Data import
Scheduled data updates — with zero downtime
Let scheduled imports keep your tracking dashboards current — with no manual work at all. DataLion updates data with zero downtime: no dashboard goes down while new figures come in.
DataLion keeps tracking dashboards current with scheduled, automatic imports — with no manual work. Data is updated with zero downtime: appended, replaced or merged by ID, safeguarded by a backup and a table swap. DataLion pulls LimeSurvey and Qualtrics surveys on a schedule by itself. Multiple sources can be joined in one project via key variables.
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Manual updates cost time — and trust
- Every new wave means downloading a file, uploading it, checking it — the same manual work, week after week.
- While a dataset is being swapped, the dashboard briefly shows gaps or errors — exactly when someone is looking at it.
- Data from several sources has to be merged painstakingly before you can even start analysing.
Scheduled imports instead of weekly manual work
Set your imports up once and let them run on a schedule. Scheduled, automatic imports keep your tracking dashboards current — without anyone downloading, uploading and checking files.
It pays off most for tracking studies: wave after wave, new data flows in and your reports refresh themselves.
If your fieldwork runs in LimeSurvey or Qualtrics, DataLion fetches the responses from there. Add the connection under Admin → Connectors, then pick the survey under Admin → Projects → Auto imports → Survey platform pull. The pull runs on a schedule, full or incremental, and the codebook picks up new questions without overwriting your own edits. Respondent tokens, IP addresses and locations are never imported.
- Scheduled, automatic imports
- Survey platform pull for LimeSurvey and Qualtrics
- Tracking dashboards stay current without manual work
- Ideal for waves and ongoing studies
Zero-downtime updates
DataLion updates data with zero downtime: while a new data state is being prepared, the existing dashboard stays fully usable. Only once the new data is complete does a controlled table swap switch it over.
A backup beforehand safeguards the previous state. So your stakeholders never see a half-filled or broken dashboard — the switch happens in a single moment.
- Dashboard stays usable during the update
- Controlled table swap only when data is complete
- A backup safeguards the previous state
Append, replace or merge
Not every update works the same way. DataLion lets you append data — ideal when each wave adds new cases — or fully replace the dataset when the source always delivers the complete state.
For trackers whose deliveries overlap, the upload review offers a third option: Merge. DataLion matches cases by their ID, optionally together with a second column such as the wave. Known cases take the values from the file, cases with a new ID are appended, and whatever the file leaves empty or doesn't contain stays as it was.
All three paths run through the same safeguarded mechanism with a backup and table swap, so the update stays reliable and free of downtime.
- Append for continuously growing datasets
- Replace for complete re-deliveries
- Merge: update known cases by ID, append new ones
- Always safeguarded by a backup and table swap
Join sources via key variables
Tracking rarely runs on a single source. In DataLion you join multiple data sources in one project via key variables — such as id or a combination like id,month.
That brings survey, CRM and sales data together in one analysis, and every scheduled update keeps the joined data state consistent.
- Join multiple sources in one project
- Join via key variables (e.g. id, "id,month")
- A consistent data state on every update
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We now work much more efficiently, giving us more time to take care of the derivations and insights from the data for the customers.
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Common questions about scheduled data updates
How do I keep my dashboards current automatically?
Does the dashboard go down during an update?
Can I append data instead of replacing it?
Can DataLion pull surveys from LimeSurvey or Qualtrics automatically?
Can I combine multiple data sources?
Is this suitable for tracking studies?
Let your dashboards update themselves
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