[Archivesspace_Users_Group] Inexplicable Date Error

[Joanna Black]

I figured out the problem. Had to change undated to an actual year. Import
successful.

On Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 3:17 PM Joanna Black <joanna.black at sierraclub.org>
wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> Lone arranger here, sole manager and user of my library's ASpace instance.
> I am trying to import digital objects using a .csv spreadsheet. I've looked
> at the mapping docs and templates, and everything seems to be in-line.
> However, when I run the import, I keep getting the message:
>
> The following errors were found: dates/0/begin : not a valid date
> dates/0/end : not a valid date
>
> For date_1_begin and date_1_end I am using years only (1910, for
> instance) in both fields. I have some undated objects, so I've tried
> importing three different ways: with the word "undated" in the fields; with
> "0" in the fields; and with nothing in the field (blank). None of these
> worked. This isn't some complicated metadata I'm working with, so I think
> it should be straightforward to fix. But I'm not finding anything that
> explains exactly how dates should be formatted (if that is indeed the
> problem). Please enlighten me!
>
> Thank you in advance.
> --
>
>
> *Joanna BlackArchivistWilliam E. Colby Memorial Library*
> *Sierra Club*
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*Joanna BlackArchivistWilliam E. Colby Memorial Library*
*Sierra Club*
*(415) 977-5783*
*joanna.black at sierraclub.org* <joanna.black at sierraclub.org>
*www.sierraclub.org/library <http://www.sierraclub.org/library>*
(Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)
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