I am doing a migration for a custom module that involves a significant schema change (e.g., merging tables together). I exported the data from the old version module of the module, processed it to match the new schema, and am now trying to figure out how to import it. I am curious if there is a suggested best way to solving this kind of problem. Based off of my current understanding, I have the following options.
Import via csv.
I actually tried this, but ran into an issue with not being able to import readonly fields. I can get past this by making these fields editable but I like to use the readonly attribute for fields that should only be set programmatically. I suppose I could just make the fields readonly in the view and not on the model, but I would prefer to set this on the model if possible.
Import via module data.
I assume importing data this way would bypass the readonly field restriction, but I am unsure how it would handle conversions. I have a binary field that when exported as csv is Base64 encoded and am not sure if it would properly decode that data when reading it from an xml file.
Import via Odoo migration script.
Seems like this option would require installing the old version alongside the new version and mapping data from the old models to the new models, which seems a bit clumsy.
Import via sql script.
This would certainly bypass all restrictions placed by the framework, but seems a little dangerous. If my assumption is correct, when importing data via any of the above methods the ORM is used to create your database records, which means all validation and/or computed properties will be properly processed. Thus it seems like importing data should probably go through the ORM.
