Work flow examples?

[KenMiddleton]

Are there workflow examples out there that anyone could share?
Although we've used Omeka.net to get started with Omeka, we're
planning on installing our own Omeka server as part of a larger
project.

Our project would involve going out to archives about 60 miles away
from the "home" base. So we would want to use those trips to focus
just on scanning and minimal metadata. The bulk of the metadata work
would be done at the home base.

Has anyone tried something similar with Omeka?

There are other issues, but Dropbox and contributor could probably
help.

Thanks.

-Ken

[Erin Bell]

We do this all the time just using the basic admin interface. The Contribution form could be useful if you don't want to give out admin (or lower level) credentials, or would like to keep things very simple (having fewer fields available might be beneficial, though the Contribution plugin is limited in some important ways, like allowing only one file per item, so you may want to do a test run). The DropBox plugin, in my opinion, is only useful for very large files (such as video) that cannot be uploaded by other means. Other than using the standard admin dashboard, I would think the CSV import plugin, which uses a spreadsheet to import items, might be the most efficient way to do things (though you would need to FTP the files onto a web server and edit the spreadsheet to include a web path to the file locations online before running the import). Hope this helps.

[nancym]

I am using CSV plugin and I need to point to jpg file available in /
Dropbox/fiels/test.jpg.

So what I did I create a csv file on excel sheet, I enetered the URL
which is

host name/plugins/Dropbox/files/test.jpg.

I did not dowload the Dropbox plugin but I created the directory under
plugin and call it Dropbox/files/ then moved the test.jpg into it.

everytime i do the import, I see this url "https://
nancymou.www.lib.umich.edu/exhibits/Dropbox/fiels/test.jpg" generated
and when I click on it takes me to "https://nancymou.www.lib.umich.edu/
exhibits/archive/files/c483746411f07db855a2d629d0f62f09.jpg". No image
displayed.

I am not sure how to slove this problem.

I tried to move the test.jpg to another url and it works no problem.

I checked the permission of the Dropbox/fiels/test.jpg and it is
readable / writable 777.

I checked the archive/file directory looking for
c483746411f07db855a2d629d0f62f09.jpg but I did not find it there.

Any help is appreciated.
Nancy

[Jeremy Boggs]

Try just adding your files to a directory outside of Omeka, or at the root level of Omeka, instead of in 'plugins/Dropbox', and use that path in your CSV file. The CSV Import doesn't need files to exist in the Dropbox plugin to be able to import them; The files just need to be web accessible.

If you'd prefer the CSV Import plugin use the Dropbox directory, you'll need to actually download and install the Dropbox plugin.

Best,
Jeremy

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[nancym]

Hi Jeremy,

Thanks for the update. I tried to put it in omeka root and out side
Omeka too but still can not work.
A friend pay my attention to the problem which is i am behind a
cosign. So the https where is our dev server and my omeka installation
has a cosign so needs a user name and a password. I guess this is the
main problem that the csv can not read the image file from the https
url but when I moved the image file to http url it works perfect.

So I wonder if csv plugin can read the image from the file instead
from the URL? or any other option?

Thanks for the help.
Nancy

[nancym]

hi,

I was able to fix the problem, I am reading from a file instead from
URL.

I used insert_files_for_item($item, 'Filesystem', $file_pathl); in
import.php under csv import plugin instead of

insert_files_for_item($item, $fileMetadata['file_transfer_type'],
$url, array('ignore_invalid_files' => (!$this-
>stop_import_if_file_download_error)));

hope that helps somebody else.
Nancy

[nancym]

But i was wonder if we can add this feature to read from file instead
of Url in other versions. Do you see people might use this !

Nancy

On Aug 17, 10:17 am, nancym <nancy_mou...@hotmail.com> wrote: