NAME XAO::DO::Catalogs - XAO catalog exchange module SYNOPSIS xao-ifilter-sample --debug sample_site sample.xml xao-import-map --debug sample_site sample DESCRIPTION XAO Catalogs is a Perl module that supports integrating multiple manufacturers' catalogs into a single products database. This can be used for eCommerce sites, data integration projects, and search and comparison engines. METHODS XAO::DO::Catalogs contains only minor utility methods, all real functionality is in ImportMap::Base and specific import maps based on it. build_structure () Builds supporting structure in the database. Does not destroy existing data -- safe to call on already populated database. Usually should be called in Config.pm's build_structure() method. data_structure () Returns a reference to a hash that describes database structure. Usually you would add it to your database description in Config.pm: my $cobj=XAO::Objects->new(objname => 'Catalogs'); my %structure=( MyData => { ... }, %{$cobj->data_structure}, MyOtherData => { ... } ); If that looks ugly (it is ugly) then look at the build_structure() method description instead. AUTHOR Copyright (c) 2005 Andrew Maltsev Copyright (c) 2001-2004 Andrew Maltsev, XAO Inc. -- http://ejelta.com/xao/ SEE ALSO Recommended reading: XAO::DO::ImportMap::Base, XAO::Objects, XAO::Web, XAO::Commerce.