Import Files

Here is a minimalist XML file to import local files into EPrints:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<eprints>
  <eprint>
    <documents>
      <document>
        <files>
          <file>
            <filename>/valid/local/path/2/thumb.jpg</filename>
          </file>
        </files>
        <format>image</format>
        <security>public</security>
      </document>
    </documents>
    <eprint_status>archive</eprint_status>
    <userid>numericID</userid>
    <type>image</type>
    <creators>
     <item>
       <name>
         <family>Surname</family>
         <given>givenName</given>
       </name>
     </item>
    </creators>
    <title>Importtest</title>
  </eprint>
</eprints>

Note that this also set the title and the creators. You can override the saved userid by --user modID when importing with the ~/eprints/bin/import script (run it with --help to see all options, --parse-only e.g.).

This will put the eprint object straight into the live repository by <eprint_status>archive</eprint_status>! You may wish to place it into the user area by <eprint_status>inbox</eprint_status> or into the editorial review by <eprint_status>buffer</eprint_status> instead.

For a proper overview of any input field, enter all relevant data into the form and export your entry by

~/eprints/bin/export repoID eprint XML entryID.

See also Import From URL and XML standardisation page EPData XML Representation.