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    New p_publish_06 parameters: scratch_path and zip_flag

    • Article Type: General
    • Product: Aleph
    • Product Version: 20

    Description:
    Did I miss something?

    I fully tested our publishing process prior to the install of SP 2417, but didn't test it afterwards.

    That turned out to be a problem because, as I found by reverse engineering the p_publish_06 script, two additional parameters have been added to p_publish_06 that were not there earlier (scratch dir and zip option).

    The problem is that I cannot find any documentation of this change, nor do I see these parameters in the Services menu of our client. Do we have an older client? How was I supposed to know of this change?

    I appreciate that the option is there, but it would help if we got some indication that it was added. I went back to the SP 2417 notes to make sure it was not something I missed, but if it is there I missed it again, because I don't read anything about it.

    I'm especially concerned if we have some older client than we should have.

    Resolution:
    The addition of the parameters is described in v20 rep_change 2057:

    The batch job "Create Tar File for ALEPH Published Records" (publish-06) has two new parameters.

    1. scratch_path - Allows modifying the directory where the temporary files are located (the default is $data_scratch)

    2. zip_flag - Allows to define if the output files are compressed or not (the default is Y, Yes).

    ...
    Note: The following parameters are currently hidden on the form, but may be used as follows:

    * scratch_path - Allows modifying the directory where the temporary files are located (the default is $data_scratch)
    * zip_flag - Allows to define if the output files are compressed or not (the default is Y).

    <end rep_change 2057>


    The new p_publish_06.xml file has these lines:

    <control>
    <hidden>
    <argname>F11</argname>
    <value></value>
    </hidden>
    </control>
    <control>
    <hidden>
    <argname>F12</argname>
    <value>Y</value>
    </hidden>
    </control>

    If you want these parameters to display on the submission screen, you could eliminate the "<hidden>".


    • Article last edited: 10/8/2013