DAM Parse Word Documents - How to use it

[Jilusan]

Hi,

I am working on AEM6. I would like a tool to import Word Doc into AEM.

I noticed there is a Offline importer which extract and convert a Word Doc a page and a default model workflow called DAM Parse Word Documents. I would like to use the workflow, but still did not find how to use it. Do I run the workflow within a existing page? where do I import the Word Doc?

Thanks a lot,

Gil

[smacdonald2008]

See this older thread - it may help you:

https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1143983

Another options that you have to work with Word docs in workflows is to write a custom Workflow step and use this API: 

https://docs.adobe.com/content/docs/en/cq/5-6-1/beta/javadoc/com/day/cq/dam/word/process/ExtractPlai...

You can use an Apache API as well:

https://www.tutorialspoint.com/apache_poi_word/apache_poi_word_document.htm (or another Java Word API)

This will make a good HELPX community article - we will add this to the list. 

[Jilusan]

Thanks for your reply.

I had already a look on the first thread, and In fact, it was one of the reason I want to have a look on the Workflow solution.

For now, I just want to know how the default Dam Parse Word Documents  Model Workflow works and I have still no idea how it works.

The idea later is to build my own workflow but I need to start with the default workflow from Adobe.

Thanks.

[smacdonald2008]

As there seems to be lack of docs on this, i will check with product team to determine this. I sispect to get it to work how you want it, you need to write a custom step. Parsing a word doc and processing the extracted data is something that needed to be customized.

[smacdonald2008]

See this blog: http://scottsdigitalcommunity.blogspot.ca/2017/01/creating-adobe-experience-manager-htl.html

The Java code will be part of a HTL component. However - you can just as easily write a workflow custom step with the same Java logic and same dependencies as shown in the article.