Overview of Files for Import and Export

You can import data into or export data out of the applications. A repository stores the content and the import and export processes handle the data movement into and out of the repository.

Integration specialists stage data for import and export. Application administrators run processes to import data in repositories of content to application transaction tables, or retrieve data exported from applications.

Aspects of managing files for import and export involve the following:

• Using the File Import and Export page

• Interacting with content management

• Uploading to facilitate import

• Downloading to facilitate export

• Determining the file size

The File Import and Export Page

Use the File Import and Export page to upload content to or download content from the document repository of Oracle WebCenter Content. Search criteria on the page are limited to the minimum metadata of content management records needed for file import and export. To open the page, from the Navigator in the global header, select Tools > File Import and Export.

Contact the WebCenter Content Administrator for the following additional requirements:

• Information or assistance regarding general access to content management (including all metadata)

• Creating and managing accounts

• Programmatically uploading and downloading content

Interacting with Content Management

Each user with access to the File Import and Export page is assigned to one or more accounts in Oracle WebCenter Content. Accounts organize and secure access to the content items.

Uploading to Facilitate Import

Uploading a file creates a record in Oracle WebCenter Content. When you upload a file, you must also specify an account to which you upload the file. The account you specify determines which import process picks up that file to import it. You can upload any compatible file format, such as MIME, which the content repository can parse. However, the uploaded format must conform to the requirements of the import process. For example, the comma-separated values (CSV) file for the Load Interface File for Import process.

1. Click Navigator > Tools > File Import and Export.

2. In the Search Results section, click Actions > Upload.

3. On the Upload File window, click Browse and select the file to be uploaded.

4. From the Account list, select the account with which you want to associate the file.

5. Click Save and Close.

The details of the uploaded file appear in the Search Results section. Each uploaded file is assigned a unique Content ID.

Downloading to Facilitate Export

Records in the search results table of the File Import and Export page provide download links to the files.

File Size

Upload and download don't apply the following by default:

• Data compression

• File splitting

The UPLOAD_MAX_DISK_SPACE parameter in the web.xml file determines the maximum allowable file size in content management. The default maximum size is 10240000 (10 MB).