[Archivesspace_Users_Group] Date Expression Parsing / Issues with Timewalk Plugin

[Dan Michelson]

Hi Benn,

That's a great feature request!

It's much better to change the way the dates are translated to users than
to change the way you record dates to fit an ever-changing PUI.

Dan

On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 12:29 PM Benn Joseph <benn.joseph at northwestern.edu>
wrote:

> This could be a good opportunity to plug this feature request:
>
> https://archivesspace.atlassian.net/browse/ANW-1273
>
>
>
> Part of the reason we at one point considered using date expressions in
> addition to normalized dates is because the normalized dates in the PUI are:
>
>    - Not easily human-readable (i.e. “1935-03-19 - 1935-03-23”)
>    - Only partially compliant with DACS 2.4.14 (the example given in DACS
>    is “1906 March 17”; also, “Expression of dates as all numerals is
>    discouraged due to the differing conventions in the order of information”
>
>
>
> --Benn
>
>
>
> *From:* archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org <
> archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org> *On Behalf Of *Dan
> Michelson
> *Sent:* Monday, October 04, 2021 9:38 AM
> *To:* Archivesspace Users Group <
> archivesspace_users_group at lyralists.lyrasis.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Date Expression Parsing /
> Issues with Timewalk Plugin
>
>
>
> Hi Laurie,
>
>
>
> I've never used the Timewalk plugin, but why use the date expression field
> at all when you don't have to?  That would avoid having to enter the same
> information twice, aside from cases like "Spring 2020," which don't
> translate perfectly to the normalized date fields.
>
>
>
> All the best,
>
>
>
> Dan
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 9:29 AM Laurie Sather <lsather at hagley.org> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> Anyone else having trouble with the Date Expression no longer parsing out?
> How is everyone else dealing with this?  The timewalk plugin is no longer
> compatible, so we had to disable it, which is very inconvenient to now have
> to manually reenter all the same information.
>
>
>
> It sounded like Aspace was going to include a fix with v3.0.2, but the
> automatic date expression parsing still does not function (with or without
> the plugin).
>
>
>
> Solutions?
>
>
>
> Thank you!
>
> Laurie
>
>
>
>
>
> Laurie Sather, MA, MLIS, CA
>
> Head Archivist
>
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>
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>
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> Email: lsather at hagley.org
>
>
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