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[[Category:Content]][[Category:Importer]]The Chummer XML Importer allows the user to scrape [https://github.com/chummer5a/chummer5a Chummer5a]'s datafiles and bring them into Foundry as SR5 system-compatible {{Category|Item}}s for use on {{Category|Actor}}s.
{{Needs Improvement|The XML importer is not perfect. This function should be considered experimental and unstable.}}
Keep in mind that it is a bulk import and unfiltered, so it can produce hundreds or thousands of Items, some of which may never actually be used, and all of which will need to be manually reviewed before being fully functional. As it operates on the raw XML datafiles, it does not take into account any [https://github.com/chummer5a/chummer5a/wiki/Custom-Data-Files Custom Data Files] configured in Chummer.
{{Imagebox|sample-chummer-item-import.png|Chummer XML Importer|s=0.16.1|f=11.315}}
==General Tips==
* The importer is sensitive to the exact content of Chummer5a's XML files. Be sure to check the notes in the Chummer XML Import interface to make sure the data files used are compatible.
* It neither checks for not overwrites duplicates. It imports everything in the XML file fresh every time.
* Imported items are [[Importer Review|marked for review]], as with the [[Chummer Character Importer]].
==How To Import Items==
# Download and install '''Chummer5a'''.
# Select the '''Item Directory''' in Foundry's sidebar.
# Click '''Import Chummer Data''' at the bottom.
# If you want the imported items in a language other than English, choose a translation file from the {{Code|/lang}} subfolder in Chummer's installation directory.
# Select the XML files to import from the {{Code|/data}} subfolder. Only the files shown in the importer UI are compatible with the parser; other item types cannot be imported.
# Select wether or not the default icons will be applied to imported items.
# Press '''Import'''.
The selected files will be imported into Foundry's sidebar Item directory, inside a folder named "SR5e".