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Creating ECL Component using Core Service
You should not attempt to create stubs manually though the core service.
The EclService (hosted in the same process as the Core Service) expose the method:
public IDictionary<string, string> ...
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Media Manager Connector - default sorting
There is a hotfix for this issue for MMC 1.3 that you can request from CS.
The fix for this issue is already included in latest Media Manager Connector 1.4 release.
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Is it mandatory to use the STUB schema, installed by DXA Media Manager Module?
No you don't have to use the Media Manager ECL Stub Schema provided as part of the DXA Media Manager Module, as long as you ensure that the Schema title is exactly the same (it's the default title for ...
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ECL Connector Memory Leak
There is nothing in ECL that will attempt to stop a provider from leaking memory.
So all the usual suspects apply: Missing calls to Dispose, event subscriptions, and static variables. I am sure ...
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Creating ECL multimedia Components using Core Service Web 8
In order to understand what is going on you need to understand how ECL works.
The ECL URI that you see in the UI is not what actually gets saved in to the CM.
When you use an ECL component somewhere ...
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Media Manager Connector - default sorting
One would indeed expect the ordering to be (alphabetical) similar to that of the CME, but as @Marko mentions, the order is coming from the external system. That is basically how ECL works.
In an ECL ...
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ECL item 'ecl:1262-cel-226-cea-file' not found
If your Publisher is outscaled onto a separate Windows server, then you'll need to make sure that the ECL mountpoints are configured correctly on that server too.
I've been caught-out by that before!...
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How to manipulate with SDL Media Manager items from core service?
I have updated the following article. It now contains an extract of the App.config file containing the bindings and endpoint information.
Configure your App.config file with the URL to your Secure ...
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Files also visible in folder tree
When you implement
public IFolderContent GetFolderContent(IEclUri parentFolderUri, int pageIndex, EclItemTypes itemTypes)
you must support the itemTypes parameter. Notice EclItemTypes is a Flag enum....
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ECL File Unavailable when adding multimedia link
Browsing and selecting an item use the methods GetItem and GetFolderContent in your provider, so they are probably working as expected.
When you save an item, Tridion will automatically load the item ...
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cannot resolve Component Link to EclItem in Rich Text Field
By default, only MM Component links (incl. ECL Item links) in img elements in Rich Text Fields are processed by DXA.
However, as of DXA 2.2, this is configurable. See section “Embedding” in the What’s ...
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ECL Pagination Buttons Not Active
I found what I was doing wrong. When returning the IEntityPaginatedList, I need to make sure to include a value for TotalCount. Here's what I am now returning.
IEntityPaginatedList list = new ...
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How can I use Tridion.ContentManager.ApplicationData within ECL
ECL is not an external application - it "lives" in the existing processes of your content manager. Mainly the Core Service Host, Publisher and the web application of the TCM UI - but it can show up a ...
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Is it possible to read a component with an EclUri in ECL provider using Core service
Yes, it is technical possible, but there are a few traps you should avoid:
The Stub Component will not be available on the first call to the Provider. This is due to the transaction scope - the Stub ...
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Load mountpoint in a Custom page using ECL Content Library
As Lars explained in this answer, you can create MM components using EclService. You can access it via mountpoint in Core Service.
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Identify all Media Manager images and videos based on metadata Field crieria
Please refer to this blog post.
The last section, "Updating the relationships in SDL Web (Tridion)", contains information on using the ECL service. This should help you.
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ECL - Merging folders and files in the same parent folder
If you mean the files show up in the tree view on the left, it is because you are ignoring the itemTypes parameter in GetFolderContent.
Only return files if itemTypes.HasFlag(EclItemTypes.File)) is ...
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Has anyone connected Tridion with Digital River for payment processing?
I would imagine any integration between Tridion and Digital River would (or at least should) be quite loose.
The most I would expect to need to do is publish a configuration file (gateway url, ...
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ECL Adapter and SDL Web 8 - How is ECL Dll linked to SDL Web 8
Actually, those settings are available in the ExternalContentLibrary.xml file under
C:\{SDLWEB Installation Folder}\Config\
You can find mount points for each of your ECL links,
Example:
<...
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GetThumbnailImage not always gets call on ECL Provider
The successful flow to display a thumbnail is this:
The UI request the ECL item (if you have opened an item) or a list of items (if you are browsing a folder in thumbnail view).
The Tridion UI builds ...
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Thumbnail doesn't appear for Flickr ECL Components
I want to start by saying that this doesn't have to be only code/tridion issue.
For example, we had similar issue with our thumbnail icons where they weren't downloaded also from media manager.
In our ...
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Is it possible to use a custom ECL Schema for Stub Components?
It is not possible to create the Schema which is used for the Stub Components, but after your ECL provider is initialized and the Schema is created, you can modify the Schema and add metadata fields ...
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Error on Publishing ECL Items
The error you are getting is a .NET error in the CopyTo() method, that tries to copy a closed stream.
I'm wondering if it wouldn't be easier to use the IContentResult stream object directly inside ...
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ECL integration
I'm not sure, but I think It will still work for 8.5 too unless if there are any API changes in Vimeo.
You can refer to @Bart Koopman Flickr provider source code example which I did test in 8.5 it's ...
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ECL Copy data to metadata Stub schema
Since you know your ECL stub schema (the one that will be used to create component stub) you should try with EventSystem on Component Save. And you should came up with solution how to sync metadata ...
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Dynamic image renditions from "dist" URL
Yes, that is correct. This is because https://xyz.dist.sdlmedia.com is URL of Distribution. One distribution is collection of one or more images (or any other media) grouped in programs and assets. ...
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Tridion.ExternalContentLibrary.V2.dll location
%TRIDION_HOME%bin\client
Default location for %TRIDION_HOME$ is C:\Program Files (x86)\SDL\Tridion Sites\
But if you are using Tridion Sites 9.1 you should use latest V3 dll (in same folder)
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ECL Connector Proxy Settings
There is no support for Proxy Settings in ECL. You need to implement it at the connector.
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which .net project reference has SessionFactory.CreateEclSession(subject.Session)
It is in Tridion.ExternalContentLibrary.V2 dll.
namespace Tridion.ExternalContentLibrary.V2
{
public static class SessionFactory
{
public static IEclSession CreateEclSession(Session ...
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which .net project reference has SessionFactory.CreateEclSession(subject.Session)
You need to have following dlls in your project references in order to have ECL session.
Tridion.ExternalContentLibrary.dll
Tridion.ExternalContentLibrary.V2.dll
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