[Archivesspace_Users_Group] Data migration problem ATK - ArchivesSpace only specific Resource records not transferred - Resolution

[Terry Catapano]

Kari,

I'd like to take a look at an example of a collection which failed. 
Would be good for the migrations group know about.

/Terry

On 10/12/2016 04:24 PM, Kari R Smith wrote:
>
> Thanks, Noah and Mark.  There were no indications in the Error log 
> that these were missed except for the total count of Resources and 
> Resources copied so no help in the log.  Interestingly, we tracked 
> them down and it was a set of 6 Resource records in coll # sequence in 
>  ATK.
>
> I then exported the EAD xml from ATK for each of the 6 resources and 
> tried the Import job.  Failed on all 6 records.  Something to do with 
> ‘cdata’ but I couldn’t make out the error enough and the XML looked 
> fine to me – and like the EAD xml of another record from the same ATK.
>
> Ultimately, we’ve decided to re-enter the data into ArchivesSpace 
> since they are Resources for very small collections.  All of the 
> associated component records did transfer so it’s a matter of linking 
> up Agents/Subjects and Accession records for the most part.
>
> If someone is interested in looking at the xml and figuring out what 
> was wonky I’m happy to share (for a collection with 1 item).
>
> Kari R. Smith
>
> Digital Archivist, Institute Archives and Special Collections
>
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
>
> 617.253.5690 smithkr at mit.edu   http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/
>
> *From:* archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org 
> [mailto:archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org] *On 
> Behalf Of *Noah Huffman
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 12, 2016 2:50 PM
> *To:* Archivesspace Users Group 
> <archivesspace_users_group at lyralists.lyrasis.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Data migration problem ATK 
> - ArchivesSpace only specific Resource records not transferred
>
> Hi Kari,
>
> I’m not aware of a way to run the AT migration tool on a subset of 
> resource records.
>
> I think your options are:
>
> 1.Figure out why the 6 records did not migrate (did you see any issues 
> reported in the migration error log?), fix the issues, and run the 
> entire ATK to ASpace migration again
>
> 2.Export the 6 resources from ATK as EAD and import the EAD into ASpace.
>
> If you choose option 2, you’ll lose some of the relationships you may 
> have established in ATK between the resource record and other record 
> types, particularly accession records.
>
> We encountered a similar problem during our ATK to ASpace migration 
> and chose option 1, iteratively solving the problems reported in the 
> migration error log and then re-running the migration tool.
>
> -Noah
>
> ================
>
> 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/
>
> *From:* archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org 
> <mailto:archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org> 
> [mailto:archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org] *On 
> Behalf Of *Kari R Smith
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 12, 2016 11:01 AM
> *To:* Archivesspace Users Group 
> (archivesspace_users_group at lyralists.lyrasis.org 
> <mailto:archivesspace_users_group at lyralists.lyrasis.org>) 
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> *Subject:* [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Data migration problem ATK - 
> ArchivesSpace only specific Resource records not transferred
>
> Hello,
>
> In our recent data migration from ATK to ArchivesSpace there were 6 
> Resource records that did not transfer.  We have the IDs of the 
> records.  The components, Names, Accession records associated all 
> transferred.
>
> Is there a way to run the migrator tool for just the 6 specific 
> collections?  Or am I best off doing an EAD XML export from ATK and 
> then Importing those into ArchivesSpace?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kari R. Smith
>
> Digital Archivist, Institute Archives and Special Collections
>
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
>
> 617.253.5690   smithkr at mit.edu http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/ 
> <http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/>
>
>
>
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