revelupex/README.md

Objective

This Python script extracts data from .csv files created by the Revelup application and post it into a Postgres database.

Requirements

• Python installed on the machine running this application.
• Credentials with writing access to a Postgres database.

How to run this application

• Copy the file database.ini.sample to database.ini.
• Edit database.ini with your credentials for the Postgres database.
• In Revelup run the following reports with output to .csv files:
  • Order History - run it for any range of dates.
  • Payment Summary - run it for any range of dates.
  • Product Mix - run it for a SPECIFIC DATE ONLY, so if you need a range of dates you will need to run multiple reports.
  • Hourly Sales - with the filters Service Fees and Guests count activated - run it for a SPECIFIC DATE ONLY, so if you need a range of dates you will need to run multiple reports.
• Copy all the .csv files generated by the Revelup reports to the upload folder.
• Run python3 import_data.py.
  • The application will do the following:
    • Read each line of data from the .csv files.
    • Insert the data into the Postgres database.
    • Move the .csv files to the history folder.