Restoring an archived layout in Elvis 5 Server - configuration

When restoring an archived layout to Enterprise from Elvis 5 Server, any images that are placed can be restored in one of the following ways:

• Images are copied in Elvis and used as a shadow object in Enterprise in the same location as the layout.
  They will maintain their original name and will get the first status within their Workflow assigned.

• Images are copied from Elvis to Enterprise and the Enterprise image is placed on the layout.
  They will maintain their original name and will get the same properties as the parent layout, with the exception of the Workflow Status which will be the first status within the Workflow.

• The image is not copied but directly linked via a shadow object in Enterprise.
  They will maintain their original name and will get the same properties as the parent layout, with the exception of the Workflow Status which will be the first status within the Workflow.

This is configured through the IMAGE_RESTORE_LOCATION option in the config.php file of the Elvis Content Source Plug-in. This option is influenced by the ELVIS_CREATE_COPY option in that same file.

Example:

define ( 'IMAGE_RESTORE_LOCATION', 'Elvis_Copy' );

Configuring the IMAGE_RESTORE_LOCATION option

• File: config.php file of the Elvis Content Source Plug-in
• Name of option: IMAGE_RESTORE_LOCATION
  
• Possible values:
• Elvis_Copy. (Default setting). The image is copied in Elvis and is linked via a shadow object in Enterprise.
• Elvis_Original.¹ The original image is linked through a shadow object in Enterprise.
• Enterprise.² The image is copied to Enterprise and placed on the layout.
• Default setting: Elvis_Copy
• Example:

¹ This feature requires the following to be installed:

• Smart Connection for Adobe 2014, version 10.2.4 or Smart Connection for Adobe 2015, version 11.0.2
• Enterprise Server 10.1.1 or higher
• Elvis 5.18 or higher

² This feature requires the following to be installed:

• Smart Connection for Adobe 2014, version 10.2.4 or Smart Connection for Adobe 2015, version 11.0.2
• Enterprise Server 10.0.1 or higher or Enterprise Server 10.1 or higher

For previous versions the behavior is that of the default option: the image is copied in Elvis and is linked via a shadow object in Enterprise Server.

Supported ELVIS_CREATE_COPY combinations

The following table shows the options for using IMAGE_RESTORE_LOCATION together with ELVIS_CREATE_COPY.

For more information, see Controlling how Elvis assets are used in Enterprise 10.

	Shadow_Only	Hard_Copy_To_Enterprise	Copy_To_Production_Zone
Elvis_Copy	Not a logical combination	Not supported	Recommended
Elvis_Original	Recommended	Not a logical combination	Not supported
Enterprise	Not a logical combination	Recommended	Not a logical combination

Document history

• 13 December 2016: Added Elvis_Original value for the IMAGE_RESTORE_LOCATION option.
• 13 December 2016: Added supported ELVIS_CREATE_COPY combinations
• 2 November 2016: Added Enterprise Server 10.1 or higher as a requirement for using the IMAGE_RESTORE_LOCATION option.