Content synchronization

Content synchronization

A new tool for creating a new collection of content to be synchronized is now available:

From version 3.6 onwards, it is possible to delete synchronized content. This action is irreversible and deletes all content in the selected synchronization, if no other collections are attached.

New definition :

1. Define name and type
   

   
   
   There are currently 2 types of plugin "Content import".

   • Data source LDAP
     Allows you to define a data source from a LDAP directory.
   • Data source SQL
     Allows you to define a data source from a SQL database. (Only Oracle and MySQL are currently supported).
    
   
   

2. Synchronized content
   
   
   
   

   Parameters	Description
   Content type	Select the type of content to be synchronized with the data source
   Content prefix	This is the prefix that will precede the name of synchronized content when it is stored. It cannot be empty or begin with a number or special character.
   Restricted content indicator	This is a drop-down list that lets you choose a Boolean metadata belonging to the chosen content type. This metadata is used to filter synchronized content when searching on the front end.
   Synchronize only existing content	If this parameter is checked, only existing content will be synchronized. If no synchronization has been performed, will prevent the creation of new content.
   Delete obsolete content	If this parameter is checked, all existing content that no longer belongs to the data source will be deleted.
   Validate content at creation stage	If this parameter is checked, all content will be validated after synchronization.

   
   
   

3. Lifecycle
   
   
   
   

   Parameters	Description
   Lifecycle	Select the lifecycle corresponding to the content you wish to synchronize. The default is the 'Synchronized content' lifecycle provided by this plugin.
   Initial action	This is the identifier of the lifecycle action corresponding to the creation of synchronized content.
   Validation action	This is the identifier of the lifecycle action corresponding to the validation of synchronized content.

   
   
   

4. Complementary operations
   
    

   Parameters	Description
   Specific treatment	This is where you can define an additional operation on content during synchronization(see Integration Manual).
   Error report recipients	Here you define the e-mail addresses (one per line) of the administrators who will receive content synchronization error reports.

   
   
   

5. Source configuration
   
   This configuration depends on the type of synchronization and the type of content selected:
   For type :

   • Data source LDAP
     
      

     Parameters	Description
     Server LDAP	Source definition LDAP
     People DN	The DN relative to the people in the directory LDAP
     Search filter	Directory search filter LDAP
     Search type	Directory search options LDAP
     Identifier	The content type metadata defined, which corresponds to the unique identifier of synchronized content

     
     
     

   • Data source SQL
     
     
     

     Parameters	Description
     Database	Source definition SQL
     User table	The SQL table containing the data
     Identifier	The content type metadata defines the unique identifier for synchronized content.

   The last remaining parameters correspond to the correspondence between the fields of the chosen source and the metadata of the content type:
   
   
   
   Fill in the following table for the metadata you wish to synchronize:

   Parameters	Description
   Content fields	Metadata label for selected content (except repeater)
   Attribute LDAP (or SQL)	The LDAP field or the SQL column corresponds to the associated metadata.
   Replaceable	If this parameter is checked, the value associated with the metadata can be replaced by a local value.