[Archivesspace_Users_Group] Extent calculations in cubic feet

[Lynn Moulton]

Hi James,

If I'm understanding your question correctly, the following may be
helpful.  The ASpace extent calculator uses the container profiles as the
basis for the calculation, and a complete profile includes width, depth,
and height. So if you change your config from linear feet to cubic, the
calculator should use all three dimensions that are included in the
container profile. And the stacking limit won't come into play, because the
calculator will use the actual box height. The stacking limit is for the
space calculator, not the extent calculator. However, we're still using
linear feet here, so I'm making an assumption about the config change also
changing the extent calculation. Perhaps someone at a cubic feet
organization could confirm.

Best,
Lynn Moulton
Senior Processing Archivist
John J. Burns Library
Boston College

On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 3:36 PM James E. Cross <jcross at clemson.edu> wrote:

> If you changed your base measurement from linear to cubic feet in the
> config. file, what happens when you calculate extent? You are only
> providing one measurement (let us say width) for extent dimension, but it
> really should be using all three for cubic feet. And how would the stacking
> limit come into play?
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> Thanks!
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