uPortal administrators should be able to:
- import a single channel from a configuration file into a live uPortal via the Channel Management GUI
- batch import channels from a .zip of such configuration files into a live uPortal via the Channel Managemnt GUI
- export a single channel to a configuration file via the Channel Management GUI
- batch-export multiple or even all channels via the Channel Management GUI
A uPortal build or deployment script should be able to:
- import a single channel from a configuration file
- batch import channel configurations
"Channel configuration" means information sufficient to fully provision the channel into the portal.
This requirement relates to .car files:
uPortal administrators should be able to:
- import a single .car file into a live uPortal via the ChannelManager GUI
- export a channel to a .car file via the ChannelManager GUI
These features would ease upgrading and potentially packaging channels for sharing across uP deployments.