Importing distributed architecture components using a CSV file

This recipe covers how to quickly import many components all at the same time by using a CSV file. This is much better than manually creating components as most teams will have dozens, if not hundreds of components that need to be tracked in Compass.

Getting ready

Manually importing every component for your software is going to take a very long time. Fortunately, there is a way to import your components using a CSV file. At a minimum, your CSV file will require two important columns of information.

The required data is as follows:

Column name	Required input
Name	Any name you want
type	SERVICE, LIBRARY, APPLICATION, CAPABILITY, CLOUD_RESOURCE, DATA_PIPELINE, MACHINE_LEARNING_MODEL, UI_ELEMENT, WEBSITE, OTHER

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