Edit CSVS Schema

Each csvs dataset has a schema that describes what entry fields are allowed and how they relate to each other. You can see the schema with a --stats flag

panrec --stats -i /path/to/csvs-dataset
schema:
datum
 |---actdate

To change the schema, save it as json and open in a text editor.

panrec -i /path/to/csvs-dataset -q "?_=schema" | jq > schema.json

schema.json

[
  {
    "_": "schema",
    "UUID": "...",
    "name": "datum",
    "type": "string"
  },
  {
    "_": "schema",
    "UUID": "...",
    "name": "actdate",
    "task": "date",
    "trunk": "datum"
  }
]

Let's add another field. The "trunk" field specifies that this is an attribute of "datum".

  {
    "_": "schema",
    "UUID": "...",
    "name": "category",
    "type": "string",
    "trunk": "datum"
  }

Save the schema back to the dataset

panrec -i schema.json -o /path/to/csvs-dataset
schema:
datum
 |---actdate
 |---category

Learn more about panrec in other User Guides and the Requirements. For a complete list of CLI commands and flags, see Reference.