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1.3.3 Data Import Function

The data import function imports data in XML format to Shunsaku.

[Figure : Data Import Function]

Data Import

Shunsaku Data Import imports both XML data and data extracted from databases to Shunsaku, and distributes the data to the search engine.

The distributed data is expanded in the search engine memory. If there are multiple search engines, the data is distributed equally to all the search engines.

XML Conversion

The XML conversion function converts the data stored in CSV files to XML format data.

Mapping rules that define the correspondence between the input data and the XML format output data are used during data conversion.

The XML conversion function provides a Java API. This API is called from the application. Refer to the Application Development Guide for more information on the XML conversion function.