TechDoc Document Manager Questions

Questions related to the TechDoc Document Manager

Adding Temporary Space for Test Purposes on a DM

What is the best way to add temporary space for test purposes on a DM?

You would most likely want to do this on a test machine to perform a test import of a large number of documents before importing them on a production DM. The files for documents are stored in what TechDoc calls File Areas rather than storing them in a database. A File Area is simply a Windows Path that TechDoc is allowed to store files in. Here's a snippet from the Admin Guide:

Using "Process XML Request" function

Where can we get more details on this (from the v.7.5 System Admin Guide)?
"6.28.2. Process XML Request
Process XML Request is used by external systems to send requests to this server. The request is
transmitted as a standard HTTP or HTTPS request. The body of the request contains an XML
request to be processed by this server."

What does this processing of an XML request actually do?
Can it be used to do a bulk load of data/documents from an external system and have them created as TechDoc resident or non-resident documents?