Insert Data into MongoDB
The connector's insert
fetch action can insert collections and documents into MongoDB.
To use the insert
action, you must construct some XML that specifies the information to insert.
Add the XML to the insert fetch action as the value of the insertXML
action parameter. The XML must be URL encoded before being used in the action command. For example:
http://host:port/action=Fetch&FetchAction=Insert &ConfigSection=MyTask &InsertXML=[URL encoded XML]
For more information about using the insert
fetch action, refer to the MongoDB Connector Reference.
Insert a Collection
To insert a collection, set the following properties.
Name | Description |
---|---|
Type
|
The type of item to insert into MongoDB. Set this to "Collection". |
DatabaseName
|
The name of the database to insert the collection into. |
CollectionName
|
The name of the new collection. |
For example, the following XML could be used to insert a new collection named "ExampleCollection" into a database named "ExampleDatabase".
<insertXML> <insert> <reference>mongodb:ExampleDatabase/ExampleCollection</reference> <property name="Type" value="Collection"/> <property name="CollectionName" value=" ExampleCollection "/> <property name="DatabaseName" value=" ExampleDatabase "/> </insert> </insertXML>
Insert a Document
To insert a document, set the following properties.
Name | Description |
---|---|
Type
|
The type of item to insert into MongoDB. Set this to "Document". |
DatabaseName
|
The name of the database to insert the document into. |
CollectionName
|
The name of the collection to insert the document into. |
In your XML, you must also use the file
element to specify the field values to insert. There are several ways that you can do this, for example specifying the path to a file or providing the content base-64 encoded. The file must be a JSON file containing the fields and field values. For more information about how to specify a source file, refer to the documentation for the insert
action in the MongoDB Connector Reference.
The following example would insert a document into the collection named "ExampleCollection" in the database named "ExampleDatabase". The field values to insert are contained in the <content>
element, base-64 encoded.
<insertXML> <insert> <reference>mongodb:ExampleDatabase/ExampleCollection/DocumentID</reference> <property name="Type" value="Document"/> <property name="CollectionName" value=" ExampleCollection "/> <property name="DatabaseName" value=" ExampleDatabase "/> <file> <type>content</type> <content>BASE64FILE==</content> </file> </insert> </insertXML>