Business rules for changing mappings
Changing mappings is a powerful feature that you must use with caution. Make sure that you use mapping only to rename and/or move items. To make sure that items are mapped correctly, adhere to a number of rules. If you do not respect these rules, an error will be raised, either before or during import.
Do not change the export part of the mapping, only the import part.
Do not delete mappings from the table, or create new ones.
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Do not attempt to move the following items using mapping:
- Publications
- Approval Statuses
- Groups
- Multimedia Types
You can, however, rename all of these items.
Only map to import locations that you know exist on the destination instance.
Only map to an import item that has the same type and subtype as the exported item. You cannot map, for example, a Folder to a Structure Group, or a Multimedia Schema to a Metadata Schema.
Do not perform two interdependent mappings at the same time. For example, do not attempt to make a parent and a child folder switch places, or to give two items each other's names.
If your mapping moves items from one Publication to another Publication, you must add a mapping for the Publication itself (for example, change the title of the source Publication to a target one) and, if necessary, add additional mappings to adjust the locations and/or titles of any dependencies in the Publication of the item you are mapping. Failure to map the Publication leads to an error during import.