Import XML
How to import documents using Sophora's import XML.
Import XML: Overview
An overview of importing documents using Sophora's import XML including the general structure of a Sophora import XML file.
Import XML: Properties
How to import properties, the primary characteristics of a document, using Sophora's import XML. Also, how to remove and protect properties.
Import XML: Childnodes
How to import childnodes using Sophora's import XML.
Import XML: Resource List
How to import a document which is directly related to one or more other document(s).
Import XML: Linking of Different Documents Within Sophora XML
How to link different documents within the Sophora XML using the attribute „externalID“.
Import XML: Referencing Existing Documents
How to link documents that already exist in the repository using Sophora's import XML.
Import XML: Protecting and unprotecting Documents
How to to protect and unprotect a document via the attribute „protectionInstruction“.
Import XML: Managing the Update Behaviour of Documents
How to use the Importer’s options to update existing documents e.g., removing childnodes or merging new and existing childnodes.
Import XML: Fields
How to provide meta-information about a document with the „fields“ element.
Import XML: Instructions
How to use Instructions to define actions that are executed when a document is imported.
Import XML: Multiple Documents in XML
How to import multiple documents within one XML import file.
Import XML: Importing Structure Nodes
How to import structure nodes and sites.
Import XML: Importing Nodetype Information
How to import nodetype definitions, default property configurations, default childnode configurations and nodetype configurations.
Import XML: Importing Users and Roles
How to import Sophora users and roles.
Import XML: Importing Categories
How to import categories.
Import XML: Importing Proposal Sections
How to import proposal sections.
Import XML: Mergeable Properties and Child Nodes
How to declare properties or child nodes as „mergeable“ for further handling in the Sophora DeskClient.
Import XML: Asking the user to release a document lock
How to make an import of a document “friendly” in case a user has locked that document, so that the user will be asked to release the lock in the DeskClient.
Import XML: Channels
How to activate or deactivate a document for specific channels.
Import XML: Additional Meta Information
How to get meta information
Import XML: Programmatically creating Sophora import XML
The importer offers two modules to programmatically create and represent Sophora import XML.
Last modified on 12/5/23
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