[Archivesspace_Users_Group] Deleting in Bulk From the Staff Interface

[Bria Lynn Parker]

I have command line access to the API, and I've had decent success using
the API to do bulk updates and deletions. It's been great for when we
notice something didn't import as we had expected/hoped.

I used the API extensively when the processing status moved to an event
<https://icantiemyownshoes.wordpress.com/2015/11/20/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-api/>and
we didn't want to manually add each one.

I'm not an expert at it by any means, but I could answer questions for
anyone who is new to the API and is interested in trying it!

-- 
Bria L. Parker
Metadata Librarian

2200 McKeldin Library

University of Maryland

College Park, MD 20742-7011

(301) 405-9067

blparker at umd.edu

On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 12:03 PM, Jason Loeffler <j at minorscience.com> wrote:

> In general, I'm interested to know more about how people currently perform
> bulk operations on ArchivesSpace objects, including record creation
> (without the RDE), bulk updates, deletions, etc.
>
> Just curious if any of you have command line access to the server running
> your ArchivesSpace instance and are able to work with the API. Without it,
> you have to resort to workarounds which, though helpful, can be a little
> clunky and/or error prone.
>
> It would be great to include a set of bulk operation tools in a future
> ArchivesSpace release.
>
> Jason Loeffler
> Technology Consultant | The American Academy in Rome
> Minor Science | Application Development & Metadata Strategy
> Brooklyn, New York
> jason at minorscience.com
> (347) 405-0826
> minorscience (Skype)
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 10:07 AM, Noah Huffman <noah.huffman at duke.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Suzanne,
>>
>>
>>
>> In addition to Mark’s strategy (I’d never thought of that), here’s
>> another way to batch delete components, especially if you need to search
>> for them:
>>
>>
>>
>> 1.       Go to Browse>Resources
>>
>> 2.       Check the “show components” box
>>
>> 3.       Search for matches in the “Filter by text” box
>>
>> 4.       Use facets to filter results if necessary
>>
>> 5.       Check all the archival object records you want to delete
>>
>> 6.       Click Delete.
>>
>>
>>
>> -Noah
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org [mailto:
>> archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org] *On Behalf Of *Custer,
>> Mark
>> *Sent:* Thursday, December 15, 2016 9:49 AM
>> *To:* Archivesspace Users Group <archivesspace_users_group at lyr
>> alists.lyrasis.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Deleting in Bulk From the
>> Staff Interface
>>
>>
>>
>> Suzanne,
>>
>>
>>
>> Here’s one workaround for that:
>>
>>
>>
>> ·         Add a child-level component to the resource, and name it
>> something like “delete-me”, and give it any level whatever (since those two
>> fields are required to create a new archival object).
>>
>> ·         Select all of the archival components that you want to delete
>> (you can use the shift and/or control keys to select whatever you need to
>> select), and then use the “move” function to move them into the
>> newly-created delete-me wrapper.
>>
>> ·         Then, just delete that delete-me component.
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org [
>> mailto:archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org
>> <archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org>] *On Behalf Of
>> *Stasiulatis, Suzanne
>> *Sent:* Thursday, 15 December, 2016 9:32 AM
>> *To:* archivesspace_users_group at lyralists.lyrasis.org
>> *Subject:* [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Deleting in Bulk From the Staff
>> Interface
>>
>>
>>
>> Is there any way to delete multiple archival objects in a resource. Can
>> you select multiple archival objects and delete them in bulk? What are your
>> workarounds or solutions?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>>
>>
>> Suzanne
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Suzanne Stasiulatis *| Archivist II
>> Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission | Pennsylvania State
>> Archives
>> 350 North Street | Harrisburg, PA 17120-0090
>>
>> Phone: 717-787-5953 <(717)%20787-5953>
>>
>> http://www.phmc.pa.gov
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>> sustasiula at pa.gov
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