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1 INTRODUCTION
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2 ------------
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3 The migrate_example_advanced module demonstrates some techniques for Drupal 8
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4 migrations beyond the basics in migrate_example. It includes a group of
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5 migrations with a wine theme.
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7 SETUP
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8 -----
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9 To demonstrate XML migrations as realistically as possible, the setup module
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10 provides the source data as REST services. So the migrations' references to
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11 these services can be set up accurately, if you install migrate_example_advanced
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12 via drush be sure to use the --uri parameter, e.g.
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13
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14 drush en -y migrate_example_advanced --uri=http://d8.local:8083/
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15
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16 THE WINE SITE
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17 -------------
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18 In this scenario, we have a wine aficionado site which stores data in SQL tables
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19 as well is pulling in additional data from XML services.
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21 To make the example as simple as to run as possible, the SQL data is placed in
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22 tables directly in your Drupal database - in most real-world scenarios, your
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23 source data will be in an external database. The migrate_example_advanced_setup
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24 submodule creates and populates these tables, as well as configuring your Drupal
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25 8 site (creating node types, vocabularies, fields, etc.) to receive the data,
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26 and providing service endpoints for XML data.
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27
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28 STRUCTURE
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29 ---------
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30 As with most custom migrations, there are two primary components to this
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31 example:
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32
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33 1. Migration configuration, in the config/install directory. These YAML files
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34 describe the migration process and provide the mappings from the source data
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35 to Drupal's destination entities.
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36
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37 2. Source plugins, in src/Plugin/migrate/source. These are referenced from the
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38 configuration files, and provide the source data to the migration processing
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39 pipeline, as well as manipulating that data where necessary to put it into
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40 a canonical form for migrations.
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41
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42 UNDERSTANDING THE MIGRATIONS
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43 ----------------------------
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44 Basic techniques demonstrated in the migrate_example module are not rehashed
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45 here - it is expected that if you are learning Drupal 8 migration, you will
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46 study and understand those examples first, and use migrate_example_advanced to
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47 learn about specific techniques beyond those basics. This example doesn't have
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48 the narrative form of migrate_example - it's more of a grab-bag demonstrating
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49 varous features, and is more of a reference for, say, copying the code to set
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50 up an XML migration. An index of things demonstrated by this module:
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51
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52 Multiple vocabularies populated in one migration
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53 ------------------------------------------------
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54 See migrate_plus.migration.wine_terms.yml.
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55
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56 Importing from XML services
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57 ---------------------------
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58 See migrate_plus.migration.wine_role_xml.yml.
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