Hi Krishna, Krishna wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I need some suggestions. We are trying to integrate DSpace to a system > which already uses handle system. If we want to use DSpace to store > the data which also uses internal handle system, how do we do it. we > would like to use only the handles which we already have and not the > handles that DSpace uses . Is there any place in DSpace(may be > metadata) to store the handle identifier generated by our system and > use these handles to retrieve the data from the DSpace repository. >
I agree with Cory's comments - this is going to be more hassle than the $50 p.a. alternative (getting another (sub)-prefix). If you do decide to do it, there are a few things you would need to do - 1/ You would need to modify DSpace so it didn't create a handle for items that already have one. This can probably be achieved in org.dspace.content.InstallItem. 2/ You would need to change the handle record for content that moves from the other system to DSpace (and v.v.) 3/ You would need functionality in DSpace to create Handle records in a Local Handle Server, and make sure they didn't collide. I have a component to make this easier than the Handle API if you're interested. Best regards, jim ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
