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The template provided here will work out of the box without the need to create an individual XML template. Cells in the metadata spreadsheet that are left empty will not result in empty XML elements or attributes.
Using the template spreadsheet
The template spreadsheet file (dams-xml-template.xslx) contains columns for all available metadata fields. The column names are based on the field labels we use in the DAMS GUI metadata entry form. The column names are color-coded to indicate
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metadata fields. In a number of cases, the DAMS software requires a piece of metadata to be designated as 'primary' (e.g. primary title and primary contributor). The template spreadsheet indicates these cases through the column name (e.g. PrimaryTitle and PrimaryContributor). For some repeatable metadata fields, the template will already provide one repetition (e.g. Title2). The following section explains how you can extend the spreadsheet and the XML template file to accommodate further repetitions (e.g. Title3, Title4, etc.).Extending the generic template
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Remember that some XML elements like Identifiers or Notes always need a respective Type attribute to be specified (e.g. OCLC number, call number, etc.). |
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