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   1  $Id: README.txt,v 1.1.2.5 2009/09/09 14:03:05 weitzman Exp $
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   3  The Migrate module provides a flexible framework for migrating content into Drupal from other
   4  sources (e.g., when converting a web site from another CMS to Drupal). Out-of-the-box, support 
   5  for creating Drupal nodes, fields, comments, url aliases, users+profiles and roles are included. 
   6  Hooks permit migration of other types of content.
   7  
   8  The combination of the Table Wizard and Migrate modules is designed to support a migration process 
   9  along these lines:
  10  
  11   * Import - Table Wizard can be used to import external data into tables in your Drupal database. 
  12     Any tables in your Drupal database, or in other databases on the same server, can be made 
  13     available to views for review and migration.
  14  
  15   * Analysis - Table Wizard performs analysis of table data (ranges, sizes, etc.), and supports 
  16     collaborative documentation of table fields.
  17  
  18   * Content sets - Create Views which represent the different source records that you wish to 
  19     migrate. The Views utilize the Views integration you just created with Table Wizard.
  20  
  21   * Migration - Migrate takes rows from the content sets creates Drupal objects from them. Migration 
  22     is reversible - migrated data can be quickly backed out and migrated again. A dashboard is provided to easily manage the process. Background processing via cron is supported for large migrations.
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  24   * Auditing - Errors and other conditions flagged during migration are flagged and can be reviewed 
  25     in Views). Also, Migrate maintains mapping tables from the source data to the resulting Drupal 
  26     objects, enabling the creation of comparison views.
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  28  Acknowledgements 
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  30  
  31  Much of the Migrate module functionality was sponsored by Cyrve, for its clients GenomeWeb 
  32  (http://www.genomeweb.com) and The Economist (http://www.economist.com). The original code was 
  33  based on node_import.
  34  
  35  Author
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  37  
  38  Mike Ryan - http://drupal.org/user/4420