Topic Map Export for Drupal

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# First you have enable the Topic Map Export module in the Drupal modules section. <br /><br />[[Image:Enable module topic map export.png|center|Drupal - Modules section]]<br /><br />
 
# First you have enable the Topic Map Export module in the Drupal modules section. <br /><br />[[Image:Enable module topic map export.png|center|Drupal - Modules section]]<br /><br />
# After you have enabled the module, goto /topic_map/export. Following screen should be displayed. <br /><br />[[Image:Drupal topic map export form.png|center|Drupal - Topic Map Export form]]<br /><br />
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# After you have enabled the module, goto /topic_map/export. Following screen should be displayed: <br /><br />[[Image:Drupal topic map export form.png|center|Drupal - Topic Map Export form]]<br /><br />
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# In the in configuration screen you can do the following configurations:
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#* You can select a preset you wish to use. Selecting a preset will load its default values to configurations below.
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#* Selecting the entities will affect which type of content gets exported. When making changes to entities, it will alter the configuration below it.
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#* Below the entities you can select what kind associations will get exported. Additional associations will appear if an optional Drupal module Reference is enabled.
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#* Some entities when selected, will allow you to select the content types of that entity that get exported.
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# After you selecting the desired configuration, submit the form and the export process starts.
  
 
=== Importing topic map to Wandora ===
 
=== Importing topic map to Wandora ===
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# After you have selected the exported topic, select Import from the import dialog.<br /><br />[[Image:Wandora combined with numbers.png|center|Wandora - Importing topic map]]<br />
 
# After you have selected the exported topic, select Import from the import dialog.<br /><br />[[Image:Wandora combined with numbers.png|center|Wandora - Importing topic map]]<br />
 
# Now your topic map should be imported and you can browse it. You can find the root topic by writing "website" in the Wandora's search field. The root topic should have the same name as you Drupal website.
 
# Now your topic map should be imported and you can browse it. You can find the root topic by writing "website" in the Wandora's search field. The root topic should have the same name as you Drupal website.
# Double click the resulted topic that has the same name as your website and it should open in the topic viewer<br /><br />
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# Double click the resulted topic that has the same name as your website and it should open in the topic viewer<br />
 
[[Image:Wandora drupal topic map import.png|center|Wandora - Opened topic map]]
 
[[Image:Wandora drupal topic map import.png|center|Wandora - Opened topic map]]

Revision as of 15:08, 16 June 2011

Topic Map Export is a configurable exporter for Drupal 7 that generates a topic map out of Drupal content. The development of the exporter is sponsored by Wandora Team. Topic Map Export is distributed under GPL v3 lisence.

Contents

Requirements

  • A working Drupal 7 installation.
  • Drupal extra modules (Included in Wandora source code package in extras folder).

Instructions for installing Drupal can be found here, for testing purposes it is recommended that you put up a local server setup. Here is some good articles on how to setup Drupal on local server.

Usage

Exporting topic map from Drupal

  1. First you have enable the Topic Map Export module in the Drupal modules section.

    Drupal - Modules section


  2. After you have enabled the module, goto /topic_map/export. Following screen should be displayed:

    Drupal - Topic Map Export form


  3. In the in configuration screen you can do the following configurations:
    • You can select a preset you wish to use. Selecting a preset will load its default values to configurations below.
    • Selecting the entities will affect which type of content gets exported. When making changes to entities, it will alter the configuration below it.
    • Below the entities you can select what kind associations will get exported. Additional associations will appear if an optional Drupal module Reference is enabled.
    • Some entities when selected, will allow you to select the content types of that entity that get exported.
  4. After you selecting the desired configuration, submit the form and the export process starts.

Importing topic map to Wandora

  1. Start Wandora and select from top menu File -> Import -> Topic map import
  2. Import dialog should open, from there select Browse
  3. Browse for exported topic map and select that file. It should be located in your in here: drupal_installation/sites/defaut/files/topicmap_{timestamp}.xtm
  4. After you have selected the exported topic, select Import from the import dialog.

    Wandora - Importing topic map

  5. Now your topic map should be imported and you can browse it. You can find the root topic by writing "website" in the Wandora's search field. The root topic should have the same name as you Drupal website.
  6. Double click the resulted topic that has the same name as your website and it should open in the topic viewer
Wandora - Opened topic map
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