Changes between Version 25 and Version 26 of S3/S3XML
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- 07/19/11 12:21:34 (13 years ago)
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v25 v26 124 124 ==== Duplicate Resolution ==== 125 125 126 In the current S3 implementation, the interface does not handle duplicates within the same request. This is because the order of elements in the resulting element tree is not defined, and the last update time attribute is optional in source elements. Records must not be fractionated, but submitted in one element. Fractions of records will not be merged by the interface, and which of the fractions finally would be imported is not predictable. 126 In the current S3 implementation, the interface does not handle duplicates within the same request. This is because the order of elements in the resulting element tree is not defined, and the last update time attribute is optional in source elements, so that there is no predictable rule of precedence. 127 128 Records in the source must not be fractionated, but submitted in one element. Fractions of records will not be merged by the interface, and which of the fractions finally would be imported is unpredictable. 127 129 128 130 Source elements using unique keys are automatically matched with existing records. Where matches are ambiguous (e.g. a set of keys matching multiple existing records), the import element will be rejected as invalid. For certain resources, the server may have additional duplicate finders and resolvers configured. How duplicates are handled by these resolvers, can differ from resource to resource. 129 131 130 The default behavior for duplicate resolution in standard import mode is to update the exiting records with the values from the source record. In synchronization mode, though, the default is to accept the newest data.132 The default behavior for duplicate resolution in standard import mode is to update the exiting records with the values from the source record. In synchronization mode, though, the default is to accept/keep the newest data. 131 133 132 134 === Data Format Conversion and Transformation ===