[Archivesspace_Users_Group] construct unique ref IDs

[Chris Fitzpatrick]

Hi Ben,


Yes, the refid rules have been implemented as a plugin. The documentation is here :


https://github.com/archivesspace/archivesspace/tree/master/plugins/refid_rules


So, to enable this, edit the config/config.rb file to load the plugin (about line 102) :


AppConfig[:plugins] = ['refid_rules', 'local']


Then, define the rule that you want to use in the config/config.rb.


For example:

AppConfig[:refid_rule] = "<%= repository['repo_code'] %>_<%= resource['formatted_id']  %>_<%= SecureRandom.hex %>"


This is using a templating languaged call ERB, so you can call variables with-in a  <%= %>  block. You can do something like:


AppConfig[:refid_rule] = "Bananas_<%= SecureRandom.hex %>"


Which would generate a RefID like "Bananas_" + a randomly generated hexadecimal.


Does this make sense?

Let me know if you have any questions...


best, chris.




Chris Fitzpatrick | chris.fitzpatrick at lyrasis.org
Developer, ArchivesSpace
http://archivesspace.org/
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Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 5:04 PM
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Subject: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] construct unique ref IDs

Hello,

I see this made it into the newest release, https://www.pivotaltracker.com/s/projects/386247/stories/49569471, but after a cursory search of the staff interface, I am unclear how to actually go about using this feature. Any direction you can provide is appreciated.

Thanks,
Ben

Ben Goldman
Digital Records Archivist
Penn State University Libraries
University Park, PA
814-863-8333
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/speccolls.html

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