Need to deploy EAs as xml files

What is the best way to use OD to deploy EAs as xml along with the file? The target system needs to pick up an associated xml file or output stream to processes the associated attributes with every file deployed. I currently use DAS but then have a complex process to interpret area table records to the XML representing the EAs that need to be deployed. Consequently I have a database in the middle of this deployment that I would like to remove. I can use the iwextattr command and process a dnr request from the manifest but thats a lot of scripting for something that should be provided as a feature.

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nipper

In your mind this should be a part of the product. I doubt you will find many who agree with you.

You can use DataDeploy to generate XML from EAs, but doing a perl script for that is easy as well. IMHO, do it on the server & then have OD push them out.

Migrateduser

Please explain you can have DD create xml from EAs. In the current release where DD is part of OD shouldn't I be able to configure this? I was thinking it was possible but did not see a clear process. I do understand a scripted solution but wanted to get the XML as part of the manifest stream from dd into the DNR.

nipper

read the datadeploy manual

look for TeamSite to XML deployment

Migrateduser

By current release, I assume you mean 6.x. EA deployments using the dbLoader element go to a database via the target receiver. There's a feature request on file for writing EAs to a file on the target system rather than the database, which would enable a target-side DNR to crunch through the EAs. (FR #54036)

Until then, the easiest way is probably to call DD using a source-side DNR to extract the EAs to a dump file, as suggested earlier. The dump file can be deployed to the target as part of the OD deployment.

Todd Scallan
Director of Product Management
Interwoven
t: 408-530-7167
e: tscallan@interwoven.com

Migrateduser

Im not real happy with that because we don't get the benefit of having OD/DD bundled if we have to provide a scripting solution to collect EAs. I was hoping that the DD deployment configuration could be set for a file deployment in XML, from that OD could manage in time EA deployment as part of the manifest stream with the file deployment. An integrated approach of this nature would allow us to support any target for all content. Please consider this as a feature in the near future.

Migrateduser

I've filed a feature request for including EAs in the manifest stream: #57083

However, one concern I would have is the manifest stream could become quite large.

Todd Scallan
Director of Product Management
Interwoven
t: 408-530-7167
e: tscallan@interwoven.com