# Smart data loading

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smart-data-loading/169285>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 1, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smart-data-loading/169285 "2009-06-01T22:57:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![destiney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@destiney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/destiney)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smart-data-loading/169285/1 "2009-06-01T22:57:52Z")

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I need something to load my seed data when I stage my app for  
milestone releases. I’m using fixtures currently but maintaining the  
foreign key relationships is getting more difficult as the app grows  
larger.

I’d like something that’s aware of my foreign keys constraints and  
knows to load the data in the proper order.

I’ve looked at FactoryGirl and seed\_fu so far but would love to hear  
of any alternatives.

Thanks,

–  
Greg D.  
[http://destiney.com/](http://destiney.com/)