I am trying to import xml nodes into Drupal from an external soap service. So far I have the prototype scripts running: ie. soap calls to external service that retrieves an xml file and saves it locally.

I am planning on using the "Transformations Module" to process the XML file and import the nodes into Drupal's database.

My questions is; is it possible to run the defined transformation pipeline via a cron job?

The plan would be:

  1. Run a daily cron job to retrieve the XML update from the external SOAP service. (This part is done as a prototype)
  2. Then run another cron job sequentially to execute the Transformations xml-import-to-nodes operation.

Any suggestions are most welcome.

Thanks,

Sandro.