Method and apparatus to import unstructured content into a content management system
First Claim
1. In a content management system having a repository of information organized according to an index file, the improvement comprising a method of importing unstructured content into said repository comprising:
- providing a template of configurable import rules to enable retrieval of information components of said unstructured content,ascertaining at least one structural attribute of said unstructured content,enabling a user to configure import rules of said template according to the ascertained structural attribute,accessing and examining information components of said unstructured content according to said attribute,optionally tagging information components of said unstructured content according to a value of the accessed and examined information components,importing information components of the unstructured content into said repository of the content management system according to indices of said index file,identifying a workflow task with respect to the information components of the imported content, andprocessing said workflow task of said content management system relative to said imported content.
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Abstract
A content management system having a repository of information organized according to an index file, a method of importing unstructured content comprising an XML or other template of configurable import rules to enable retrieval of information components of the unstructured content; ascertaining at least one structural attribute of the unstructured content; enabling a user to configure import rules according to the ascertained structural attribute(s); accessing and examining information components of the unstructured content according to the attribute(s); optionally tagging information components of the unstructured content according to a value of the accessed and examined information components; importing information components of the unstructured content into a repository of the content management system according to indices of the index file; identifying a workflow task with respect to the information components of the imported content; and processing a workflow task of the content management system relative to the imported content.
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1. In a content management system having a repository of information organized according to an index file, the improvement comprising a method of importing unstructured content into said repository comprising:
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providing a template of configurable import rules to enable retrieval of information components of said unstructured content, ascertaining at least one structural attribute of said unstructured content, enabling a user to configure import rules of said template according to the ascertained structural attribute, accessing and examining information components of said unstructured content according to said attribute, optionally tagging information components of said unstructured content according to a value of the accessed and examined information components, importing information components of the unstructured content into said repository of the content management system according to indices of said index file, identifying a workflow task with respect to the information components of the imported content, and processing said workflow task of said content management system relative to said imported content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a content management system, a method of importing unstructured content comprising:
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establishing indexing criteria for use in the content management system wherein said indexing criteria are defined to support a workflow processing scheme; examining the unstructured content to determine a preliminary file structure; providing a template of user-configurable import rules; configuring said import rules of said template according to said preliminary file structure of the unstructured content; importing said content into the content management system according to said import rules; and performing a workflow task with respect to the imported content. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A content management system useful for importing unstructured content, said system comprising:
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a template of configurable import rules, a user interface module to provide a user interface that enables a user to configure said template, a repository to store information, a retrieval module to access and retrieve information components from a storage medium containing said unstructured content, said accessing and retrieval being performed according to said template of configurable import rules, an indexing module responsive to the retrieval module to store information components of said unstructured content in said repository according to indices of an index file, and a workflow processing module that accesses said repository to process information components of said imported, unstructured content. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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