Django Export DB

Export the entire database to an Excel workbook with a sheet per model.

Installation

$ pip install django-exportdb

Add exportdb to INSTALLED_APPS, and make sure that django.contrib.admin is in there as well.

Add

url(r'^admin/exportdb/', include('exportdb.urls'))

to your urls.py, make sure that it comes before url(r'^admin/', ...) if you hook it into the admin.

Configuration

EXPORTDB_EXPORT_CONF

Configures what models and fields are exported. Example:

 EXPORT_CONF = {
    'models': {
        'auth.User': {
            'fields': ('username',),
            'resource_class': 'app.tests.utils.UserResource'
        },
        'auth.Group': {
            'resource_class': 'app.tests.utils.GroupResource'
        },
        'auth.Permission': {
            'fields': ('name',)
        }
    }
}

EXPORTDB_CONFIRM_FORM

Form shown to confirm the export

EXPORTDB_EXPORT_ROOT

The filesystem path where the exports are stored

EXPORTDB_PERMISSION

Who can access the export. By default only superusers have access.

To allow all staff users to use the export add the following to your settings:

EXPORTDB_PERMISSION = rules.is_staff