diff --git a/frontend/examples/csv-test/POLLFNR_WOECHENTLICH.txt b/frontend/examples/csv-test/POLLFNR_WOECHENTLICH.txt
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..09930c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/examples/csv-test/POLLFNR_WOECHENTLICH.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../backend/data/POLLFNR_WOECHENTLICH.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/examples/csv-test/locales/csv-test.json b/frontend/examples/csv-test/locales/csv-test.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8740de9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/examples/csv-test/locales/csv-test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+{
+  "err.lang.not_found": {
+    "de_DE.UTF-8": "Konnte die Umgebungsvarialbe LANG nicht auslesen",
+      "de": "Konnte die Umgebungsvarialbe LANG nicht auslesen",
+      "en": "Couldn't read LANG"
+  },
+  "err.user.not_found": {
+    "fr": "Utilisateur introuvable: $email, $id",
+    "de-DE.UTF-8": "Anwender nicht gefunden: $email, $id",
+    "de": "Anwender nicht gefunden: $email, $id",
+    "en": "User not found: $email, $id"
+  },
+  "main.started": {
+    "de_DE.UTF-8": "Programmlogik starten",
+    "de": "Programmlogik starten",
+    "en": "Program logic started"
+  },
+  "main.finished": {
+    "de_DE.UTF-8": "Programmlogik beendet",
+    "de": "Programmlogik beendet",
+    "en": "Program logic finished"
+  },
+  "parse.arguments": {
+    "de_DE.UTF-8": "Programmargumente prüfen",
+    "de": "Programmargumente prüfen",
+    "en": "Parsing arguments"
+  },
+  "parse.environment": {
+    "de_DE.UTF-8": "Umgebungsvariablen prüfen",
+    "de": "Umgebungsvariablen prüfen",
+    "en": "Parsing environment"
+  },
+  "parse.results": {
+    "de_DE.UTF-8": "Ergebnisse der Konfigurations-Parameterprüfung",
+      "de": "Ergebnisse der Konfigurationsparameterprüfung",
+    "en": "Config parsing results"
+  },
+  "config.name": {
+    "de_DE.UTF-8": "Konfigurationswert für",
+    "de": "Konfigurationswert für",
+    "en": "Config Value for"
+  },
+  "config.name.lang": {
+    "de_DE.UTF-8": "Sprach-Code",
+    "de": "Sprach-Code",
+    "en": "Language code"
+  },
+  "config.name.verbositylevel": {
+    "de_DE.UTF-8": "Ausgabe-Ebene",
+    "de": "Ausgabe-Ebene",
+    "en": "verbosity level"
+  },
+  "config.name.environment": {
+    "de_DE.UTF-8": "Umgebungsvariablen",
+    "de": "Umgebungsvariablen",
+    "en": "environment"
+  },
+  "config.name.configfile": {
+    "de_DE.UTF-8": "Konfigurations-Datei",
+    "de": "Konfigurations-Datei",
+    "en": "config file"
+  },
+  "config.name.dbdriver": {
+    "de_DE.UTF-8": "Datenbank-Treiber",
+    "de": "Datenbank-Treiber",
+    "en": "database driver"
+  },
+  "csv_import.started": {
+    "de_DE.UTF-8": "importieren von einer csv-datei gestartet",
+      "de": "importieren von einer csv-datei gestartet",
+      "en": "import from a csv-file started"
+  },
+  "csv_import.finished": {
+    "de_DE.UTF-8": "importieren von einer csv-datei beendet",
+      "de": "importieren von einer csv-datei beendet",
+      "en": "import from a csv-file finished"
+  },
+  "csv_export.started": {
+    "de_DE.UTF-8": "exportieren in eine csv-datei gestartet",
+      "de": "exportieren in eine csv-datei gestartet",
+      "en": "export to csv-file started"
+  },
+  "csv_export.finished": {
+    "de_DE.UTF-8": "exportieren in eine csv-datei beendet",
+      "de": "exportieren in eine csv-datei beendet",
+      "en": "export to csv-file finished"
+  },
+  "state.started": {
+    "de_DE.UTF-8": "gestartet",
+    "de": "gestartet",
+    "en": "started"
+  },
+  "state.finished": {
+    "de_DE.UTF-8": "beendet",
+    "de": "beended",
+    "en": "finished"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/examples/csv-test/main.rs b/frontend/examples/csv-test/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2fe737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/examples/csv-test/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+/*
+ * advotracker - Hotline tackingtool for Advocats
+ *
+ * Copyright 2020 Ralf Zerres <ralf.zerres@networkx.de>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: (0BSD or MIT)
+ */
+
+use chrono::{Local, DateTime};
+use locales::t;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use std::env;
+use std::{error::Error, process};
+use tracing::{debug, trace, Level};
+
+//use crate::db::data::CsvImportRecord;
+
+// include modules
+mod parse_args;
+
+/// respect environment variables set in .env files
+/// located in the current call directory
+/// this is primarily used in testing scenarios (eg. debugging)
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct Environment {
+    test_lang: String,
+    log: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct CsvImportRecord {
+    // dion               => Allianz Dion: 1-9
+    // policy_code        => Policy Typ: "AS"
+    // policy_number      => Versicherungsscheinnummer: "1515735810"
+    pub dion: String,
+    pub policy_code: String,
+    pub policy_number: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Default, Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct RecordList {
+    records: Vec<CsvImportRecord>
+}
+
+/// export as csv format
+/// https://docs.rs/csv/1.1.3/csv/cookbook/index.html
+/// https://blog.burntsushi.net/csv/
+fn export(p: &mut String, lang: &String) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    use std::fs::File;
+    use std::path::Path;
+    //use std::ffi::OsStr;
+
+    let mut res = t!("csv_import.started", lang);
+    let mut state = t!("state.started", lang);
+    trace!(target: "csv-test", process = ?res, state = ?state);
+
+    // Note: slash syntax also works on Windows!
+    let path = Path::new(p);
+
+    // only create files with a '.txt' extensions
+    //let extension = path.extension();
+    // match extension {
+    //     //Some(String) => println!("file extension ok!"),
+    //     //_ => extension = OsStr::new("txt")
+    //     _ => println!("got file extension {:?}", extension)
+    // };
+
+    // open the file
+    let file = File::open(path)?;
+
+    trace!(target: "csv-export", extension = ?path.extension(), file = ?file);
+    state = t!("state.finished", lang);
+    res = t!("csv_import.finished", lang);
+    trace!(target: "csv-test", process = ?res, state = ?state);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// import from csv format
+/// https://docs.rs/csv/1.1.3/csv/cookbook/index.html
+/// https://blog.burntsushi.net/csv/
+fn import(p: &mut String, lang: &String) -> Result<u32, Box<dyn Error>> {
+    use std::fs::File;
+    use std::path::Path;
+    use std::ffi::OsStr;
+
+    let mut res = t!("csv_import.started", lang);
+    let mut state = t!("state.started", lang);
+    let dt_start: DateTime<Local> = Local::now();
+
+    trace!(target: "csv-test", process = ?res, state = ?state, date_start = ?dt_start.to_string());
+
+    // Note: slash syntax also workd on Windows!
+    let path = Path::new(p);
+
+    // must be a readable file
+    trace!(target: "csv-test", path = ?path);
+    assert_eq!(path.is_file(), true);
+
+    // only accept files with '.txt' extensions
+    let extension = path.extension();
+    assert_eq!(extension, Some(OsStr::new("txt")));
+
+    // open the file
+    let file = File::open(path)?;
+    trace!(target: "csv-test", extension = ?extension, file = ?file);
+
+    // Build the CSV reader and iterate over each record.
+    let mut csv_reader = csv::ReaderBuilder::new()
+        .has_headers(false)
+        .delimiter(b' ')
+        .comment(Some(b'#'))
+        //.has_headers(true)
+        //.from_reader(io::stdin());
+        //.from_path(path);
+        .from_reader(file);
+    {
+        // We nest this call in its own scope because of lifetimes.
+        let headers = csv_reader.headers()?;
+        trace!(target: "csv-test", header = ?headers);
+    }
+    //for result in csv_reader.records() {
+    let mut count = 0;
+    for result in csv_reader.deserialize() {
+        // The iterator yields Result<StringRecord, Error>, so we check the
+        // error here.
+        //let record = result?;
+        let _record: CsvImportRecord = result?;
+        //println!("{:?}", record);
+        count +=1;
+    }
+
+    let dt_end: DateTime<Local> = Local::now();
+    let duration = dt_end.signed_duration_since(dt_start);
+    println!("Duration: {:#?}", duration);
+    //let seconds = duration.secs;
+    //println!("Seconds: {:#?}", seconds);
+    trace!(target: "csv-test", record_count = ?count, duration = ?duration);
+
+    state = t!("state.finished", lang);
+    res = t!("csv_import.finished", lang);
+    trace!(target: "csv-test", process = ?res, state = ?state, date_stop = ?dt_end.to_string());
+
+    //Ok(count, duration.seconds())
+    Ok(count)
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    use dotenv::dotenv;
+    use parse_args::parse_args;
+    //use std::process;
+    //use std::sync::Arc;
+    use tracing_subscriber::fmt;
+    use viperus::Viperus;
+
+    //static DEFAULT_FILTER: &str = concat!(module_path!(), "=", "trace");
+
+    // initialize the tracing subsystem
+    // a drop in replacement for classical logging
+    // reference: https://tokio.rs/blog/2019-08-tracing/
+    let span = tracing::span!(Level::TRACE, "csv-test");
+    let _enter = span.enter();
+    let subscriber = fmt::Subscriber::builder()
+        .with_env_filter("trace")
+        //.with_max_level(tracing::Level::DEBUG)
+        .finish();
+
+    // initialize logger
+    //env_logger::init();
+    //info!("Commencing the import Test-Run!");
+
+    tracing::subscriber::with_default(subscriber, || {
+        // get system environment
+        let mut lang = env::var("LANG").unwrap_or("en".to_string());
+        let mut res = t!("parse.environment", lang);
+        let mut state = t!("state.started", lang);
+        trace!(target: "csv-test", message = ?res, state = ?state);
+        //debug!(message = ?res, state = ?state);
+        trace!(target: "csv-test", environment = "system", lang = ?lang);
+
+        // testing environment: read from .env file
+        dotenv().ok();
+        match envy::from_env::<Environment>() {
+            Ok(environment) => {
+                if environment.test_lang != lang { lang = environment.test_lang; }
+            },
+            Err(e) => { debug!(target: "csv-test", "{}", e); }
+        }
+        // how to handle unumplemented lang resources??
+        res = t!("parse.environment", lang);
+        trace!(target: "csv-test", environment = "envy", lang = ?lang);
+        state = t!("state.finished", lang);
+        trace!(target: "csv-test", message = ?res, state = ?state);
+
+        // initialize viperus structure
+        let mut v = Viperus::new();
+
+        // parse commandline arguments
+        res = t!("parse.arguments", lang);
+        state = t!("state.started", lang);
+        trace!(target: "csv-test", process = ?res, state = ?state);
+
+        let _ = parse_args(&mut v);
+        state = t!("state.finished", lang);
+        trace!(target: "csv-test", process = ?res, state = ?state);
+        //trace!(target: "Viperus", "Config results: {:?}", v);
+
+        // main tasks
+        res = t!("main.started", lang);
+        state = t!("state.started", lang);
+        trace!(target: "csv-test", process = ?res, state = ?state);
+
+        // importing policy code elements from csv-file
+        let mut csv_import_path = v.get::<String>("import_file").unwrap();
+        match import(&mut csv_import_path, &lang) {
+            Ok(count) => {
+                println!("Imported {:?} records", count);
+            }
+            Err(err) => {
+                println!("error running Csv-Test: {}", err);
+                process::exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // export policy code elements to csv-file
+        let mut csv_export_path = v.get::<String>("export_file").unwrap();
+        match export(&mut csv_export_path, &lang) {
+            Ok(count) => {
+                println!("Exported {:?} records", count);
+            }
+            Err(err) => {
+                println!("error running CSV-Export: {}", err);
+                process::exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+
+        state = t!("state.finished", lang);
+        res = t!("main.finished", lang);
+        trace!(target: "csv-test", process = ?res, state = ?state);
+    });
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/frontend/examples/csv-test/parse_args.rs b/frontend/examples/csv-test/parse_args.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..104e19a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/examples/csv-test/parse_args.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+/// The given Viperus structure will be muted according to the
+/// processed default, environment and commandline arguments
+
+// parse CLI commandline arguments with clap
+use clap::{crate_authors, crate_description, crate_name, crate_version, App, Arg};
+
+//use log::{debug, info, trace, warn};
+use std::env;
+use tracing::trace;
+use viperus::Viperus;
+
+// Parse the commandline arguments and preset default values
+// Precedence: defaults -> config-file -> environment -> commandline
+pub fn parse_args(v: &mut Viperus) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    if cfg!(feature = "fmt-clap") {
+        trace!(target: "Viperus", "Viperus feature 'fmt-clap' enabled.");
+        println!("Using feature fmt-clap");
+    }
+
+    // preset default key/value pairs (lowest priority)
+    v.add_default("config_file", String::from("csv_import.ron"));
+    v.add_default("import_file", String::from("POLLFNR_WOECHENTLICH.txt"));
+    v.add_default("export_file", String::from(""));
+    v.add_default("to_email_address_file", String::from("Allianz RA-Hotline <smr-rahotline@allianz.de>"));
+    v.add_default("from_email_address_file", String::from("Allianz-Hotline RA-Hiedemann <azhotline@hiedemann.de>"));
+    //v.add_default("username", String::from("nctalkbot"));
+    //v.add_default("password", String::from("botpassword"));
+    v.add_default("verbose", 0);
+
+
+    // CLI arguments are defined inline
+    let matches = App::new("csv-test")
+        .name(crate_name!())
+        .version(crate_version!())
+        .author(crate_authors!())
+        .about(crate_description!())
+        .after_help("
+Testprogramm: Allianz Online-Beratung Im/Export CSV-Daten
+Direct-Call via IVR-System (Interactive Voice Response)
+SMR Deckungssummen-Prüfung: 089 92529 60211
+SMR Unerledigt: 089 92529 60222")
+        .template(
+            "\
+            {bin} v{version}
+{about}
+
+{all-args}
+
+(C) 2020 {author}
+{after-help}",
+        )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("configFile")
+                .short("c")
+                .long("configFile")
+                .value_name("FILE")
+                .help("Select a config file")
+                .default_value("csv_import.ron")
+                .takes_value(true),
+        )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("importFile")
+                .short("i")
+                .long("importFile")
+                .help("Select source file for the csv-import")
+                .default_value("POLLFNR_WOECHENTLICH.txt")
+                .takes_value(true),
+        )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("exportFile")
+                .short("e")
+                .long("exportFile")
+                .help("Select target file for the csv-export")
+                .default_value("RA-Hiedemann_DirectCall.txt")
+                .takes_value(true),
+        )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("toEmailAddress")
+                .short("t")
+                .long("toEmailAddress")
+                .help("Select the target email-address (To:)")
+                .default_value("Allianz RA-Hotline <smr-rahotline@allianz.de>")
+                .takes_value(true),
+        )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("fromEmailAddress")
+                .short("f")
+                .long("fromEmailAddress")
+                .help("Select the sender email-address (From:)")
+                .default_value("Allianz-Hotline RA-Hiedemann <azhotline@hiedemann.de>")
+                .takes_value(true),
+        )
+        // .arg(
+        //     Arg::with_name("username")
+        //         .short("u")
+        //         .long("username")
+        //         .help("Sets username")
+        //         .takes_value(true),
+        // )
+        // .arg(
+        //     Arg::with_name("password")
+        //         .short("P")
+        //         .long("password")
+        //         .help("Sets password")
+        //         .takes_value(true),
+        // )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("verbose")
+                .short("v")
+                .long("verbose")
+                .help("Sets verbosity level")
+                .multiple(true),
+        )
+        .get_matches();
+
+    if matches.occurrences_of("verbose") > 0 {
+        // clap is using i64, viperus i32
+        let n = matches.occurrences_of("verbose") as i32;
+        v.add("verbose", n);
+    }
+
+    // preset the prefix for relevant environment variables ("ADVOTRACKER_")
+    let mut env_prefix: String = crate_name!().to_uppercase();
+    env_prefix.push_str("_");
+    v.set_env_prefix(&env_prefix);
+
+    // respect dotenv environment (e.g for testing)
+    // -> overwrites the preset default values
+    println!(
+        "RUST_LOG={}",
+        dotenv::var("RUST_LOG").unwrap_or_else(|_| String::from("None"))
+    );
+
+    // enable caching and automatic update of environment values
+    if cfg!(feature = "fmt-cache") {
+        v.cache(true);
+    }
+    if cfg!(feature = "fmt-env") {
+        v.automatic_env(true);
+    }
+
+    // load user selected call arguments
+    // -> overwrites values given via environment variables
+    v.load_clap(matches)?;
+
+    // bond the clap names to camel_case rust variable names
+    v.bond_clap("configFile", "config_file");
+    v.bond_clap("importFile", "import_file");
+    v.bond_clap("exportFile", "export_file");
+    v.bond_clap("toEmailAddress", "to_email_address");
+    v.bond_clap("fromEmailAddress", "from_email_address");
+    //v.bond_clap("username", "username");
+    //v.bond_clap("password", "password");
+    v.bond_clap("verbose", "verbose");
+
+    trace!("verbose {:?}", v.get::<i32>("verbose").unwrap());
+    if v.get::<i32>("verbose").unwrap() > 0 {
+        println!(
+            "config_file: {:?}",
+            v.get::<String>("config_file").unwrap_or_default()
+        );
+        println!(
+            "import_file: {:?}",
+            v.get::<String>("import_file").unwrap_or_default()
+        );
+        println!(
+            "export_file: {:?}",
+            v.get::<String>("export_file").unwrap_or_default()
+        );
+        println!(
+            "to_email_address: {:?}",
+            v.get::<String>("to_email_address").unwrap_or_default()
+        );
+        println!(
+            "from_email_address: {:?}",
+            v.get::<String>("from_email_address").unwrap_or_default()
+        );
+        // println!(
+        //     "username: {:?}",
+        //     v.get::<String>("username").unwrap_or_default()
+        // );
+        // println!(
+        //     "password: {:?}",
+        //     v.get::<String>("password").unwrap_or_default()
+        // ); // only for testing now
+
+        println!(
+            "verbosity level: {:?}",
+            v.get::<i32>("verbose").unwrap_or_default()
+        );
+    }
+
+    if v.get::<i32>("verbose").unwrap() > 1 {
+        println!("\nEnvironment:");
+        for (key, value) in env::vars() {
+            println!("{}={}", key, value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}