Deposit workflow overview

Overview of the basic deposit workflow

Make sure that you have the appropriate background knowledge and permissions as outlined in "Getting Started".

Then:

1. Gather a list of the druids (digital repository identifiers) for the items you will be depositing

• If creating new items, register your content in Argo first in order to create the druids [see Argo registration instructions]
• If updating existing items, check Argo to make sure that they have the "Processing status" of "Accessioned"

2. Organize your content for deposit

• Organize your content into folders, with each folder representing the content for a single item. [Instructions]
• Create a manifest listing the druids and folders to be deposited. This is analogous to a shipping manifest and is used to route and track your deposit. [Instructions]
• Place the content in a location where the Preassembly application can access it. [Instructions]

3. Use the Preassembly web application to make your deposit

Once your content has been organized and staged, you are ready to run the Preassembly web application.

• Go to the Preassembly web application
• Fill out the deposit form. [Instructions]
• Run a "Discovery Report"
  • This report will analyze your content and manifests and check for possible errors that could cause the deposit to fail
• Check the discovery report for errors
  • If errors are uncovered in the report, correct those and run another Discovery Report
  • Repeat until there are no errors being reported
• Run the Preassembly job
• Preassembly will go through the list of items in your manifest and begin accessioning
• You will receive an email when your job is complete
  • If there are errors in processing the job, these will also be noted in email
• Complete post-accessioning tasks such as cleaning up the location where you staged your content
  • Please make sure that your content has finished depositing before cleaning up these files