[Archivesspace_Users_Group] Import Data Errors

[Margaret Kidd]

It is probably an empty date tag in the components list. Check to see if it
something like this:
<unittitle> My stuff <unitdate type="inclusive"> </unitdate> <unittitle>

This is technically an empty tag since there isn't a date after
"inclusive." AS does not like empty tags. So you will either need to add
title, date, etc. or delete the empty tags. If you have a lot of finding
aids you can do batch validation to see which ones need to be fixed (see
the blog post Validation Scenarios
<https://campuspress.yale.edu/yalearchivesspace/2015/07/22/validation-scenarios/>by
Yale for help). I did this with my finding aids and then manually fixed the
problems I found. If I'd known how to write a script to do it for me I
would have, but it wasn't so many that I couldn't do it manually. Others
might have some suggestions on automating the process.

Hope this helps!

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Margaret Turman Kidd

Access and Electronic Records Archivist, Special Collections & Archives

VCU Libraries | Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences

Virginia Commonwealth University

509 N. 12th Street / Box 980582, Richmond, VA 23298-0582

(804) 828-3152

kiddm at vcu.edu

Pronouns: she/her



On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 12:16 PM Ryan Flahive <RFLAHIVE at iaia.edu> wrote:

> Morning Folks,
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> I’m new to this group as my ArchiveSpace server was just set up a couple
> days ago.
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> Due to circumstances too lengthy to describe here, I am manually building
> this database from exported EAD files from my Archivist’s Toolkit system.
> My first few imports were successful, but then a few failed due to these
> errors:
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> Date: one or more required (or enter a Title)
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> Title: must not be an empty string (or enter a Date)
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> These records have titles and dates. Can anyone shed some light on how I
> resolve this issue? Feel free to email me with suggestions!
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> Thanks!
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