UM transfer

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General description

During transfer, digital objects are moved into Archivematica and run through several micro-services: UUID assignment; checksum verification (if checksums are present); package extraction (i.e. unzipping of zipped or otherwise packaged files); virus checking; format identification and validation; and metadata extraction.

At the end of transfer, the user can select a number of ways to create one or more SIPs from the transfer. Once this is done, the SIP(s) are moved into ingest.

Create a transfer

1. Open the file browser by clicking on the Home folder on the Archivematica desktop.
   

   Click on the Home folder on the Archivematica desktop

Option 1

1. Navigate to the standardTransfer directory by using the shortcut on the left panel of the file manager.
2. Right-click and select "Create a structured directory"
3. The structured directory will contain three subdirectories: logs, metadata, objects. Copy the digital files to be preserved into the /objects directory. Note that you can create subdirectories within /objects if desired.
   

   Option 1: right-click and create a structured directory

Option 2

1. Navigate to a directory of files to be preserved that has not been created using the right-click script in option 1, above.
2. Right-click the directory and select "Restructure for compliance". This will create the subdirectories required to transfer the files into Archivematica: logs, metadata, objects.
3. Copy and paste the directory to standardTransfer using the shortcut on the left panel of the file manager.
   

   Option 2: right-click on a directory and restructure it for compliance

Add submission documentation

In the transfer you have just created, navigate to the /metadata/submissionDocumentation folder and add files if desired. These files could be donor agreements, transfer forms, copyright agreements and any correspondence or other documentation relating to the transfer. Any SIPs subsequently made from this transfer will automatically contain copies of this documentation.

Process the transfer

1. Open the Archivematica dashboard by clicking on the Dashboard icon in the Archivematica desktop.
2. Click on the transfer tab.
3. The transfer will appear in the dashboard with a bell icon next to it. This means that it is awaiting a decision by the user.
4. Click on the spyglass on the right-hand side.