Item Importer Puzzle

Rhythmyx Technical Discussion
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I need some help putting together a puzzle. I have an implementation of Rhythmyx that was recently upgraded from 5.7 to 6.5.2. Prior to the upgrade there was a process set in place long before I came on board (and which I never used) that allowed for uploading/importing an xml file into the system to create content items of a certain Content Type. I now no longer have access to the person who used that tool to import that content, and I’m not familiar with how it was done. I need to perform that process now, but do not know where that functionality existed in the 5.7 implementation and if it was carried into the upgraded implementation. I do know that I have an application called “RSS Import Support” and a lib jar file called PSORSSItemImporter.jar. They seem like good candidates for this, but I’m not sure how to utilize them.

Any help on this would be appreciated.

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OK, it looks like I’m looking for documentation on the PSO RSS Item Importer functionality. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

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Good afternoon

We have the same importer (I actually think it was developed for us). The new location on 6.5 for us is: http://server:port/Rhythmyx/user/apps/RSSImportProcessor/processFiles

from here you can upload the xml file. In the root of your application folder should be a config file (ours is rssimport-config.xml), which defnes the RSS channels and the fields to map to the database.

Hope this helps.

Raj

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Yes, there is both a 5.7 and a 6.5 version of this. It’s different, and if you only have the 5.7 version, I don’t believe it will work after upgrade.

This program was written before Web Services were reliable, and it uses the old style XML applications to save items in the database.

Dave

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Thanks, Raj. That helps me understand how it is used.

Dave,
How can I get the 6.5 version of this? We have just upgraded and are now up against a publish deadline and we need this functionality. I have a ticket open with support, but it has taken several days and they still haven’t found any documentation for me.
Thanks for any help.
-Creig