Auto Content Ingestion
AutoIngest Content via XML
This feature lets you FTP an XML file and a target video file to the AutoIngestXML folder on the Portal Server. It also lets you associate metadata with the video such as maximum number of viewers for copyright protection, keywords for searching, etc. The Portal Server monitors this folder for XML command files and auto-ingests any files at five-minute intervals. The ingest command, target video file name, target VOD folder, and metadata to associate with the video are contained in the XML file. Auto-ingest permissions are associated with an auto- ingest user that is defined using the Admin Console.
The Portal Server auto-ingest folder is under FTP root on the Portal Server at /MCS/ AutoIngestXML The video file and the XML file must be FTPed (or copied) to this directory and the target video title must contain the fully qualified path to the destination. The auto- ingest user name as configured in the Portal Server Admin Console will be used to access available VOD servers. If the auto-ingest user does not have publishing rights for the VOD directory specified in the MCSTitle, the ingestion will fail.
Auto-ingest users must have VOD server access to at least one server capable of storing the video type (WM, MPG, etc.). Only existing custom fields will be recognized and associated with the video (see Custom Fields on page 27 for more information). The Windows Event Viewer will log the ingest command, noting the full path and the XML data contained in the command, and will also log the successful ingestion of the video.
TTo create an auto-ingest user with publishing rights:
1.Open the Admin Console, go to Users > Add User, and create an auto-ingest user, e.g.
AutoIngestUser.
2.On the same page, go to Allow Access to Specific VOD Servers and select the servers this user can access.
3.On the same page, go to Allow Content Publishing and select the folders this user can publish to.
4.Then go to Global Settings > Global Assignments > Assign AutoIngest and set the
user you just defined as the Current AutoIngest User.
Using the XML Template
Use the following template to manually create an XML file using Notepad, TextPad, or a similar tool. Then FTP this file and the video to the AutoIngestXML folder on the Portal Server. You must FTP the video file first or the ingestion will fail. See Table 14 below for a description of the tags.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <AutoIngestCmd version="1.0">
