Hi George: If you are using 1.6.0 + , I'd look at ItemUpdate, instead of ItemImport. You can easily make single metadata field changes, or addition/deletions of individual bitstreams, without wholesale replacement. Consult the doc (chapter 8.5)
Thanks, Richard On Dec 20, 2010, at 11:48 AM, Brian Freels-Stendel wrote: > Yes, the batch importer can be used with the --replace argument. It would > require creating the same files/structure as the regular import, so you can > change the titles at the same time. This will keep the same handles, > assuming that information is available via the "handle" file (just another > text file that has one line for the handle, only including > prefix/item_number.) For DSpace 1.6.x, this info is better presented in > chapter 8.3.3. You can also see the exact files you'd need to create by > exporting an item. > > B-- > >>>> On 12/20/2010 at 7:40 AM, in message > <c309c260a4cf62418ac9b79b786db6eb429e8b5...@mbxa.exchange.cornell.edu>, George > Stanley Kozak <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi... >> >> I recently added a collection of about 1500 items (all with PDF bitstreams). >> The Collection owner contacted me thispast weekend and said that he would >> like me to do a mass change of the Titles and would like to replace all of >> the PDFs as well (he wants to retain the handles). >> >> I figure that I can use the batch metdata export/import to change the >> titles, but can I use the batch item importer to replace the PDFs? What I'd >> have to do is delete the existing PDF of an item and then add a new PDF. >> Can that be done with the item importer, or will I have to manually delete >> old bitstreams before adding the new ones? >> >> I've never really encountered a case like this before. >> >> George Kozak >> Digital Library Specialist >> Cornell University Library Information Technologies (CUL-IT) >> 501 Olin Library >> Cornell University >> Ithaca, NY 14853 >> 607-255-8924 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Lotusphere 2011 > Register now for Lotusphere 2011 and learn how > to connect the dots, take your collaborative environment > to the next level, and enter the era of Social Business. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/lotusphere-d2d > _______________________________________________ > DSpace-tech mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lotusphere 2011 Register now for Lotusphere 2011 and learn how to connect the dots, take your collaborative environment to the next level, and enter the era of Social Business. http://p.sf.net/sfu/lotusphere-d2d _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
