The PNX Extensions Loader Tool
This functionality is not relevant to to Primo VE.
The PNX Extensions Loader tool allows on-premises customers to add PNX extensions to PNX records that already exist. In order to use this tool, the following conditions must be met:
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You must implement a file splitter program that supports the extensions that you want to add. For more information, see the following page on EL Commons:
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Because the tool relies on knowing the PNX record ID, you must have the original source record ID of the record to which the extension is to be attached.
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You must be an installation-level staff user to create and execute this tool.
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This tool will harvest only the files that have been added or modified since the last time the tool was executed.
To load PNX extensions:
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On the Tools Monitoring page, select PNX Extensions Loader in the Create a Tool drop-down list.The PNX Extensions Loader page opens.
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Enter the following fields:
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Name – Enter a name for the tool, which you can execute and monitor in the Tool Monitoring list.
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Harvesting method – Select a harvesting method: FTP, SFTP, or Copy.
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Source directory – Enter the name of the directory that is holding the harvested records.
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File format – Enter a regular expression that describes the format of the files to be harvested. This tool will harvest all files that match the expression.
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File Splitter – Select the file splitter that was implemented to load extensions. For more information on implementing these file splitters, refer to the description of the PNX Extension Loader on EL Commons.
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Email – Enter an e-mail address to which to send a confirmation when the tool completes execution.
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Click Save.
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Execute the tool when needed. For information on monitoring tools, see Tools Monitoring.