Serialization – Convert data/objects into stream of bytes.
Deserialization – Convert stream of bytes into data/objects
There are three options for serialization and
deserialization in the Sitecore.
1)
The Sitecore
serialization page provide the interface to transfer the database to the
bytes/text files
Location is:
- /Sitecore/admin/serialization.aspx
Helps to
take backup of database, version control and to track the changes (in case of
trouble shooting).
File created
on the file system:-
2)
Serializing
Items through content editor option :-
Steps:-
To serialize an item:
1. In the Content Editor, select an item that you want to store in a
text file on the disk.
2. On the Developer tab, in the Serialize
group, click Serialize Item.
To show the developer options
enable this from the ribbon bar:-
Click on serialize item:-
To serialize an item with all its sub
items:
1. In the Content Editor, select a parent item that you want to store
with all its sub items in text format on the disk.
2. On the Developer tab, in the Serialize
group, click Serialize Tree.
3) Sitecore event handlers :-
Need to
enable the event handler by default it’s disabled
Add below
configuration in the web.config file
<configuration>
<sitecore>
<events>
<event name="item:saved">
<handler type="Sitecore.Data.Serialization.ItemHandler, Sitecore.Kernel" method="OnItemSaved"/>
</event>
<event name="item:deleted">
<handler type="Sitecore.Data.Serialization.ItemHandler, Sitecore.Kernel" method="OnItemDeleted"/>
</event>
<event name="item:moved">
<handler type="Sitecore.Data.Serialization.ItemHandler, Sitecore.Kernel" method="OnItemMoved"/>
</event>
<event name="item:versionRemoved">
<handler type="Sitecore.Data.Serialization.ItemHandler, Sitecore.Kernel" method="OnItemVersionRemoved"/>
</event>
</events>
</sitecore>
</configuration>
Other tools available on the
Hedghog for the serialization and comparisons
