{"id":6223,"date":"2019-04-10T18:37:55","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T13:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=6223"},"modified":"2019-08-19T19:24:54","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T13:54:54","slug":"bulk-editor-extension-for-aem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.argildx.us\/innovation\/bulk-editor-extension-for-aem\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulk Editor Extension for AEM"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
Bulk editor is a\u00a0highly functional\u00a0tool for efficient editing of multiple node properties\u00a0in AEM. It lets you add new properties and edit the existing ones. The searching of nodes is also optimized with the use of GQL (Google Query Language).\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
At Argil DX, we were using the bulk editor for quick data updates when we came across two obvious and relevant issues:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Bulk editor\u2019s\u00a0inability to add multi-value node properties\u00a0<\/li>\r\n
Only \u2018String\u2019 datatype is allowed\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Seems like Adobe has also stopped any further development for the bulk editor post AEM 6.4<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
An Extension that Makes the Existing Bulk Editor More Functional<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
We thought of making some minimal (but important) changes to the existing code base to rectify the above-mentioned issues.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Here you can see the changed interface for \u201cColumn Properties\u201d.\u00a0Now you can add \u201cProperty Name\u201d along with the data-type (selectable from the dropdown)\u00a0and continue editing the existing ones\u00a0(Refer img-2).\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Image 2: A view of the new interface for column properties.\u00a0<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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To add multi-value properties, you\u2019ll just have to\u00a0surround your\u00a0data\u00a0(comma separated\u00a0values )\u00a0with \u2018[\u2018 and \u2018]\u2019 (Refer \u201cprop1\u201d in\u00a0img-3).\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n Image 3: A screenshot of the multiple value adding process.\u00a0<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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The\u00a0exported .tsv\u00a0file\u00a0looks like:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Image 4: An exported .tsv file.\u00a0<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
If you wish to import a new .tsv\u00a0file, design it\u00a0similar to\u00a0\u201cimg-4\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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For import functionality, append \u201c?<\/em>hib<\/em>=false\u201d<\/em> to the URL (http:\/\/<host><port>\/etc\/importers\/bulkeditor.html?hib=false)\u00a0<\/li>\r\n
CRX\u00a0might<\/strong>\u00a0not show the changed datatype, but the changed datatype is reflected whenever used\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
This modified version of the bulk editor is a part of the already extensive ADX-Tools.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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