CommCare to CSV Files Integration

How Datrise loads CommCare into CSV Files

Datrise syncs CommCare's cases, forms, form submissions, users, locations, and case properties into CSV Files as one CSV per source entity. Flexible or custom fields land in JSON-encoded strings for nested fields, and timestamps such as created, updated, and status changes are typed as ISO-8601 timestamp columns.

Sync is incremental: Datrise uses writes a fresh, fully-typed CSV per entity each run, so re-runs update only what changed. Optional date-suffixed files for change tracking. CSV has no types, so Datrise emits a companion schema and quotes/escapes consistently so downstream loaders don't misparse commas and newlines.

Ideal for portable hand-off into any tool that ingests delimited files.

Endpoints

CommCare: Mobile data collection for field programs.

CSV Files: Flat-file destination for exports and lightweight data sharing.

How CommCare entities map to CSV Files

CommCare entity	CSV Files object	Notes
cases	`commcare_cases`	id PK · custom fields → JSON-encoded strings for nested fields
forms	`commcare_forms`	id PK · linked to commcare_cases
form submissions	`commcare_form_submissions`	id PK · linked to commcare_cases
users	`commcare_users`	id PK · linked to commcare_cases

FAQ

How does Datrise handle CommCare's custom fields in CSV Files?

Flexible values are stored as JSON-encoded strings for nested fields, so new fields don't require a migration; strongly-typed fields — dates, numbers, and references — are promoted to native CSV Files types.

How does the CommCare to CSV Files sync stay up to date?

It runs incrementally — Datrise uses writes a fresh, fully-typed CSV per entity each run.

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