Training Video:New Field Bazaar Package

Introduction

This videa is a walkthrough of converting a new field as created in Training_Video:Add_A_Field into a bazaar package, including modifying the workflow.

What You Will Learn

• How to build a bazaar package
• How to modify the workflow with a bazaar package
• Adding missing phrases to a bazaar package

What You Should Already Know

• How to access EPrints administration areas
• How to add a field to EPrints Training_Video:Add_A_Field
• Basics of Perl
• Basics of XML

Resources

Video

The Video can be found at http://youtu.be/gKxmXuFAH3A.

Index

• 00:00 - introduction
• 00:15 - identify new field to add to package
• 00:25 - create new bazaar package
• 01:32 - move phrase file to lib
• 02:25 - copy field definition to lib subdirectory
• 03:07 - creating a plugin to modify the workflow
• 03:50 - key functions for a plugin
• 04:40 - pull sample plugin code to use as base for new plugin
• 05:20 - modify the sample to reflect new plugin
• 06:12 - describe modifications to workflow
• 07:00 - add plugin code to bazaar package
• 07:20 - add the control screen details
• 08:00 - remove explicit entries from the workflow
• 08:38 - enable new plugin
• 09:05 - debugging
• 10:55 - test new field in workflow and add field phrase
• 11:30 - move phrase from webcfg.xml to plugin phrase file
• 12:10 - update the bazaar package to account for changes
• 12:25 - publish new package to eprints bazaar and test installation
• 14:30 - install package from bazaar
• 15:00 - more debugging
• 15:23 - add missing files to the package - phrases and cfg files
• 16:08 - publish new version to bazaar
• 17:00 - test installation on fresh repository

Notes, Errata and Additional Information

• EPrints 3.3.14
• Ubuntu 15.04

Test Yourself

• Create a bazaar package to add a new field to the repository
• Modify the bazaar package to include the new field in the workflow

More Reading

• How to add a field
• Building an exporter bazaar package