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