Processing plugin-based provider for QGIS 3 that adds an algorithm for appending features to a vector layer.
Such algorithm acts as the 'Load' in an ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) operation, allowing you to store data into your target layer instead of into temporary layers.
This algorithm is based on the Paste
tool that QGIS offers in its main user interface, enabling you to use it in your Processing workflows.
Think about Append Features to Layer
as a Copy & Paste algorithm, which extracts features from a source vector layer and pastes them into a target vector layer.
Once installed and activated, this plugin adds a new provider (ETL_LOAD
) to QGIS Processing.
You can find the Append Features to Layer
algorithm in the Processing Toolbox, under ETL_LOAD -> Vector table -> Append features to layer
.
Additionally, as an example, this plugin also installs a Processing model that uses Refactor Fields
and Append features to layer
algorithms. You can find the model under Models --> ETL_LOAD --> ETL-basic-model
. This model deals with the temporary/intermediate vector layer that Refactor Fields
creates and allows you to focus on your real target layer instead. Of course, your target layer should be editable.