How to migrate content to Drupal using XML files

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How to migrate content to Drupal using XML files

By: Veronica Ramirez

[email protected]

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Content migration

The complexity of a migration shows the importance of a strong web governance.

To take into account:

• Relations within content

• Size and complexity

• Resources: images, attachments, videos, links, etc

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Migrate content to Drupal using XML You will need:

• Feeds module (https://drupal.org/project/feeds)

• Feed XPath Parser module (https://drupal.org/project/feeds_xpathparser)

• XML files with the content that will be migrated.


https://drupal.org/project/feeds

https://drupal.org/project/feeds

https://drupal.org/project/feeds_xpathparser

https://drupal.org/project/feeds_xpathparser

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Steps

1. Install the modules

2. Enable the following modules: Feeds, Feeds Admin UI and Feeds XPath Parser


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Steps

3. Create a folder in the sites/default/files path called Feeds

4. Place the XML file in the following path: sites/default/files/feeds, which is the path to the folder created in step 3.

5. In your Drupal backend (you must be logged in as administrator), go to Structure > Feeds Importer > Add Importer


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Steps

6. In Name field, give a name to the importer: Veronica Ramirez

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Setting up the feed importer


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9. Click on Change next to Fetcher and select the first option: File Upload and Save. After Saving, you should have File Upload under Fetcher.







11.Click on Change next to Parser and then select the XPath XML parser option and Save. After saving, you should have XPath XML Parser under Parser.












Steps

18.In the URL, add /import to the main domain. Veronica Ramirez

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Steps XML with one level of children XML without one level of children


Steps

19.When ready, click on the Import button. You will see a progress bar and at the end, information related to the import.

To verify if your content was imported, click on Content and filter by your content type.



Thank you!

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How to migrate content to Drupal using XML files