Import web collections

As a part of preparing the source environment, we exported web collections. After we export a search web collection from a source portal, we can import the data into a new, empty collection on the target portal. Importing a web collection retains most of the configuration data such as content sources, schedulers, filters, and language settings. If we configured such settings when creating the new collection, they are overwritten by the imported settings.

When we import a web collection, a background process fetches, crawls, and indexes all documents listed by URL in the previously exported file. Therefore, be aware of the memory and time required for crawls. See Hints and tips for using Portal search. Complete the following steps on the target portal, using the Manage Search portlet:

1. If we are migrating to a remote server, copy the XML file containing the exported web collection to the server where the new version of WebSphere Portal is installed.

2. In the Search Collections box, click Create Collection to create an empty collection.

3. Specify the required information in the Location of Collection, Name of Collection, and Description of Collection fields, and then click OK.

4. Select the empty collection created.

5. In the Search Collections box, click Import collection.

6. In the Specify Location field, enter the full directory path and XML file name of the file exported.

7. Click Import.

8. Select the collection created, and then click the search icon, indicated by eye glasses, and browse the collection.

9. Verify the documents found are the same as the collection created on the earlier portal server, and the links work as expected. Any inconsistencies between the exported document count and the imported document count should be resolved the next time the cleanup daemon runs.

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Tips for using Portal Search