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The embedded SWORD Client allows a user (currently restricted to an administrator) to copy an item to a SWORD server. This allows your DSpace installation to deposit items into another SWORD-compliant repository (including another DSpace install).

DSpace 7.0 does not yet support

The SWORDv1 Client is not available in DSpace 7.0. It may be restored in a later 7.x release, see DSpace Release 7.0 Status


Enabling the SWORD Client

The SWORDv1 Client is not available in DSpace 7.0. It may be restored in a later 7.x release, see DSpace Release 7.0 Status

Configuring the SWORD Client

All the relevant configuration can be found in sword-client.cfg. These may be overridden in your local.cfg config (see Configuration Reference).

Configuration File:

[dspace]/config/modules/sword-client.cfg

Property:

sword-client.targets

Example value:

sword-client.targets = http://localhost:8080/sword/servicedocument, \
   http://client.swordapp.org/client/servicedocument, \  
   http://dspace.swordapp.org/sword/servicedocument, \ 
   http://sword.eprints.org/sword-app/servicedocument, \ 
   http://sword.intralibrary.com/IntraLibrary-Deposit/service, \  
   http://fedora.swordapp.org/sword-fedora/servicedocument

Informational note:

List of remote Sword servers. Used to build the drop-down list of selectable SWORD targets.

Property:

sword-client.file-types

Example value:

sword-client.file-types = application/zip

Informational note:

List of file types from which the user can select. If a type is not supported by the remote server
it will not appear in the drop-down list.

Property:

sword-client.package-formats

Example value:

sword-client.package-formats = http://purl.org/net/sword-types/METSDSpaceSIP

Informational note:

List of package formats from which the user can select. If a format is not supported by the remote server
it will not appear in the drop-down list.

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