I am trying to get our forum data from our current Telligent forums and put them into a searchable knowledge base on our Drupal site (then close our Telligent account). It seems like the Feeds module would be the right tool for this task, but I could use a little help. I can get the forum data either through an RSS feed or a CSV file, but am unsure as to what to do with it then. Can someone guide me through the process or refer me to a resource? Thanks!

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steveshook’s picture

steveshook commented

Anyone, anyone? Thanks!

Krummrey’s picture

Krummrey commented

Feeds might not be the right tool for the job.

I don' think that feeds can easily maintain relationships between users, posts, forums and so on.

The migrate module might be a better option if you are able to get your data consistently into a mySQL database.

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apmsooner commented

The node import module might be the easier route because you have more control over the field mappings in my opinion. I would put your data in a .csv file and then just import it with that module if i were you.

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tterranigma commented
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Status: Active » Fixed

You can achieve this with Feeds. If you need to maintain relationships between users and posts, etc, you will need to plan carefully and maybe do some tricks or tamper with the data. On one occasion for instance I had to attach a text field to a content type which I populated with data from the csv and I used that field through tokens to populate stuff that I couldn't otherwise (eg filefield paths). Be creative and most probably you will achieve what you want.

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed - issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.