default the Import preview is set on commas as