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Step 6: Configuring this import

The sixth step of importing content is to configure settings for this specific import.

Procedure

  1. In the Process Options area, select one or more options to configure the import process itself:
    Run import process in transaction

    Selecting this option makes the import process transactional; that is, the entire process can be rolled back if an error occurs.

    Discover potential problems before the actual import

    Selecting this option causes Content Porter to analyze the intermediate package and destination Content Manager before actually starting the import, to identify potential problems before they occur. Selecting this option strongly reduces the risk of a failing import, but slows down the overall import process.

    Resolve shared items with BluePrint mapping

    Select this option if the Publication or Publications you are importing are BluePrinted, and if you do not want to perform manual BluePrint mapping.

    If you are importing into Content Manager of SDL Tridion 2013 or older, select the suboption Show popup dialog in case of failed BluePrint mapping to resolve BluePrint mapping problems as they arise.

    Synchronize content against Schema before importing

    If you import an item that depends on a Schema (specifically, a Component, or any content item that has metadata) and you do not also import the (Metadata) Schema on which it depends, the item may not be valid against the Schema found on the destination Content Manager. If you select this option, Content Porter attempts to modify the content item it imports to make it valid against the Schema:

    • If the fields are not in the order as specified in the Schema, Content Porter reorders them.
    • If the item has fields that are not present in the Schema, Content Porter removes them.
    • If the item does not have fields that the Schema does have, Content Porter adds those fields to the item, on the condition that the fields are optional fields, or have a default value, or both.
  2. Only if you are importing into Content Manager of SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 or later, in the Miscellaneous area, select Generate undo package for this import if you want to be able to undo a successful import after it finishes (because, say, you imported into the wrong Content Manager instance by accident). Selecting this option makes the import process slower.
  3. Click Next.
    The second options screen appears.
  4. Under What do you want to do if importing an item causes an error, select how you want Content Porter to respond when an error occurs during import. Choose one of the following options:
    Ask what to do: skip the item, retry the item or abort the import
    Select this option to have full control of the import process. Content Porter prompts you for every error it encounters. Only use this option if you expect the import to be fast, and if you expect to be in front of the machine the entire time to monitor the process.
    Skip the item and continue the import
    Select this option to get as many items imported as possible, fast. Any items that fail to import can be saved to a separate file, to be retried later (see above).
    Abort the import
    Select this option if the full success of the import outweighs the speed, or if you are certain that the import cannot fail.
    You have now specified how you want Content Porter to respond to import problems.
  5. If you are importing into Content Manager of SDL Tridion 2013 or earlier, under Do you want to update selected items, select one of the following:
    • Select Yes if you want Content Porter to always perform an update if the item being imported is already present on the destination Content Manager.
    • Select No if you want Content Porter to never perform an update if the item being imported is already present on the destination Content Manager. This means that Content Porter only creates new items.
    • Select Ask for each item if you want to make this decision on a case-by-case basis.
    You have now specified whether you want Content Porter to update import items or not.
  6. If you are importing into SDL Tridion 2013 Content Manager or older, under Do you want to update dependencies, select one of the following:
    • Select Yes if you want Content Porter to always perform an update of a dependency if the item being imported depends on an item that is already present on the destination Content Manager.
    • Select No if you want Content Porter to never perform an update of a dependency if the item being imported depends on an item that is already present on the destination Content Manager.
    You have now specified whether you want Content Porter to update import item dependencies or not.
  7. Click Next.
    The wizard proceeds to the next step.