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Import phase

During the import phase, the DITA content is imported into Content Manager. The filemap.xml file specifies the metadata that is created in the repository.

When you import content into Content Manager, the content from the input directory is created in the following folders:
Information typeFolder name
DITA maps Import/maps
DITA topics Import/topics
Graphics Import/images
where Import is the value that was specified in the CMS base folder path field when the content was prepared for import. If the directory structure on your file system contains child directories, matching folders are created in Content Manager.
By default, all content is created in Content Manager with the following metadata.
Metadata fieldValue
Title
DITA maps
The value of the @title attribute on the <map> element or the value of the <title> element.
DITA topics
The content of the <title> element. If the content of the <title> element contains a conref or conkeyref, that value is not resolved. If the content of the <title> element contains a comma, it is replaced with a space. If a <title> element contains a comma and space, the value of the FTITLE field will contain two spaces.
Graphics
The original file name of the object.
Version1
StatusDraft
Date modifiedDate and time that the content was imported
Last modified byName of the user who imported the content
By default, read access to the folders is granted to members of all Content Manager user groups.

During the import operation, status messages are written to the import.status file. This ensures that status information is not lost if the import operation stops due to a network outage.