Extension:Data Import Extension
 Release status: stable |
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| Implementation | Special page |
| Description | The Data Import extension is an extension to Semantic MediaWiki (SMW) and allows calling web services from within a wiki and to import data from virtually any source. |
| Author(s) | ontoprise GmbH |
| Last version | 1.4.3 (2011-09-14) |
| MediaWiki | 1.16.1 |
| License | GPL |
| Download | Easy installation with Wiki Administration Tool or download from sourceforge |
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Check usage (experimental) |
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The Data Import extension enables users to integrate external data into the Wiki coming from webservices (external RESTful and basic SOAP) as well as CSV files and emails (via the Term Import Framework component or POP3 account import). Imported data are added to the Wiki as new articles. All features come with an easy to use graphical user interfaces.
[edit] Features of the Data Import extension
The Data Import extension provides the following features:
- Using data and features from web services - features to attach to an external RESTful or basic SOAP web service, to specify the update and cache cleanup policies and to generate semantic annotations from read or imported data
- Importing new Wiki articles - Companies that want to introduce a semantic wiki as new knowledge managements system often have their own vocabulary of specific terms that they want to be reflected in the Wiki. The Term Import component allows importing such existing terms into the wiki.
Feature descriptions and documentation can be found at:
[edit] SMW+ and the SMW+ Extension Suite
ontoprise also distributes a pre-configured and free easy-to-install bundle named "SMW+" containing MediaWiki, SMW, Halo and further useful extensions. It also allows installing the Data Import extension via the web based
Get more information at the official SMW+ info page.
