.page Copy

I want to copy .page file and also want to ensure that the component ID, page ID etc. all get updated in the copied page. Is there a CLT or a java class through which i can do that. I cannot use the User Interface copy option as the number of pages to be copied is really high and it would really be a cumbersome process.

7.2.1 Environment on Windows

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Crsb

are you trying to copy from branch to branch or from TS server to another?

santosh013

I want to copy .page file and also want to ensure that the component ID, page ID etc. all get updated in the copied page. Is there a CLT or a java class through which i can do that. I cannot use the User Interface copy option as the number of pages to be copied is really high and it would really be a cumbersome process.

7.2.1 Environment on Windows

Hi,
You can make a java class for the same but I am not sure about it.
I know/made java classes for converting xml into DCRs and dumping it into data folder by setting some attributes.
So you will have to find the attributes for .pages.
What I can tell you(not recommended) that I have copied the .pages from one server to another by simply copying from one server to another along with the components.
Don't forget to submit the components folder as well as to do get latest components on all the pages.

HTH.

Crsb

What I can tell you(not recommended) that I have copied the .pages from one server to another by simply copying from one server to another along with the components.
HTH.

what do you mean by simply copying? simply copying a TS file from one server to another means ftp upload or scp which won't work as you already know (missing EAs...). so you probably want to spell out more details about how you did it.

Hi,
Don't forget to submit the components folder as well as to do get latest components on all the pages.
HTH.

if you are migrating/copying from one server to another, just submitting components folder won't work unless you have the exact same number of versions for each component in both servers. the common case is that components in TS DEV have higher version numbers than in TS PROD. if component version in component branch is smaller than component version in .page, OOTB get latest component won't work. you will have to reset the component version in .page manually.

santosh013

what do you mean by simply copying? simply copying a TS file from one server to another means ftp upload or scp which won't work as you already know (missing EAs...). so you probably want to spell out more details about how you did it.

if you are migrating/copying from one server to another, just submitting components folder won't work unless you have the exact same number of versions for each component in both servers. the common case is that components in TS DEV have higher version numbers than in TS PROD. if component version in component branch is smaller than component version in .page, OOTB get latest component won't work. you will have to reset the component version in .page manually.

Hi,
You might have encountered this but I did this sometimes back and there was no issue regarding the versions.
Yes one issue we faced was that some of the components were having the incorrect site names and we manually checked/corrected in each of the components before submitting.
Though it is not a good idea but it has been tested by me and team and it ran successfully.
One good point raised by you is regarding the servers and I hope he is trying(assumption) to move from one server to another.
If he is in the same server then why not to use copy to?

Thanks.

interDev

are you trying to copy from branch to branch or from TS server to another?

i am trying to copy a page within the same branch on the same server.

interDev

Hi,
If he is in the same server then why not to use copy to?

Thanks.

i am copying on the same server and as i mentioned earlier, i have to create a lot of pages in the branch and i have to repeat same process on multiple branches as well. So i cannot do it through 'Copy' option in UI. I need some other solution through CLT or java classes.

santosh013

i am trying to copy a page within the same branch on the same server.

Hi,
Then I hope you will not face any kind of problem and can do it through Copy to only.
Is the Copy To not working?

Thanks.

robot

Hi Santosh,
We are able to copy within the TS Server but will it not leave its attributes when I will try to WINSCP it to different server.

santosh013

Hi Santosh,
We are able to copy within the TS Server but will it not leave its attributes when I will try to WINSCP it to different server.

Hi,
Yes it will lose its attribute and hence not recommended.
You can check with a component and a page.
You will get to know the difference.

Thanks.

interDev

Hi,
Then I hope you will not face any kind of problem and can do it through Copy to only.
Is the Copy To not working?

Thanks.

Please see my post above. Using Copy option in UI is not an option as volume is really huge.

Adam Stoller

Please see my post above. Using Copy option in UI is not an option as volume is really huge.

You could use iwupdate between two branches in the same store - or you could use OpenDeploy with EA transfer enabled - either should accomplish the primary goal of copying the files within the source directory structure to the target directory (assuming target branch and workarea are created in advance)

Whether or not you run into issues with built-in component IDs is another issue (one that I cannot answer at this point, but someone else here with more explicit SP/LS experience should be able to do so)

Rick Poulin

Whether or not you run into issues with built-in component IDs is another issue (one that I cannot answer at this point, but someone else here with more explicit SP/LS experience should be able to do so)

I haven't seen any issue with component IDs, but there is an issue with the LiveSite\Id EA assigned to pages when using LSCS, since it does use that as a unique identifier. I don't know of any way to get SitePub to regenerate those. Haven't seen any issues with that outside of LSCS, since those IDs don't appear to be used by anything else (so far).

RonaldV

I want to copy .page file and also want to ensure that the component ID, page ID etc. all get updated in the copied page. Is there a CLT or a java class through which i can do that. I cannot use the User Interface copy option as the number of pages to be copied is really high and it would really be a cumbersome process.

7.2.1 Environment on Windows

This is not supported by Autonomy in any way!!!

Having said that it is possible to copy the xml of the original .page and then modify the unique id, etc in BOTH (!!!) the xml and the extended attributes. There is NO garantee that this unique id will stay unique (e.g. livesite could re-use this id resulting in scary duplicate id's)