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Import Agent DOD_XML Mode Advanced Design and Setup Guide

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Perceptive Content
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Import Agent DOD_XML Mode Advanced Design and Setup Guide
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Foundation 25.1
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Complete the following steps to configure Import Agent to upload documents exported from a third-party system.

  1. In the inserverImp.ini file, configure the settings as you would normally configure Import Agent, and ensure you configure the document properties.
    Note: For more information on inserverImp.ini settings, refer to the Perceptive Content Server and Client Installation and Setup Guide for your operating system and database.
  2. In the inserverImp.ini file, ensure the following settings are configured as detailed in the Selection column below.

Group Setting Selection Description
General import.mode DOD_XML Specifies the types of files that Import Agent imports and the method that Import Agent uses to gather document property values and assign them to the new documents.

When you set import.mode to DOD_XML, Import Agent imports XML files that follow DoD 5015.02-STD.

The default is INDEX_FILE.

import.directory.<n> Any valid directory Specifies the directory that Import Agent monitors for import files. You can define an unlimited number of directories by creating new, subsequently named import.directory.<n> settings.

The default is $(IMAGENOWDIR)/import.

Mode DOD_XML xml.file.ext xml Specifies Import Agent to import XML files.

The default is xml.

KEY MAPPING doc.type <Any valid document type> DEFAULT <<date/time>> <<index provided>> <<SerialNumber>> <<undefined>> <<uniqueID>> Specifies the document type value Import Agent assigns to the Type field.

For a description of the mapping options, refer to the appendix.

The default is DEFAULT.

drawer <Any valid drawer> <<date/time>> DEFAULT <<index provided>> <<SerialNumber>> <<undefined>> <<uniqueID>> Specifies the value Import Agent assigns to the Drawer field.

For a description of the mapping options, refer to the appendix.

The default is DEFAULT.
field 1 <<date/time>> DEFAULT <<index provided>>

<Literal text> <<SerialNumber>> <<undefined>> <<uniqueID>>

Specifies the values that Import Agent uses for the fields 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 document properties.

For a description of the mapping options, refer to the appendix.

The default is DEFAULT.
fied 2
field 3
field 4
field 5
  1. Ensure the XML files conform to the DoD 5015.02-STD schema. Refer to the “DoD 5015.02-STD XML example” section in this document for examples of XML files.
  2. Copy the XML files into the directory you configured Import Agent to monitor in the import.directory.<n> setting.