I am also very interesting with the import. I have to upload a lot of documents with multiple metadata into Magnolia. Then the zip import is not an option because no metadata will be imported.
Benoît -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jan Haderka Sent: mercredi 23 septembre 2009 10:56 To: Magnolia User-List Subject: Re: [magnolia-user] Importing static content > What are the options for bulk importing data into the DMS while at the > same time adding the necessary references to the original data nodes? To do the bulk import, you can zip the images and upload the zipfile. Magnolia will extract the resources from the zip and also recreate the folder structure that is in the zip file. > Since this process takes a while (about 30 minutes) and still needs > fine tuning, I would much rather be able to do this through a > stand-alone process (ant task at present). Is it possible to update > the DMS repository directly (while magnolia is shut down) and then > bring it up and have all the content available? Does the DMS expose Yes, you can update the repo while magnolia is shutdown provided that the structure and node types used you create will conform with the one used by Magnolia itself. > any API for performing these types of operations? You can use beanshell or groovy to script any kind of bulk operations using all Magnolia API and of course you can also use the API for importing the documents in DMS. > > One option is to store the images as static files within the web app, > but am not sure if they can be managed easily via magnolia (that is > without writing a custom file upload dialog). Another is to learn the > pattern of the static dms link URL and store them as path references > in the data nodes, and then bulk upload (zip file) all the images into > the DMS. the pattern for the links is http:/<server>:<port>/<contextPath>/dms/<path/to/the/document>/<filename>.<extension> Of course you can also store files as a static resources in the web app, but then you won't be able to manage them via admin interface anymore. All that you would be able to do would be to change the link from one file to another. HTH, Jan > > I am interested in learning about how other users have dealt with > importing content from other systems into magnolia. Any suggestions > and tips would be most welcome. > > Thanks > Rakesh > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > For list details see > http://www.magnolia-cms.com/home/community/mailing-lists.html > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[email protected]> > ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- For list details see http://www.magnolia-cms.com/home/community/mailing-lists.html To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[email protected]> ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- For list details see http://www.magnolia-cms.com/home/community/mailing-lists.html To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[email protected]> ----------------------------------------------------------------
