.. _auto_physicaltest_import_from_dataset:

*PHYSICALTEST IMPORT FROM DATASET*
==================================

Reads a dataset and bulk-creates Physical Test records from its rows, using a designated name column and an optional description column. Use this worker to populate the Physical Tests registry from any tabular source (CSV, Excel, SQL-backed dataset) in a single workflow step.

When to use
-----------

Tagged: ``bulk_create``, ``dataset``, ``import``, ``physical_test_registry``, ``physicaltests``.

Inputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - Choose Dataset
     - dataset
     - dataset
     - —
     - ✓
     - Source dataset (any platform-registered tabular dataset) whose rows will each become a Physical Test record; must contain at least the column referenced by name_col.
   * - Choose Name Column
     - name_col
     - scalar
     - —
     - ✓
     - Column in the source dataset whose values will be used as the Physical Test name; required — select from the columns available in the chosen dataset.
   * - Choose Description Column
     - desc_col
     - scalar
     - —
     - 
     - Optional column in the source dataset whose values will populate the Physical Test description field; leave blank to omit descriptions.
   * - Name Prefix
     - name_prefix
     - scalar
     - —
     - 
     - Optional free-text string prepended to every generated Physical Test name (e.g. 'PROJ-A_'); leave blank for no prefix.

Outputs
-------

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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - Num Tests
     - num_tests
     - scalar
     - Integer count of Physical Test records successfully created during this run.
   * - Physicaltests
     - physicaltests
     - dataset
     - Dataset of type 'physicaltests' containing the newly created Physical Test records, suitable for downstream workflow steps.

Disciplines
-----------

- data.dataset.ingest
- data.io.csv
- data.io.excel
- data.io.sql

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   Auto-generated from <code>platform</code> schema. Worker id: <code>physicaltest_import_from_dataset</code>. Schema hash: <code>c7cf03bb32a9</code>. Hand-curated docs in <code>workerexamples/</code> override this page when present.
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