How to add new transforms

CPS is configured out-of-the-box to index some types of documents. The indexation relies on a type of object called Transforms contained in the tool portal_transforms. This products allows to index the content of pdf, doc, ppt, and other files format. The steps below show how to add some new transforms:

1. Install dependencies as debian packages:
   
   apt-get install lynx pdftohtml python-docutils xpdf ppthtml wv
   
   
   
2. Go to the tool portal_transforms from ZMI.
   
   
3. Add new objects objects of type Transform and fill the form with the values in the table below.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   Identifier	Module
   ppt_to_html	Products.PortalTransforms.transforms.ppt_to_html
   pdf_to_html	Products.PortalTransforms.transforms.pdf_to_html
   pdf_to_text	Products.PortalTransforms.transforms.pdf_to_text

   
   
4. Upload a ppt or pdf file and search for some word of the content in the search form.
   

Was your uploaded file listed in the search results? Work finished!