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Connect to a remote database
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If you want to pull data from a live database you can connect directly to it and update the objects later.
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Step 1
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Go to Database Import
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Navigate to /dashboard/database_import using the dashboard button at the right top of the screen.
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Type in Credentials
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Type in the credentials to access a database on a different server. All SQL based databases should work. A connected database makes sense if a substantial part of product information or other mass content is available. This way you can use the connected database as an updateable source for its express objects. Just keep in mind that an update overrides user changes to express object attribute values. New values need to be translated after an update. Alternatively you can keep everything separated and use all import features with a SQL dump import.
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Make sure your database accepts incoming connections from remote IPs. If such a configuration is not possible, consider using the database dump upload feature.
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Best practice is to create a dedicated read-only user for your ContentCrank who is granted access to the database including its information_schema.
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Connect
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Click the connect button.
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Import Tables Tutorial
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For the next steps to import the tables from your connected database follow the import tables tutorial.
Tutorial Program Tutorialprograms
See tutorial programs below according to your filtering or search.
Filters:
| Name | Description | Tutorial |
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| Database Import | Tutorials for using the database features. Learn about connected databases, dump imports and updating existing entries and entities. | Import a SQL dump Connect to a remote database Importing tables |
| IDML Export | Tutorials for Export features. Learn to create templates from your designs and to export idml documents. | IDML Export |
| Content Creation | Tutorials about the workflow and best practices to create and edit content and structure. | Express content pages Article Pages |
| Translation | Tutorials about the multilingual features. Learn about translating all your pages and express objects, editing translations and adding more languages. | Prepare Editorial Content for AI translation Prepare Express data for translation AI translation Edit Express translations |
| Express Data Objects | Express entities are data objects which can contain any combination of attributes and associations. Express entities can be created by a database import or from scratch. Some default entities are built in and ready to use as part of your ContentCrank. We prepared tutorials for the most frequently needed tasks. | Express Entries and Entities Entity settings Express content pages Express forms |
Tutorial Tutorials
See tutorials below according to your filtering or search.
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| Name | Description | Tutorial Program |
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| Import a SQL dump | If you have a SQL file - a dump or database backup, you can import it using the Upload Database Dump feature. | Database Import |
| Connect to a remote database | If you want to pull data from a live database you can connect directly to it and update the objects later. | Database Import |
| Importing tables | No matter if you connected directly to a database or uploaded a dump, the importing follows the same rules. | Database Import |
| IDML Export | Learn to export your content to idml. | IDML Export |
| Express Entries and Entities | A quick explanation for express data objects. We use the spaceships example from the database import tutorials as reference. Imported express entities like the spaceships mirror their database table`s structure like columns, column types and column order. Generally put, express data objects create a logic layer between raw values, associations and their form of output. That means you can not only edit any value itself, the global structure and display of each express entry value can be customized. | Express Data Objects |
| Entity settings | Define how units, labels and associated columns are displayed. | Express Data Objects |
| Express content pages | Learn how to create content pages with express entities. Entries can be ordered, sorted and filtered in many ways. | Content Creation Express Data Objects |
| Express forms | You can create different forms for different contexts like a full blown product katalogue ouput with all columns and values or a simplified output with only selected attributes like images and headlines. | Express Data Objects |
| Article Pages | Article pages offer an easy way to create editorial content. | Content Creation |
| Prepare Editorial Content for AI translation | Create a new localization for your pages. | Translation |
| Prepare Express data for translation | Create a dictionary for your express content. | Translation |
| AI translation | Translate all your content in a few minutes to up to ~70 languages. | Translation |
| Edit Express translations | Learn where to edit and correct Express translations. | Translation |
| Start your ContentCrank trial | Create a personalized demo system to try out our services for a week. Use predefined use cases to see everything in action without creating your own data - which you still can. |
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