[Archivesspace_Users_Group] Problem attaching digital objects to resources in ArchivesSpace 3.1.1

[James Bullen]

Hi Scott,

When you create a digital object instance on a resource (or archival object) it sets instance_type to digital_object behind the scenes (when you create a container instance you are presented with a dropdown to set the instance_type - excluding the digital_object value as an option).

Somehow your instance_type enumeration has lost its digital_object value, so when it tries to set that value you get the validation error you’re seeing. In fact the values listed in the error look more like values for container_type than instance_type, so there might be something deeper going on.

Regardless, you should be able to fix this by adding a digital_object value back into your instance_type enumeration (called instance_instance_type in the 'Manage Controlled Value Lists' dropdown.

Hope that helps.


Cheers,
James


> On Jun 18, 2022, at 11:50 PM, Blake Carver <blake.carver at lyrasis.org> wrote:
> 
> translation missing: validation_errors.protected_read-only_list_#/instances/0/instance_type._invalid_value__digital_object_.__must_be_one_of__box__volume__oversize_folder__reel__audio__disc__film__video__computer_disk__box-folder__reel-frame__side__sc__package__wcftr__roll__map_case__drawer__aa__ab__ac__ad__ae__baa__ca__cb__cc__cd__da__db__dc__dd__de__df__dg__ea__fe__ff__fg__fh__ga__hb__hc__vbb__vbc__vea__vfa__vha__vhb__vhc__oversize_box__folder__fa__electronic__microfilm__ph_box__video_box__dvd__fb__fc__fd__fi__gb__ha__hd__vpa__vta__box__album__ph_box__disc__video__oversize_folder__box-folder__tape__film_box__tape_box__box/folder__audio__vha
> 
> Take a look at the Digital Objects Controlled Value lists (/staff/enumerations?id=12) I think you're missing something there. 
> "instance_type._invalid_value__digital_object_.__must_be_one_of__box" is saying "you're trying to add something that's not in this list, here's what's in that list"
> 
> 
> From: archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org <archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org> on behalf of Scott Prater <scott.prater at wisc.edu>
> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2022 6:05 PM
> To: archivesspace_users_group at lyralists.lyrasis.org <archivesspace_users_group at lyralists.lyrasis.org>
> Subject: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Problem attaching digital objects to resources in ArchivesSpace 3.1.1
>  
> Hello,
> 
> We have recently begun testing out attaching digital object Instances to our resources in ArchivesSpace, version 3.1.1.  So far we have no success:  we can create a digital objects, and we can select one and add it to a resource in the Resource edit view, but when we then attempt to save the resource, we get the unhelpful "Validation Error" message with no other information.  The resource is not updated.
> 
> I poked around the code, and temporarily disabled the frontend code where validation error exceptions are swallowed (https://github.com/archivesspace/archivesspace/blob/v3.1.1/frontend/app/controllers/application_controller.rb#L366-L388 <https://github.com/archivesspace/archivesspace/blob/v3.1.1/frontend/app/controllers/application_controller.rb#L366-L388>).  I then tried to save the resource with the attached digital object again, and this time saw the swallowed error:
> 
> translation missing: validation_errors.protected_read-only_list_#/instances/0/instance_type._invalid_value__digital_object_.__must_be_one_of__box__volume__oversize_folder__reel__audio__disc__film__video__computer_disk__box-folder__reel-frame__side__sc__package__wcftr__roll__map_case__drawer__aa__ab__ac__ad__ae__baa__ca__cb__cc__cd__da__db__dc__dd__de__df__dg__ea__fe__ff__fg__fh__ga__hb__hc__vbb__vbc__vea__vfa__vha__vhb__vhc__oversize_box__folder__fa__electronic__microfilm__ph_box__video_box__dvd__fb__fc__fd__fi__gb__ha__hd__vpa__vta__box__album__ph_box__disc__video__oversize_folder__box-folder__tape__film_box__tape_box__box/folder__audio__vha
> 
> It looks like somehow a type is not getting set, or the backend is mistakenly requiring a type on the digital object.  There is no place I could see in the digital object edit interface where I can select any of those types.  I did select a "Moving image" type on my test digital object, but that did not change the error.
> 
> We've upgraded over the years from ArchivesSpace 2.5.1 to 3.1.1, following the upgrade steps for each new release.  Up to now, we haven't had any problems, but perhaps something has been left behind from previous versions?  Or a table is missing in our latest version?  We are running ArchivesSpace locally on our own server;  we have not made any changes to default distributions.
> 
> Any help or insight is appreciated (and yes, we did run a full reindex, to no avail).
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> -- Scott
> 
> -- 
> Scott Prater
> Digital Library Architect
> UW Digital Collections Center
> University of Wisconsin - Madison
> 
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