Custom import package
You can use the Import and Export service to import structured data from other systems than SDL Web into a Content Manager. To do so, the data must conform to SDL Web standards, and must be contained in an import package that also conforms to SDL Web standards.
- Your business has a taxonomy structure that you would like to use in SDL Web.
- You have structured data in your back-end systems that you would like to make available to SDL Web users.
- You have legacy content that you would like to add to your existing SDL Web content.
In all of these cases, you can use the Import and Export service to create an import package, add your content into it, and then import it.
The Import and Export service does expect that the package it imports contains well-formed, valid SDL Web content items. That is, you will need to transform your external content to SDL Web format before adding it to the package.