Django-import-export: can I use django-import-export import fields different with the export fields?

[lx1054331851]

I found with django-import-export, the import fields and export fields is the same, but I want to set different fields when importing and exporting, I don't know whether django-import-export support that?

[bmihelac]

Off course, use 2 resources.

[lx1054331851]

hi @bmihelac , can I ask a simple example 😊 , I am not actually understand the documentation. 😢

[bmihelac]

This would use BookResource for import and ExportBookResouce for export.

class BookAdmin(ImportExportModelAdmin):
    resource_class = BookResource

    def get_export_resource_class(self):
        """
        Returns ResourceClass to use for export.
        """
        return ExportBookResource

[thauk-copperleaf]

Have you tried overriding Resource.get_export_fields()? https://github.com/django-import-export/django-import-export/blob/master/import_export/resources.py#L597

We use that to change both what fields are visible on the import screen, as well as what fields get exported.

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