CSV And Data Tables Overview

This feature is in progress. The goal is to provide access to user data of pixel streaming project or if the project files are not locally available.

Plugins will be required to make it work.

It can be added like any other widget. It can be found in the User menu in the demo map.

EXPORT DATA will create 3 CSV tables. They can be found in the output log and copied into notepad to create CSV files. The actual file is also saved in the Project Save Directory if a file plug-in is used.

IMPORT DATA works only like a save slot at the moment. It will import the Variation Choices saved in the Selections and Features Sheet.CSV files.

Both Data Tables and CSV are saved in the UI / Etc / Data folder.

Each Data Table uses a Structure which is named as STR_DB_*

• DataTable_Selections contains a list of all choices set by the user next to the default choices.
• DataTable_Features contains a list of the Preview Features that are currently active.
• DataTable_Options contains all available options for all Variation actors and Designers.

The DataTable_Selections and _Features can be updated from the CSV file and then passed on to the scene assets. This is just a proof of concept at the moment.

This can be useful if the project runs on a pixel streaming server, or another location where the Project Save Path is not accessible.

The user choices can be made accessible from a remote connection as a Google sheets document. Or the prices for some variations could be updated temporarily without uploading a new project version.

Runtime DataTable Plugin (Fab)

• Google Sheet Selection - Creates the text string for the Selections Sheet
• Make Row from Element Choice - Creates a data row from a designer element choice.
• Import Active Feature List - uses the Features Sheet to create the active Features ID array and then sets the features to these option IDs. (The actual option Ids are set in the SDOT_UI3_Character because delay only works in a character)

The Export Button activates the function Create Report in the Main Menu. The report then uses the BFL_Report blueprint library functions.

All reports go into the same folder. The folder is set in the function Create Report File. This is the starting point if saving the CSV files in a separate accessible way is required.