Prepare Items for DSpace ItemUpdate

DSpace provides a command line tool itemupdate.

https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC3x/Updating+Items+via+Simple+Archive+Format#UpdatingItemsviaSimpleArchiveFormat-ItemUpdateCommands

Here is the usage information from the itemupdate command

Examples:
  adding metadata:     ItemUpdate -e jsmith@mit.edu -s sourcedir -a dc.contributor -a dc.subject 
  deleting metadata:   ItemUpdate -e jsmith@mit.edu -s sourcedir -d dc.description.other
  adding bitstreams:   ItemUpdate -e jsmith@mit.edu -s sourcedir -A -i dc.identifier
  deleting bitstreams: ItemUpdate -e jsmith@mit.edu -s sourcedir -D ORIGINAL 

The FileAnalyzer can be used to facilitate the creation of a sourcedir needed for this command.

Create Item Update Folders - Add Bitstreams

Input File Description

Starting with an input file (csv format) containing the following fields

• Item Handle
• File name (relative to the input file)
• Bundle name
• Bitstream description to assign

Sample File

item,FileName,Bundle,Description
10822.1/4048,finding-aid.png,ORIGINAL,xxx
10822.1/4048,finding-aid2.png,A,xxx
10822.1/4047,finding-aid.png,ORIGINAL,xxx

The FileAnalyzer task "Create Item Update Folders" will read this file and construct a source directory that can be used as input to the itemupdate command.

Sample command

dspace itemupdate -e user@institution.org -s itemupdate -A -i dc.identifier.uri

Sample Screenshot

Create Item Update Folders - Delete Bitstreams

Input File Description

Starting with an input file (csv format) containing the following fields

• Item Handle
• Bitstream Id

Sample File

10822/550477,9993
10822/550477,9994
10822/550477,9995

Sample command

dspace itemupdate -e user@institution.org -s itemupdate -D -i dc.identifier.uri

Sample Screenshot