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Rather than being a single subsystem, ingesting is a process that spans several. Below is a simple illustration of the current ingesting process in DSpace.

DSpace Ingest Process

The batch item importer is an application, which turns an external SIP (an XML metadata document with some content files) into an "in progress submission" object. The Web submission UI is similarly used by an end-user to assemble an "in progress submission" object.

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Workflow Step

Possible actions

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Can accept submission for inclusion, or reject submission.

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Can edit metadata provided by the user with the submission, but cannot change the submitted files. Can accept submission for inclusion, or reject submission.

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Can edit metadata provided by the user with the submission, but cannot change the submitted files. Must then commit to archive; may not reject submission.

Submission Workflow in DSpace

If a submission is rejected, the reason (entered by the workflow participant) is e-mailed to the submitter, and it is returned to the submitter's 'My DSpace' page. The submitter can then make any necessary modifications and re-submit, whereupon the process starts again.

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  • A customisable general overview of activities in the archive, by default including:
    • Number of items archived
    • Number of bitstream views
    • Number of item page views
    • Number of collection page views
    • Number of community page views
    • Number of user logins
    • Number of searches performed
    • Number of license rejections
    • Number of OAI Requests
  • Customisable summary of archive contents
  • Broken-down list of item viewings
  • A full break-down of all performed actions
  • User logins
  • Most popular searches
  • Log Level Information
  • Processing information!stats_genrl_overview.png!
    The results of statistical analysis can be presented on a by-month and an in-total report, and are available via the user interface. The reports can also either be made public or restricted to administrator access only.

Item, Collection and Community Usage Statistics

Usage statistics can be retrieved from individual item, collection and community pages. These Usage Statistics pages show:

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