Can't seem to rename an existing Verity collection in ColdFusion without deleting, recreating, and rebuilding the collection. Problem is, I have some very large collections I'd rather not have to delete and rebuild from scratch. Any one have a handy trick for this conundrum?
I don't believe that there is an easy way to rename a Verity collection. You can always use
<cfcollection action="map" ...>
to assign an alias to an existing collection, provided you do not need to re-use the original name.
For the Verity part (without considering ColdFusion), it's easy enough to detach a collection, rename it, and reattach it again:
rcadmin> indexdetach
Server Alias:YourDocserver
Index Alias:CollectionName
Index Type [(c)ollection,(t)ree,(p)arametric,(r)ecommendation]:c
Save changes? [y|n]:y
<<Return>> SUCCESS
rcadmin> collpurge
Collection alias:CollectionName
Admin Alias:AdminServer
Save changes? [y|n]:y
<<Return>> SUCCESS
rcadmin> adminsignal
Admin Alias:AdminServer
Type of signal (Shutdown=2,WSRefresh=3,RestartAllServers=4):4
Save changes? [y|n]:y
<<Return>> SUCCESS
Now you can rename the collection directory, and re-attach. (If you are unsure of any of these values, check them with collget before you take it offline).
rcadmin> collset
Admin Alias:AdminServer
Collection Alias:NewCollectionName
Modify Type (Update=0, Insert=1):1
Path:
Gateway[(o)dbc|(n)otes|(e)xchange|(d)ocumentum|(f)ilesys|(w)eb|o(t)her]:
Style Alias:
Document Access (Public=0,Secure=1,Anonymous=2):
Query Parser [(s)imple|(b)oolPlus|(f)reeText|(o)ldFreeText|O(l)dSimple|O(t)her]:
Description:
Max. Search Time(msecs):
Save changes? [y|n]:y
rcadmin> indexattach
Index Alias:NewCollectionName
Index Type [(c)ollection,(t)ree,(p)arametric,(r)ecommendation]:c
Server Alias:YourDocserver
Modify Type (Update=0, Insert=1):1
Index State (offline=0,hidden=1,online=2):2
Threads (default=3):
Save changes? [y|n]:y
<<Return>> SUCCESS
It should now show up again in the 'hierarchyview'.
You can also use the "merge" utility to copy content from one collection to another, with a new name.
Looks like this is not possible. Deleting and re-creating the collection with the desired name appears to be the only approach available.
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I recently noticed there is a difference in Item Id for a Sitecore template field between 2 environments (Source and Target). Due to this, any data changes to the field value for the dataitem using the template is not reflecting to target Sitecore database.
Hence, we manually copy the value from source to target and which takes lot of time to sync the 2 environments. Any idea how to change the template field Item Id in Sitecore without data loss in target instance?
Thanks
The template fields have most likely been created manually on the different servers, as #AdrianIorgu has suggested. I am going to suggest that you don't worry about merging fields and tools.
What you really care about is the content on the PRODUCTION instance of your site (assuming that this is Target). In any other environment, content should be regarded throwaway.
With that in mind, create a package of the template from your PRODUCTION instance and the install that in the other environments, deleting the duplicate field from the Source instance. The GUIDs of the field should now match across all environments. Check this into your source control (using TDS or Unicorn or whatever). You can then correctly update any standard values and that will be reflect through the server when you deploy again.
If your other environments (dev/qa/pre-prod) result in data loss for that field then don't worry about it, restore a backup from PROD.
Most likely that happened because the field or the template was added manually on the second environment, without migrating the items using packages, serialization or a third-party tool like TDS or Unicorn.
As #SitecoreClimber mentioned above, you can use Razl to sync the two environments and see the differences, but I don't think you will be able to change the field's GUID, to have the two environments consistent, without any data loss. Depending on the volume of your data, fixing this can be tricky.
What I would do:
make sure the target instance has the right template by installing a package with the correct template from source (with a MERGE-MERGE operation), which will end up having a duplicate field name
write a SQL query to get a list of all the items that have value for that field and update the value to the new field
Warning: this SQL query below is just a sample to get you started, make sure you extend and test this properly before running on a CD instance
use YOUR_DATABASE
begin tran
Declare #oldFieldId nvarchar(100), #newFieldId nvarchar(100), #previousValue nvarchar(100), #newValue nvarchar(100)
set #oldFieldID = '75577384-3C97-45DA-A847-81B00500E250' //old field ID
set #newFieldID = 'A2F96461-DE33-4CC6-B758-D5183676509B' //new field ID
/* versionedFields */
Select itemId, fieldid, value
from [dbo].[versionedFields] f with (nolock)
where f.FieldId like #oldFieldID
For this kind of stuff I sugest you to use Sitecore Razl.
It's a tool for comparing and merging sitecore databases.
Razl allows developers to have a complete side by side comparison between two Sitecore databases; highlighting features that are missing or not up to date. Razl also gives developers the ability to simply move the item from one database to another.
Whether it's finding that one missing template, moving your entire database or just one item, Razl allows you to do it seamlessly and worry free.
It's not a free tool, you can check here how you can buy it:
https://www.razl.net/purchase.aspx
I have what I believe to be common but complicated problem to model. I've got a product configurator that has a series of buttons. Every time the user clicks on a button (corresponding to a change in the product configuration), the url will change, essentially creating a bookmarkable state to that configuration. The big caveat: I do not get to know what configuration options or values are until after app initialization.
I'm modeling this using EmberCLI. After much research, I don't think it's a wise idea to try to fold these directly into the path component, and I'm looking into using the new Ember query string additions. That should work for allowing bookmarkability, but I still have the problem of not knowing what those query parameters are until after initialization.
What I need is a way to allow my Ember app to query the server initially for a list of parameters it should accept. On the link above, the documentation uses the parameter 'filteredArticles' for a computed property. Within the associated function, they've hard-coded the value that the computed property should filter by. Is it a good idea to try to extend this somehow to be generalizable, with arguments? Can I even add query parameters on the fly? I was hoping for an assessment of the validity of this approach before I get stuck down the rabbit hole with it.
I dealt with a similar issue when generating a preview popup of a user's changes. The previewed model had a dynamic set of properties that could not be predetermined. The solution I came up with was to base64 encode a set of data and use that as the query param.
Your url would have something like this ?filter=ICLkvaDlpb0iLAogICJtc2dfa3
The query param is bound to a 2-way computed that takes in a base64 string and outputs a json obj,
JSON.parse(atob(serializedPreview));
as well as doing the reverse: take in a json obj and output a base64 string.
serializedPreview = btoa(JSON.stringify(filterParams));
You'll need some logic to prevent empty json objects from being serialized. In that case, you should just set the query param as null, and remove it from your url.
Using this pattern, you can store just about anything you want in your query params and still have the url as shareable. However, the downside is that your url's query params are obfuscated from your users, but I imagine that most users don't really read/edit query params by hand.
I am inserting unique names into a database table that have been submitted by users as their username.
When a name is submitted via a form, my ColdFusion code checks the database to see if that name already exists. If it does exist then it makes it the username unique by adding a sequential number to it.
My issue is that while checking the database for a name conflict is easy enough, I also don't want the name to conflict with the name of any folder, .cfm file, or .html file in my site.
At the moment I am using a simple ListFindNoCase('folder1,folder2,folderN', username) function to check for conflicts but this is done manually. Whenever I add a new file or folder to the site I have to add it to this list. Its not a good way to do it.
How can I get a list of all the contents in my site and make it into a delimited list and then do the ListFindNoCase() function to check if the username is in that list of contents? Is this even a pragmatic way to go about it?
Turn your 'folder1,folder2,folderN' into a getter function that returns a list of folders.
Then you can decide how to gather that list of folders.
Here are several ways I can think of:
some global config file, or if you use coldbox, use coldbox's config.cfc settings
do a directoryList() and figure it out dynamically, and optionally cache the result
store the forbidden folder names in DB and check against the DB using sql
I'm new to symfony2 and doctrine.
here is the problem as I see it.
i cannot use :
$repository = $this->getDoctrine()->getRepository('entity');
$my_object = $repository->findOneBy($index);
on an object that is persisted, BUT NOT FLUSHED YET !!
i think getRepository read from DB, so it will not find a not-flushed object.
my question: how to read those objects that are persisted (i think they are somewhere in a "doctrine session") to re-use them before i do flush my entire batch ?
every profile has 256 physical plumes.
every profile has 1 plumeOptions record assigned to it.
In plumeOptions, I have a cartridgeplume which is a FK for PhysicalPlume.
every plume is identified by ID (auto-generated) and an INDEX (user-generated).
rule: I say profile 1 has physical_plume_index number 3 (=index) connected to it.
now, I want to copy a profile with all its related data to another profile.
new profile is created. New 256 plumes are created and copied from older profile.
i want to link the new profile to the new plume index 3.
check here: http://pastebin.com/WFa8vkt1
I think you might want to have a look at this function:
$entityManager->getUnitOfWork()->getScheduledEntityInsertions()
Gives you back a list of entity objects which are persisting yet.
Hmm, I didn't really read your question well, with the above you will retrieve a full list (as an array) but you cannot query it like with getRepository. I will try found something for u..
I think you might look at the problem from the wrong angle. Doctrine is your persistance layer and database access layer. It is the responsibility of your domain model to provide access to objects once they are in memory. So the problem boils down to how do you get a reference to an object without the persistance layer?
Where do you create the object you need to get hold of later? Can the method/service that create the object return a reference to the controller so it can propagate it to the other place you need it? Can you dispatch an event that you listen to elsewhere in your application to get hold of the object?
In my opinion, Doctrine should be used at the startup of the application (as early as possible), to initialize the domain model, and at the shutdown of the application, to persist any changes to the domain model during the request. To use a repository to get hold of objects in the middle of a request is, in my opinion, probably a code smell and you should look at how the application flow can be refactored to remove that need.
Your is a business logic problem effectively.
Querying down the Database a findby Query on Object that are not flushed yet, means heaving much more the DB layer querying object that you have already in your function scope.
Also Keep in mind a findOneBy will retrieve also other object previously saved with same features.
If you need to find only among those new created objects, you should make f.e. them in a Session Array Variable, and iterate them with the foreach.
If you need a mix of already saved items + some new items, you should threate the 2 parts separately, one with a foreach , other one with the repository query!
I've got a quick question regarding the use of repositories. But the best way to ask is to show a bit of pseudocode and you guys tell me what the result should be
Get a record from the repository with ID of 1 (assume it exists)
Edit a couple of properties
Query the repository again for an item with ID of 1
Result = ??
Should I get the object with updated values or the object without (original state), bearing in mind that since updating the values of properties (step 2) I have not told the repository to update this record.
I think I should get a copy of the original item and not a reference to the edited version.
Please tell me what is correct.
Cheers
The repository pattern is suppose to act like a collection of your objects, so ideally I think it should return the same object instance which would have the updates in it.
Generally there is an identity map somewhere so your repositories can keep track of what has already been loaded. With an identity map, when you fetch an object with the same Id you should always get the already loaded object back regardless of how many times. This is how all more sophisticated ORMs work and is generally a good practice. An identity map helps keep things in sync while you are in the same transaction and saves you some data access.
NHibernate's session has an identity map it keeps track of so you don't have to worry about trying to implement your own in your repositories. Also I believe you can use NHibernate's stateless session if you want to load another instance without change tracking, but I'm not positive on that.
Judging from your past questions I'm assuming you are using LINQ/C#?
If you are using a DataContext and you haven't called SubmitChanges() then you should get back the original unchanged object.
Just tested it. I was wrong, you get back the changed object.
If you set ObjectTrackingEnabled = false on the DataContext you will get the unchanged object.