Batch import of metadata / aspects on Alfresco?

[trelofysikos]

Hi,

I would like to batch import documents on the Alfresco repository.
I m able to do this with CIFS/ FTP/ WEBDAV.
These documents have certain metadata which i store in a database.
How can I give properties / aspects easily(btach) on my files?

Is it possible to batch import metadata or aspects on Files allready in Alfresco ?

[ajkalbente]

Inform us on what is going on with the project! Thanks.

[stevegreenbaum]

The latest information regarding the Talend/Alfresco connector's support for Alfresco v3.3 is posted at http://forge.alfresco.com/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1274&forum_id=752

[nramdoo]

Hello,

I have some data to import to alfresco.
Your method seems right.
Could you send me your source code so that i can adapt it to import my documents to alfresco

Thank you

[pmonks]

nramdoo, the link to the Google code project (which includes both compiled binaries and source code) for the bulk filesystem import tool is listed above.

Cheers,
peter

[nramdoo]

hello,

How i solved my imports ?

I used Alfresco 3 web services bought from PACKT publishing.
I have been able to import into the alfresco repository using webservices and java and the Chapter 2 "Creating and modifying contents" greatly helped me.
I also used the following links
http://dev.alfresco.com/resource/docs/java/web-service-client/org/alfresco/webservice/types/package-...
At first it may seem difficult, finally it  was not so difficult , but i used  java language.

I don't think that it is the best method ? Next time i will try to use webscripts.

Thanks

[stevegreenbaum]

As I understand it, the Talend connectors are out-of-date and won't work with v3.3 forward.   Have you used the connector with v3.3 or v3.4?

[nramdoo]

Hello,
I used alfresco 3.3G.
I am able to create spaces, load content (images, pdf html)
I also made mass update of properties.
At first, i tried to understand the talend connector. I am quite sure (confirmed by many messages on some forums) that it no longer works with alfresco 3.3
Bye

[pmonks]

You may also want to evaluate the "Bulk Filesystem Import Tool" [1].  It's been used in several production Alfresco instances (that I'm directly aware of), and has seen quite a bit of traction amongst Alfresco's partner community as well.

Unlike the ACP mechanism, the approach the BFSIT takes requires minimal reformulation of the source content and is significantly faster as well (it's been tested well into the hundreds-of-thousands-of-documents / tens-of-gigabytes range, and is designed to work on virtually any content set, no matter how large).

Cheers,
Peter

[1] http://code.google.com/p/alfresco-bulk-filesystem-import/

[nramdoo]

Hello pmonks,

I will use your program the next time i will have to do a bulk import.

best regards
Nr

[pmonks]

Check the link above - the Bulk Filesystem Import Tool is indeed a community open source project (hosted on Google Code).

Cheers,
Peter