Populate an object store automatically
The Content Engine automatically populates each new object store with
a default set of components. You can extend this functionality by setting
up a customized XML file to import user-defined components into new object
stores. You can also associate scripts to run at various points
during the import process.
Automatically populating an object store works differently than importing
an XML file to an existing object store.
- Automatic import process: If you
set up Enterprise Manager to import an XML file automatically to
populate all new object stores with user-defined components, the Import
Helper is unavailable. Instead, the system attempts to import all objects
included in the XML file. If the Create an Object Store Wizard detects
duplicate objects, it fails to create a new object store.
- Manual import processs: When you
import an XML file to populate an existing object store, you use the Import
Helper to choose the objects to import from the XML file. If the
Import Helper finds duplicate objects, it logs the duplicate errors
to a file and does not overwrite any of those existing components. However,
the Import Helper can still successfully import all object store components
that do not already exist in the target object store.
To successfully set up your system to populate new object stores with
user-defined components, follow these overall steps:
- Prepare the user-defined
XML file for automatic import.
- Prepare scripts you
want to run at various points during the import process.
- Use the Auto-Import Scripts feature to add
customized components with associated scripts to run automatically
during object store population.
- Test automatic object store population.