[Archivesspace_Users_Group] Updating containers via archival_object POST
Hello List,
I'm working a data remediation problem via the aspace API I can't seem to
get any of the values in a container key within an archival_object to
update when I post. For example, within a json object of type
archival_object like:
"container": {
"type_1": "box",
"indicator_1": "1",
"barcode_1": "31142054615128",
"type_2": "folder",
"indicator_2": "14",
"container_locations": [],
"lock_version": 25
}
If I change any of the values and POST, none of the updates seem to
persist. This doesn't generate an errors, and any changes to the record
otherwise seems to save. I'm wondering if this is just not possible, and if
so, is there another endpoint that might be used to update container
information?
Thanks, Don
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Re: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Updating containers via archival_object POST
Hi Don,
What version of ASpace are you running? I’m guessing either 1.4.2 with
container management plugin or 1.5+…
If that is the case, then the problem is that the data you are trying to change
in the snippet below isn’t actually controlled from within “container” anymore.
You’ve actually got to look for & change the “sub_container” and/or the
“top_containers” record linked to from “sub_container”:
"instances": [
{
"sub_container": {
"indicator_2": "2",
"type_2": "folder",
"jsonmodel_type": "sub_container",
"top_container": {
"ref": "/repositories/3/top_containers/12063"
}
}
}
]
So, in the blob you provide below, type_1, indicator_1, and barcode_1 could be
modified by POSTing to the linked top_container record, and type_2 and
indicator_2 could be changed by POSTing the AO back with modifications to
sub_container instead of container.
Yes, it’s a pain. I’m spending the ocassional down moment working on a script
to automate some of this for us here (GET record, dump into a csv, processing
archivists make changes in csv, then it POSTs back to the proper
records/subrecords), but it is no where ready for primetime yet, and won’t be
for a while.
Though, if anyone has this work already complete, I’m all ears! ☺
Lora
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Subject: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Updating containers via archival_object
POST
Hello List,
I'm working a data remediation problem via the aspace API I can't seem to get
any of the values in a container key within an archival_object to update when I
post. For example, within a json object of type archival_object like:
"container": {
"type_1": "box",
"indicator_1": "1",
"barcode_1": "31142054615128",
"type_2": "folder",
"indicator_2": "14",
"container_locations": [],
"lock_version": 25
}
If I change any of the values and POST, none of the updates seem to persist.
This doesn't generate an errors, and any changes to the record otherwise seems
to save. I'm wondering if this is just not possible, and if so, is there
another endpoint that might be used to update container information?
Thanks, Don
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Re: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Updating containers via archival_object POST
Hi Don,
Are you using Python to make the updates? Can you post what you have tried so
far? Here’s an example of how to make an update to a single archival object
instance via Python 3, which worked for me when I tested it this morning:
api_url = your api url…
repo_num = your repository number…
archival_object_json = requests.get(api_url+
‘/repositories/repo_num/archival_objects/1987146’, headers=headers).json()
archival_object_json["instances"] = [{"container": {"barcode_1":
'39002042614314', "container_locations": [{"jsonmodel_type":
"container_location", "ref": '/locations/9', "start_date": "2015-06-02",
"status": "current"}], "indicator_1": '2', "type_1": "box"}, "instance_type":
"mixed_materials", "jsonmodel_type": "instance", "sub_container":
{"jsonmodel_type": "sub_container", "top_container": {"ref":
'/repositories/repo_num/top_containers/190797'}}}]
archival_object_data = json.dumps(archival_object_json)
archival_object_update =
requests.post(api_url+‘/repositories/repo_num/archival_objects/1987146’,
headers=headers, data=archival_object_data).json()
If you are trying to do something like archival_object_json[‘container’] I
don’t think it will work, unless maybe you do
archival_object_json[‘instances’][‘container’] – but I didn’t check on that.
Also, be sure that all data elements you are updating are correct and
consistent – I tried to make a test update using fake container info and it did
not work, but when I tried updating the instance with data from an existing top
container everything went through just fine. I just changed the barcode, top
container ref, indicator, and location to reflect the data from the other
container, and it updated. Hope this helps.
P.S. I have a script which makes these kinds of updates in batch by pulling the
info you wish to update from a CSV. I can clean it up a bit and share if anyone
is interested…
Alicia Detelich
Archivist
Manuscripts and Archives
Yale University Libraries
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[mailto:archivesspace_users_group-boun...@lyralists.lyrasis.org] On Behalf Of
Donald Mennerich
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 4:11 PM
To: Archivesspace Users Group
Subject: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Updating containers via archival_object
POST
Hello List,
I'm working a data remediation problem via the aspace API I can't seem to get
any of the values in a container key within an archival_object to update when I
post. For example, within a json object of type archival_object like:
"container": {
"type_1": "box",
"indicator_1": "1",
"barcode_1": "31142054615128",
"type_2": "folder",
"indicator_2": "14",
"container_locations": [],
"lock_version": 25
}
If I change any of the values and POST, none of the updates seem to persist.
This doesn't generate an errors, and any changes to the record otherwise seems
to save. I'm wondering if this is just not possible, and if so, is there
another endpoint that might be used to update container information?
Thanks, Don
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