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ankurm40172185
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May 15, 2018 1:49 PM UTC
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Automating Package Export - Campaign Classic

Hello All

I am trying to use the below referenced document to generate and download packages but with limited outcome.

https://docs.campaign.adobe.com/doc/AC/en/technicalResources/Technotes/AdobeCampaign_How_to_export_packages_automaticall…

I have created a workflow with the below snippet; the workflow runs without error but i see only a single line as output. More than that; i am unable to find a way to access any generated package files. Would prefer to either find a proper link to ftp them or just download them locally. The end goal is to ftp and upload in another environment.

var query = xtk.queryDef.create(

<queryDef schema="xtk:specFile" operation="select">

<select>

<node expr="@name"/>

<node expr="@namespace"/>

<node expr="data"/>

</select>

<where>  

    <condition expr="[@namespace] = 'XYZ'"  />

   </where>

  

</queryDef>

);

var res = query.ExecuteQuery();

var specFile = xtk.specFile.create(res);

var package = specFile.GenerateDoc();

var fileName = "/tmp/myPackage.xml"

saveXmlFile(package, fileName)

var file = new File("/tmp/myPackage.xml")

file.open()

for each(var line in file)

  logInfo(line)

file.close()

The above highlighted segment gives me just a single line of result:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='windows-1252'?>

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    Marcel_Szimonisz
    Marcel_SzimoniszAccepted solution
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    May 16, 2018 10:05 AM UTC

    Hello ankurm40172185​

    You have more options here:

    1) zip the files and load them to any ftp

         zip them by using execCommand() in JS activity

    2) zip files and send them as computed attachment to an email

         - Do not forget to pasword protect them

    3) you can zip them and request file transfer job by whoever is managing the remote server

    4) you can create web app where you run workflow and trigger download of the zip file

    5) request remote access to the server

    BR,

    Marcel

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    ankurm40172185Author
    Level 2
    May 16, 2018 10:07 AM UTC

    Thanks; let me try this.

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    Marcel_Szimonisz
    Marcel_SzimoniszAccepted solution
    New Participant
    May 16, 2018 10:05 AM UTC

    Hello ankurm40172185​

    You have more options here:

    1) zip the files and load them to any ftp

         zip them by using execCommand() in JS activity

    2) zip files and send them as computed attachment to an email

         - Do not forget to pasword protect them

    3) you can zip them and request file transfer job by whoever is managing the remote server

    4) you can create web app where you run workflow and trigger download of the zip file

    5) request remote access to the server

    BR,

    Marcel

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      ankurm40172185Author
      Level 2
      May 16, 2018 9:48 AM UTC

      marcel.gent.86​ Thanks Marcel; you pointed in the right direction; however; as we use managed services I cannot access the files and the adobe documentation doesnt explain how/where to download/ftp this.

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      ankurm40172185Author
      Level 2
      May 16, 2018 9:40 AM UTC

      marcel.gent.86​ Thanks; let me make the query restrictive to a single package and retry. I just want to try this for one record correctly first.

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      Marcel_Szimonisz
      Marcel_Szimonisz
      New Participant
      May 16, 2018 9:38 AM UTC

      Hello ankurm40172185​

      i got it

      when you xkt.query you will have collection of specFiles <specFile-collection><specFile .../></specFile-collection>

      Long story short you need to loop over this collection:

      var query = xtk.queryDef.create(
      <queryDef schema="xtk:specFile" operation="select">
        <select>
        <node expr="@name"/>
        <node expr="@namespace"/>
        <node expr="data"/>
        </select>
      </queryDef>
      );
      var res = query.ExecuteQuery();
      logInfo("Exporting " + Object.keys(res).length + " packages");
      var exported = 0;
      for (var i = 0;i<Object.keys(res).length; i++){
        try{
         
          var specFile = xtk.specFile.create(res[i]);
          var package = specFile.GenerateDoc();
          
          
          var fileName = "/tmp/package_" + res[i].@name.toLowerCase() + ".xml";
          
          saveXmlFile(package, fileName);
          exported++;
         }catch(err){
               logWarning("Package " + res[i].@name + "has not been exported due to an error.");
         }
      }
      logInfo("Exported " + exported + " out of " + Object.keys(res).length +" packages requested.");

      Marcel

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        ankurm40172185Author
        Level 2
        May 16, 2018 7:36 AM UTC

        marcel.gent.86​ This is almost the code i am using; i have package definitions created in a given namespace (used in the where clause). If I do a logInfo on res i can see the package defintion XML being logged in.

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        Marcel_Szimonisz
        Marcel_Szimonisz
        New Participant
        May 15, 2018 5:51 PM UTC

        Hello,

        this is not the exact code you are using right?

        Do you have data in res?

        Marcel

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