migrator
- noun
- /ˈmaɪɡreɪtər/
- Specialized
- The data migrator successfully transferred all customer records from the old database to the new system.
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K2mart migrator comes with three quick settings to customize the migration.
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The K2mart migrator may require a lot of resources, especially if you have a lot of products and you also want to process their images.
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K2mart migrator should normally be used one time.
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If you run the migrator again, you may produce unneeded duplicate K2 items and categories.
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K2mart migrator will also create tags for Virtuemart categories and will tag each newly generated item with them.
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A PHP memory limit of 64M or greater is recommended if you want the migrator to also import the product images from Virtuemart to K2.
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K2mart migrator will build the corresponding K2 categories for your catalog based on VirtueMart category structure.
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Note that if the migrator finds a Virtuemart product that is already assigned to a K2 item (has already been imported in the past), this product will be skipped.
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When the migrator finds a Virtuemart product that belongs to more than one Virtuemart category, it will map the generated K2 item to the corresponding K2 category with the deepest level among them.
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It is highly recommended that you first create a K2 category through K2, set the desired settings for this category, and then use the migrator to import products to K2mart under this category (selecting this category from the list as the catalog root category).
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Synonyms
A computer program that copies files between systems to make them the same
A tool that reads data files and puts them into a system
A device or program that changes information from one format to another, like turning sound into digital data
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Etymology
Migrator comes from the old Latin verb migrare, which means 'to move'. In computing a migrator is like a moving van for data: it transfers or converts records and settings from one system or format to another.