Format policy registry tests

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FPR customization permanency testing

Several FPR customizations were applied to an Archivematica 1.6.1 site, which was then upgraded to Archivematica qa/1.x to test the permanency of these changes.

Test 1: Rename formats

Illustrator format versions renamed with version number.


Expected result:

  • All formats still renamed

Actual result:

  • All formats still renamed

Test outcome: PASSED

Test 2: Assign preservation format marker

For all JPEG format versions, checked off the “Preservation format?” box.


Expected result:

  • All JPEGs still typed as preservation formats

Actual result:

  • All JPEGs still typed as preservation formats

Test outcome: PASSED

Test 3: Assign different normalization rule

Assigned the “transcode to tif using convert” command to the format Better Portable Graphics, for the purpose of preservation.


Expected result:

  • BPGs still have the above rule

Actual result:

  • BPGs still have the above rule

Test outcome: PASSED

Test 4: Disable normalization command

Disabled “Transcoding to mp3 with ffmpeg” normalization command.

Expected result:

  • Command still disabled

Actual result:

  • Command still disabled

Test outcome: PASSED

Test 5: Reassign rule

Reassigned Broadcast WAVE 1 from the disabled “Transcoding to mp3 with ffmpeg” rule to “Transcoding to wav with ffmpeg” Also enabled format rule as it was disabled by Test 4.


Expected result:

  • Rule still set to transcode to wav and enabled

Actual result:

  • Rule still set to transcode to wav and enabled

Test outcome: PASSED

Test 6: Create new command and assign

Created a new command “my custom rule for testing” and assigned it to the format Scitex Continuous Tone Bitmap.


Expected result:

  • Rule still exists and is assigned to the format

Actual result:

  • Rule still exists and is assigned to the format

Test outcome: PASSED