How to use IBM Content Collector to create a file archiving task route for P8 document containing multiple content elements?

Answer

Use the following example as a reference. The following 3 files are to be stored into P8 in one object with 3 content elements:

• C:\Temp\file source\file1.txt
• C:\Temp\file source\file2.txt
• C:\Temp\file source\file3.txt

1.

<xml>
  <transact>
<filename>C:\Temp\file source\file1.txt</filename>
<filename>C:\Temp\file source\file2.txt</filename>
<filename>C:\Temp\file source\file3.txt</filename>
 </transact>
 <firstproperty>some_label</firstproperty>
 <secondproperty>some_other_property</secondproperty>
</xml>
 

3. Configure the following for the first FSC Associate Metadata task:

• In the Document Name tab, for Base the name of the document, select Values in the metadata file. In the drop down list for Property containing document file names, select any one of your metadata properties. The value selected here is not important.
• Select the check boxes Group documents by metadata file and Documents are contentless.
• In the Metadata Mapping tab, provide mapping for only your customer custom properties. Do not select the property that provides the actual file path to the document.

• In the Document Name tab, for Base the name of the document, select Values in the metadata file. In the drop down list for Property containing document file names, select the property that contains the actual file path to the document.
• Select the check box Group documents by metadata file.
• Do not select the check box Documents are contentless.
• In the Metadata Mapping tab, provide mapping for only the property that contains the actual file path to the document.