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<p class="MsoNormal">Is it possible to import an EAD component that is comprised of multiple parent-level top containers and have ASpace create two sibling top container instances? Currently it seems ASpace will create a single instance with one top container
 for the <container> positioned first, then create children/grandchildren for each subsequently positioned <container> in that single instance.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Is there a container attribute/semantics I could add to define this parallel logical relationship that would force ASpace to create two instances each with a top container? Or does the EAD importer as a general use tool assume most content
 is of a type parent/child?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Example:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#000096;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><c02</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#F5844C;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
 level</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF8040;background:white;mso-highlight:white">=</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#993300;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"file"</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#000096;background:white;mso-highlight:white">><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#000096;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><did></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
<br>
 </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#000096;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><container</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#F5844C;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
 label</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF8040;background:white;mso-highlight:white">=</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#993300;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"Microform"</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#F5844C;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
 type</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF8040;background:white;mso-highlight:white">=</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#993300;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"reel"</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#000096;background:white;mso-highlight:white">></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">1</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#000096;background:white;mso-highlight:white"></container></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#000096;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><container</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#F5844C;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
 label</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF8040;background:white;mso-highlight:white">=</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#993300;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"Microform"</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#F5844C;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
 type</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF8040;background:white;mso-highlight:white">=</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#993300;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"reel"</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#000096;background:white;mso-highlight:white">></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">2</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#000096;background:white;mso-highlight:white"></container></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#000096;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><unittitle></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#000096;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><unitdate</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#F5844C;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
 era</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF8040;background:white;mso-highlight:white">=</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#993300;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"ce"</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#F5844C;background:white;mso-highlight:white">
 calendar</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF8040;background:white;mso-highlight:white">=</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#993300;background:white;mso-highlight:white">"gregorian"</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#000096;background:white;mso-highlight:white">></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">1862
 -- 1875 Sept.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#000096;background:white;mso-highlight:white"></unitdate></unittitle><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#000096;background:white;mso-highlight:white"></did><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#000096;background:white;mso-highlight:white"></c02><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To get:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img width="686" height="368" style="width:7.15in;height:3.8333in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D62919.F3141870"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">John<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">John P. Rees<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Archivist and Digital Resources Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">History of Medicine Division<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Library of Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">301-827-4510<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Teleworking M-F 8:00AM – 4:30PM until 5/31/2020<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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