IMPORT NOT WORKING

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Thank you for your assistance. I have not received any emails still - will you please resend?

Hello,
Data has been migrated and instructions has been sent to your email ID for data migration in future. Please check...

It's been 3 1/2 days since you asked for login details. Please let me know when this is going to be resolved

Any update? I've also emailed the information over as requested.

all logins are the same as before. thank you.

Hello,
Please share your backend & FTP login credentials for both the site via Contact us form or please make sure previously shared details are still working and let me know.

THEN OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING IS NOT WORKING because I have done what you have said and it is NOT working! Why can you not just look and fix it like you HAD to do last time?? I've opened support tickets as well and I just need this taken care of

RG wrote: here is the latest log file for the failed import

#Date: 2016-10-15 15:48:57 UTC
#Software: Joomla Platform 13.1.0 Stable [ Curiosity ] 24-Apr-2013 00:00 GMT

#Fields: datetime priority clientip category message
2016-10-15T15:48:57+00:00 INFO 72.211.135.95 com_vdata Import Profile title - Update Joomla Articles
2016-10-15T15:48:57+00:00 INFO 72.211.135.95 com_vdata Import Table - #__content
2016-10-15T15:48:57+00:00 INFO 72.211.135.95 com_vdata Import Format - CSV
2016-10-15T15:48:57+00:00 ERROR 72.211.135.95 com_vdata Insert fail with error Another article from this category has the same alias (remember it may be a trashed item). .

Here It's quite obvious that you are trying to insert same articles again which already exist in your database.
And I've already stated in my previous messages, what you need to do if you are intending to update existing articles and insert the new one. Here It is again:

"If you are intending to update the Articles, then there is an option in Profile settings to choose Insert or Update operation, choose update over there and If you choose update then you must have primary key field in your data file i.e. ID in case of Joomla articles."

So just make sure you have chosen "Update" in "Operation" parameter, "Include" in "ID" parameter and have the "ID" column exported in your CSV file.

this is all I get in the export log file:

#Date: 2016-10-15 15:47:49 UTC
#Software: Joomla Platform 13.1.0 Stable [ Curiosity ] 24-Apr-2013 00:00 GMT

#Fields: datetime priority clientip category message
2016-10-15T15:47:49+00:00 INFO 72.211.135.95 com_vdata Export Profile title - Export Joomla Articles - NEW
2016-10-15T15:47:49+00:00 INFO 72.211.135.95 com_vdata Export Table - #__content
2016-10-15T15:47:49+00:00 INFO 72.211.135.95 com_vdata Export Format - CSV
2016-10-15T15:47:49+00:00 INFO 72.211.135.95 com_vdata CSV delimiter - ,
2016-10-15T15:47:49+00:00 INFO 72.211.135.95 com_vdata CSV enclosure - "
2016-10-15T15:48:12+00:00 INFO 72.211.135.95 com_vdata Exported Record count - 6224
67.227.154.7

and before that:

#Date: 2016-10-15 15:36:49 UTC
#Software: Joomla Platform 13.1.0 Stable [ Curiosity ] 24-Apr-2013 00:00 GMT

#Fields: datetime priority clientip category message
2016-10-15T15:36:49+00:00 INFO 72.211.135.95 com_vdata Import Profile title - Update Joomla Articles
2016-10-15T15:36:49+00:00 INFO 72.211.135.95 com_vdata Import Table - #__content
2016-10-15T15:36:49+00:00 INFO 72.211.135.95 com_vdata Import Format - CSV
2016-10-15T15:37:05+00:00 ERROR 72.211.135.95 com_vdata catid - reference data not found on local server
2016-10-15T15:37:05+00:00 ERROR 72.211.135.95 com_vdata Update fail,record does not exists with id = 160 .
2016-10-15T15:37:05+00:00 ERROR 72.211.135.95 com_vdata Insert fail with error COM_CONTENT_WARNING_PROVIDE_VALID_NAME .

here is the latest log file for the failed import

#Date: 2016-10-15 15:48:57 UTC
#Software: Joomla Platform 13.1.0 Stable [ Curiosity ] 24-Apr-2013 00:00 GMT

#Fields: datetime priority clientip category message
2016-10-15T15:48:57+00:00 INFO 72.211.135.95 com_vdata Import Profile title - Update Joomla Articles
2016-10-15T15:48:57+00:00 INFO 72.211.135.95 com_vdata Import Table - #__content
2016-10-15T15:48:57+00:00 INFO 72.211.135.95 com_vdata Import Format - CSV
2016-10-15T15:48:57+00:00 ERROR 72.211.135.95 com_vdata Insert fail with error Another article from this category has the same alias (remember it may be a trashed item). .

it should be as its set to be in the export profile

Is the Primary key ( ID )column included in your Data File? Please check the Log as well.

now back to the same alias error ... i give up

I tried again and this time getting this error
COM_CONTENT_WARNING_PROVIDE_VALID_NAME
Import Failed

getting so frustrated
just need this done

Yes I have done this - with the update, without the update ... still get the same error no matter what is in the file. It has not worked and still does not work. the first import had to be done by your team - nothing was explained to me how it was done, you just did it after weeks of me not being successful. I don't want to dump the 6000+ articles in order to try and see if a new import would work.

Here is what I need - I need all newer articles migrated into the newer system.
I need all existing articles updated as their content may be have been changed, etc.

Then I need the same done for the classifieds and events. This is so difficult to complete. I don't understand what I am doing wrong or why this can't just work out of the box.

Please help!

It means you know what the error is:

"You are importing the articles which are already in your Database. Please remove existing articles from your data file and then try importing."

If you are intending to update the Articles, then there is an option in Profile settings to choose Insert or Update operation, choose update over there and If you choose update then you must have primary key field in your data file i.e. ID in case of Joomla articles.

i uploaded the newest vdata file and unfortunately it still does not work. error getting on import is:

Another article from this category has the same alias (remember it may be a trashed item).
Import Failed

Hello,
Please download the latest vData package, It has got Profile wizard section which can be used to search and create import / export profiles with predefined settings. And try if now you can get it to work. You can also find the documentation here. It has been updated for latest changes in vData.

www.wdmtech.com/vdata-documentation