About the working of CSV data collector in asset import

To import the assets in the asset system, you select a data collector. You can select a default data collector or a CSV data collector.

See Data collectors and asset types.

Table: Role of CSV data collector

Role of the CSV data collector	Description
To import the entire data in case you explicitly select the CSV data collector for asset import.	To import the entire data in case you explicitly select the CSV data collector for asset import. In this case, the data for both, the asset-specific fields and for the common fields, is imported from the CSV data collector. If you want to import the entire asset data from the CSV data collector, you need to create a CSV file with a specific format. After you create the CSV file, you need to configure the CSV data collector. See Importing asset-specific and common fields using the CSV data collector.
To import the data for the common fields even if you select the Default data collector for asset import.	To import the data for the common fields even if you select the Default data collector for asset import. In this case, the data for the common fields only is imported from the CSV data collector. The default data collector imports the data for the asset-specific fields. To import the data for the common fields, you must configure the Common platform through CSV settings. See Configuring Common platform through CSV settings. See About the working of default data collectors in asset import.
To import the data in case you import the data for the custom asset type.	In this case, the CSV data collector becomes the default data collector. See Importing the specific and common fields for custom asset using the CSV data collector.

Role of the CSV data collector

Description

To import the entire data in case you explicitly select the CSV data collector for asset import.

In this case, the data for both, the asset-specific fields and for the common fields, is imported from the CSV data collector.

If you want to import the entire asset data from the CSV data collector, you need to create a CSV file with a specific format.

After you create the CSV file, you need to configure the CSV data collector.

See Importing asset-specific and common fields using the CSV data collector.

To import the data for the common fields even if you select the Default data collector for asset import.

In this case, the data for the common fields only is imported from the CSV data collector. The default data collector imports the data for the asset-specific fields.

To import the data for the common fields, you must configure the Common platform through CSV settings.

See Configuring Common platform through CSV settings.

See About the working of default data collectors in asset import.

To import the data in case you import the data for the custom asset type.

In this case, the CSV data collector becomes the default data collector.

See Importing the specific and common fields for custom asset using the CSV data collector.