Migrating Data to Drupal 6/7

In this sessiong we’ll take an in-depth, technical look at the process of migrating external data into Drupal. Using some spreadsheets of data, we’ll use Drupal’s Migrate module (version 2.x) to pull the data into a Drupal site.

This will be a technical session meant for Drupal developers with object-oriented PHP experience to help you solve your own data migration problems.

Topics will include:

  • Migration strategies for Drupal 6/7.
  • Why the Migrate module rocks.
  • The Migrate UI.
  • Preparing data for migration.
  • Defining source data for migration.
  • Defining target objects for migration.
  • Migrating nodes, users and taxonomy terms.
  • Handling Drupal/CCK fields.
  • Extending Migrate module.
  • Using Drush with Migrate.

The session will examine a real-world scenario involving an Excel Spreadsheet to Drupal migration.

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