Work with xmlaccess (xmlaccess.sh)

Use xmlaccess.sh to export and import IBM WebSphere Portal configurations.

XML configuration interface results, especially of configuration imports or updates, are influenced by the property settings for these configuration services. This includes changes made to these settings. For more detail about the configuration services, refer to the topics about the portal service configuration.

To export/import configurations, we can either use...

• The XML configuration command line client.
• Administration portlets we can export and import XML configurations.

Terminology...

export

In the administrative context: a human administrative task, for example exporting a portal configuration or a part of it. In the context of xmlaccess.sh: an XML request and action, for example to export the data of a portal configuration or a part of it.

import

This term represents only the human task in the administrative context, for example importing a portal configuration or a part of it. It has no corresponding XML request type. In the context of xmlaccess.sh, an import is performed by specifying the update request type, together with the create or update action for the resources that are to be imported.

Sample XML scripts

The following topics mention several sample files suitable for different purposes of portal configuration using XML. Before using them, read the other topics about xmlaccess.sh carefully. These sample files are documented here for reference purposes only. To use the XML samples for work on the portal configuration, use the files provided in the portal installation, as they might be more up to date than this documentation. The XML sample files are located in of the WebSphere Portal installation:

PORTAL_HOME/doc/xml-samples

See also

• Use administrative portlets for XML configuration
  
• Use the XML configuration command line client
  
• Generating a complete xmlaccess export of a Portal configuration
  

Parent xmlaccess.sh

Related tasks:
Set service configuration properties
Use xmlaccess.sh to work with Producer definitions
Use xmlaccess.sh to consume portlets from a Producer portal
Credential Vault Service
Portal service configuration