Esploro Usage Statistics
Dspace Format
This is also known as Research Exchange. The following format is expected from all Research Exchange customers. The Bitstream_HITS field is the statistic per year/month. The match point used to find the research asset is the Item_URI.
| Field Name | Notes |
|---|---|
|
ID |
not used |
|
Item_ID |
not used |
|
Item_HITS |
This number is used for the number of accesses (hits) in Esploro per month/year, with the February 2021 release. |
|
Bitstream_ID |
not used |
|
Bistream_HITS |
This number is used for the number of accesses (hits) in Esploro per month/year (until January 2021 release only). |
|
Month |
month of relevant hits |
|
Year |
year of relevant hits |
|
Dspace_Collection |
not used |
|
Dspace_Community |
not used |
|
Item_ID |
not used |
|
Item_TITLE |
not used |
|
Item_URI |
Used as the match point to find the associated research asset. |
|
Item_CREATOR |
not used |
|
in_archive |
not used |
|
withdrawn |
not used |
Generic Format
If you are not coming from Dspace/Research Exchange, then provide the statistics in the following format. The file is expected in Excel format.
| Field Name | Notes |
|---|---|
|
CREATE_DATE |
in format YYYYMMDD. For monthly statistics, use (for example) 20210201 for February 2021. Mandatory. |
|
LIBRARYID |
You may fill this in if desired, if the statistics are differentiated by library. Use the code defined in Esploro; do not use an incoming code that Esploro is not aware of. |
|
LIBRARYUNITID |
You may fill this in if desired, if the statistics are differentiated by library unit. Use the code defined in Esploro; do not use an incoming code that Esploro is not aware of. |
|
MATCH_ID |
Provide the item URL or the ASSETID, depending on which MATCH_ID_TYPE you choose. Mandatory. |
|
MATCH_ID_TYPE |
URL or ASSETID. Mandatory. This can be different per record, if desired. The file can contain both types of match IDs. |
|
SERVICE_TYPE |
metadata_view or file_request. Mandatory. This can be different per record, if desired. The file can contain both types of service types. |
|
NUM_ACCESS |
This is the number of hits. Mandatory. |