The Template functions allow users to define and save configurations for the import, export, syndication, exchange, and publication of EnterWorks repository data.
When a template is used to import data to or export data from multiple repositories, those repositories must be linked and you need to specify one repository as the root repository. Templates cannot import or export data from unrelated repositories.
Templates may be used in both scheduled and manually triggered activities. For information about the use of syndication templates during scheduled activities, see Job Scheduling.
While advanced users can be given permissions to create templates, it is recommended that a system administrator assists users creating advanced templates and helps manage existing templates.
Managing Templates
- Import Templates: Import templates allow you to import data into one or more linked repositories.
- Export Templates: Export templates can be used to export data and digital assets from one or more linked repositories, in a variety of formats.
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Exchange Templates: Exchange templates are bidirectional. Once you create an exchange template, you can use it to import and export data into one or more linked repositories. Exchange template exports started from the UI output structured XML output. Exchange template exports started by the API return JSON output.
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Syndication Templates: Syndication templates are useful when you need to define a specific format for the output file, or you want to transform or validate data before it is exported. The transformation tools allow to apply Advanced callout functions and to use VTL formulas to apply conditional logic and calculate column values based on values from one or more attributes.
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Publication Templates: Publication templates are used by the EnterWorks Publication Manager. For more information, see Publication Module.
Using Templates
Information about using templates for manual activities is given in the Using EnterWorks pages regarding those activities, see Imports, Exports and Syndication.
Generate Import Export Template Widget
The Generate Import Export Template widget allows the user to generate an empty file to be used to import data into an EnterWorks repository. The administrator configures the file by selecting an import template to define the columns in the file, and decides which category attributes will be included along with the global attributes specified by the import template. The administrator can also configure the widget to allow the user to choose which category attributes to include.
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