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The contents file simply enumerates, one file per line, the bitstream file names. See the following example:

Code Block
file_1.doc
        file_2.pdf
        license

Please notice that the license is optional, and if you wish to have one included, you can place the file in the .../item_001/ directory, for example.

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Before running the item importer over items previously exported from a DSpace instance, please first refer to Transferring Items Between DSpace Instances.

Command used:

[dspace]/bin/dspace import

Java class:

org.dspace.app.itemimport.ItemImport

Arguments short and (long) forms:

Description

-a or --add

Add items to DSpace ‡

-r or --replace

Replace items listed in mapfile ‡

-d or --delete

Delete items listed in mapfile ‡

-s or --source

Source of the items (directory)

-c or --collection

Destination Collection by their Handle or database ID

-m or --mapfile

Where the mapfile for items can be found (name and directory)

-e or --eperson

Email of eperson doing the importing

-w or --workflow

Send submission through collection's workflow

-n or --notify

Kicks off the email alerting of the item(s) has(have) been imported

-t or --test

Test run‚ do not actually import items

-p or --template

Apply the collection template

-R or --resume

Resume a failed import (Used on Add only)

-h or --help

Command help

-z or --zip

Name of zipfile

‡ These are mutually exclusive.

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The item exporter can export a single item or a collection of items, and creates a DSpace simple archive in the aforementioned format for each exported item. The items are exported in a sequential order in which they are retrieved from the database. As a consequence, the sequence numbers of the item subdirectories (item_000, item_001) are not related to DSpace handle or item ids.

Command used:

[dspace]/bin/dspace export

Java class:

org.dspace.app.itemexport.ItemExport

Arguments short and (long) forms:

Description

-t or --type

Type of export. COLLECTION will inform the program you want the whole collection. ITEM will be only the specific item. (You will actually key in the keywords in all caps. See examples below.)

-i or --id

The ID or Handle of the Collection or Item to export.

-d or --dest

The destination path where you want the file of items to be placed.

-n or --number

Sequence number to begin export the items with. Whatever number you give, this will be the name of the first directory created for your export. The layout of the export directory is the same as the layout used for import.

-m or --migrate

Export the item/collection for migration. This will remove the handle and metadata that will be re-created in the new instance of DSpace.

-h or --help

Brief Help.

Exporting a Collection

The CLI command to export the items of a collection:

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