sounds like a case for the profile/product server . . . but if you really want 
to use the filemgr, you can just use the InPlaceDataTransferer . . . if you 
mean by "i don't have the product on hand" meaning it is stored somewhere else, 
then just put that url where it is stored as the --ref arg . . . otherwise, if 
the product isn't anywhere, just put a random url as the arg to --ref (e.g. 
file:///some/file/i/dont/have) . . . it will at least let you get the metadata 
in

-brian

On Dec 23, 2010, at 2:28 PM, Verma, Rishi (317I) wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> 
> I'm experimenting with OODT filemanager, and wanted to ingest a product 
> file's met into the filemgr catalog.
> 
> I don't have the product file on hand, but I do have the metadata.
> 
> The filemgr user's guide (ie. 
> http://oodt.apache.org/components/maven/filemgr/user/basic.html) documents 
> how to ingest a product file assuming you actually have the product on hand. 
> However, if I only want to ingest the metadata, how would I go about doing 
> this?
> 
> The 'filemgr-client' script seems to not allow ignoring the product 
> reference. In other words, I cannot simply eliminate the "--refs" flag.
> 
> 
>> ./filemgr-client --url http://localhost:9000 --operation \
>   --ingestProduct --productName blah.txt --productStructure Flat \
>   --productTypeName GenericFile \
>   --metadataFile file:///usr/local/cas-filemgr-v1.8.0/bin/blah.txt.met \
>   --refs file:///usr/local/cas-filemgr-v1.8.0/bin/blah.txt
> 
> 
> Any tips on how to ingest metadata only?
> 
> Thanks!
> Rishi

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