SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPORTING AND MERGING CONTENT ITEMS FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES

摘要

Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for importing and merging photos from different sources are disclosed. The system receives credentials from a user, who has an account with a content management system. The credentials are associated with content item storage entities such as photo repositories. The system accesses the photo repositories, using the plurality of credentials if authorization is required for data access. The system identifies source photo data in each of the photo repositories, and duplicates the source photo data in the content management system account to create consolidated photo data.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by a processor, at least one credential from a user having an account with a content management system, wherein the at least one credential is associated with at least one content item repository; accessing, by a processor, the content item repository using the credential if authorization is required for data access; identifying, by a processor, source content item data in the content item repository; and duplicating, by a processor, the identified source content item data from the content item repository into the account at the content management system to create consolidated content item data in the content management system account.