Entity facets
Introduction to how to map custom entity facets from Sitecore 8.x to Sitecore 9.0 using xDB Data Migration Tool.
This section explains how to map custom entity facets from Sitecore 8.x to Sitecore 9.0.
An example is used to guide you through the process. In this example, a custom contact facet is used to store information about a customer loyalty program that the contact is enrolled in.
Note
This example uses contact facets, but adding interaction facets is done in the same way.
Implement components to store migrated data
Create facet
Create model
Deploy components to the Sitecore server
Register model with Data Exchange Framework
Deploy model to xConnect
Map data from MongoDB to contact facet
Update the xConnect endpoint
Update the pipeline step that resolves the contact model
Specify data to read from MongoDB
Specify data to write to xConnect contact facet
Configure mapping from MongoDB contact to xConnect contact facet
Specify how xConnect contact facet is populated
Add mapping for xConnect contact facet to entity model for contact
xConnect collection database
xConnect search