Spreadsheet data collection with Drupal 8 using JSON and ag-Grid

mferanda

So, you want to collect spreadsheet style row and column data, but would like the information actually in a database? Come see how we're collecting this data with Drupal 8 using a JSON field and an interactive javascript grid (ag-Grid).

Module I created for this data collection effort: http://www.drupal.org/project/aggrid

What you will learn:

  1. How we're collecting spreadsheet style data with rows and columns through Drupal 8
  2. Use of an interactive grid (ag-Grid) and JSON data field
  3. Workflow and JSON revision comparison
  4. How we were able to leverage database views and other database features to display the JSON field data in various ways.
  5. The trials and tribulations of being totally new to Drupal, jumping headfirst into Drupal 8, and creating a new module

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Program tags

data, editor experience, javascript

Experience Level

Intermediate

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