Thanks Corey, This is very helpful. We will try using the API first and we will let you know if it works for us.
Best, Catie Heitz (she/her) Archivist American Academy in Rome 7 East 60th St. New York, NY 10022 212-751-7200 x347 212-751-7220 (fax) c.he...@aarome.org <archi...@aarome.org> www.aarome.org On Wed, Sep 14, 2022 at 8:54 AM Corey Schmidt <corey.schm...@uga.edu> wrote: > Hey Catie, > > I haven’t used the bulk_updater plugin ( > https://github.com/hudmol/as_spreadsheet_bulk_updater), but if the > spreadsheet you re-upload to ASpace maintains any changes to the > re-ordering of archival objects, I think that’s the easiest way to go. Anna > Robinson-Sweet at UCLA, Wendy Scheir at the New School, and James Bullen at > Hudson Molonglo would be able to provide more details about the plugin and > what it can do (presentation link for anyone interested: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQW1qB_6VGI). > > > Another option would be to write a script to use the ASpace API to > reposition the archival objects in alphabetical order. You could use the > Get the children of an Archival Object endpoint ( > https://archivesspace.github.io/archivesspace/api/?python#get-the-children-of-an-archival-object) > to get a list of all the archival objects in the series, then use the > script to alphabetize that list and change the "position":### field to > match the order of the alphabetized list. Then use the Update an Archival > Object endpoint ( > https://archivesspace.github.io/archivesspace/api/?python#update-an-archival-object) > to push the updated archival objects in their new positions to ASpace. > > If there are no follow-ups in a week, I’ll try to spin up my local ASpace > instance and test that plugin to see if it does what you’re asking. > > Hope this helps, > > Corey > > *Corey Schmidt* > University of Georgia Special Collections Libraries | *Project Management > Librarian/Archivist* > corey.schm...@uga.edu > > *From:* archivesspace_users_group-boun...@lyralists.lyrasis.org < > archivesspace_users_group-boun...@lyralists.lyrasis.org> *On Behalf Of *Catie > Heitz > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 13, 2022 8:24 AM > *To:* Archivesspace_Users_Group@lyralists.lyrasis.org > *Subject:* [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Advice for reordering large > numbers of records > > > > [EXTERNAL SENDER - PROCEED CAUTIOUSLY] > > I'm looking for advice on how to reorder records efficiently. I have a > series with a couple thousand records that need to be alphabetized. This is > slow work in reorder mode. Is there a better way to do this? Is this > something I can do with the bulk updater plug-in? > > Thank you. > > > > Catie Heitz (she/her) > > Archivist > American Academy in Rome > 7 East 60th St. > New York, NY 10022 > 212-751-7200 x347 > 212-751-7220 (fax) > c.he...@aarome.org <archi...@aarome.org> > www.aarome.org > _______________________________________________ > Archivesspace_Users_Group mailing list > Archivesspace_Users_Group@lyralists.lyrasis.org > http://lyralists.lyrasis.org/mailman/listinfo/archivesspace_users_group >
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