Appendix D: SFTP and HTTPS Publication File Formats
CSV Publication
The following table provides the details of each row of the .csv file, with sample data:
Row |
Data in .csv file |
Description |
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1 |
|
This row contains the column headings for the information provided in row 2:
|
2 |
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This row contains information about the Panel Server that produced the file, and the downstream device from which the measurements were sampled. |
3 |
– |
– |
4 |
|
This row contains the column headings for the topic IDs. A topic ID is a reference to the quantity being logged. The name given to a quantity may differ between devices and languages. Topic IDs are used to identify the quantity regardless of the device or language. Topic IDs are unique across the Panel Server. NOTE: The first 3 commas are used for layout purposes in
a spreadsheet application.
|
5 |
|
This row contains the topic IDs of the measurements logged. |
6 |
– |
– |
7 |
|
This row contains the column headings for the data logged in rows 8 and more:
From the fourth item onward, each measure is described by its name and unit (if known). |
8 and more |
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These rows contain the logged data. |