import categories for inplace loaded documents

[rdaelen]

ls,
Question is: can you (bulk) import categorie definitions.
And related question: can you import the categories as metadata with a number of bulk (inplace) loaded documents.

We want to use the categories (and not tags) to have multi ways of (predefined) ordering documents. A folder structure will not do in this case (just one hierarchy!). We do not want to use tags as the list will get hundreds, if not thousands of items long, and using a hierarchy in the categories the lists will be limited.
I have found the description of the .metadata.properties.xml, but no mentioning of categories. Hence my question.

Raymond

[mdutoo]

Hi

The Alfresco ETL Connector for Talend can be used to define and import categories in a first pass (ETL job), then actual documents within those in a second pass :

http://knowledge.openwide.fr/Main/AlfrescoETLConnector

Indeed, it supports categories, as any noderef-typed field. But it also supports associations, permissions…

Regards