importing users with multiple interests and roles

[jlaherty]

Hi,
If you want to import a user who indicates multiple interests, how is this accomplished? I've tried putting the multiple interests in one XML element, as in

<interests>health sciences, epidemiology, public health</interests> (with spaces between interests separated by commas).

I've also tried putting in one <interests> element per interest, as in
<interests>health sciences</interests>
<interests>epidemiology</interests>

But in both cases, the only interest that gets imported is the first one. Any idea of what I'm doing incorrectly?

Same problem with importing users designated with multiple roles -- how is that accomplished?

Thank you!
Jennifer

[jmacgreg]

Hi Jennifer,

You can specify roles by entering new elements per role, ie. to add a user as an Author and a Copyeditor, you would add the following:

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<role type="author"/>
<role type="copyeditor"/>

However, for reviewing interests you add them all to one element, ie.:

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<interests>interest one; interest two; etc.</interest>

It shouldn't matter whether you are using semi-colons or commas to distinguish between interests; but if you are still finding that they are getting truncated, just let us know.

Cheers,
James

[jlaherty]

Hi again,
I'm back at this a long year later and seem to be having one last problem getting the XML correct for the role=reader. Here's what I'm generating from Excel:

<user>
<first_name>Sofry Liliana </first_name>
<last_name>Agape</last_name>
<username>liliana.agape</username>
<locales>Español</locales>
<password>reid_journal</password>
<affiliation>Universidad Libre De Colombia</affiliation>
<biography>Estudiante Universitario</biography>
<country>CO</country>
<interests>Investigación sociojurídica</interests>
<email>liliana.agape@gmail.com</email>
<phone>3107860324</phone>
<type>reader</type>
</user>

It seems to me I don't have the right syntax for 'reader'. Can you please help? I'm actually not sure I have the right syntax for Working Language (locales) either.

Many thanks,
Jennifer

[jmacgreg]

Hi Jennifer,

For including roles, you want the following syntax:

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<role type="reader"/>

For locales, the following would be correct:

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<locales>es_ES:en_US</locales>

... so you have to include the locale as the appropriate country/language code, rather than as the full locale name. You can separate locales with a colon.

Cheers,
James