[Archivesspace_Users_Group] Persistence of ref ids?

[Noah Huffman]

Patrick,

We've made a couple of decisions internally that assume these ref_ids are persistent.  For example, we're storing these IDs in our Hydra repository as the primary way to link from digital objects to their description in ASpace.  So, naturally, I'm curious about this too.

-Noah

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Noah Huffman
Archivist for Metadata, Systems, and Digital Records
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Duke University | 919-660-5982
http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/



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Subject: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Persistence of ref ids?

We're curious to hear from the devs or anyone with a lot of experience about whether ref_ids in the system ever change their values. I know they don't upon transfer, and they're not editable from the user interface, so we're fairly certain they are permanent and persistent, but want to make sure before making a couple decisions internally.

Can anyone confirm their persistence/permanence?

Patrick Galligan
Rockefeller Archive Center
Assistant Digital Archivist
914-366-6386

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