MakeManifest Service

Method: POST

Request should include parameters, with standard application/x-www-form-urlencoded formatting, in HTTP POST request body.

The response will contain the HTML content of a LOCKSS manifest.html file for your AU.

HTTP POST Parameters

FieldIncludeTypeFormatNotes/Examples
institution_name SHOULD Text %(name)s (%(code)s)
Human-readable name of institution, optionally including ADPNet alphanumeric publisher code. Currently recognized publishers:
  • Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH)
  • Alabama Digital Preservation Network (ADPN)
  • Auburn University (AUB)
  • Birmingham Public Library (BPL)
  • Columbia Southern University (CSU)
  • Huntsville-Madison County Public Library (HMPL)
  • Louisiana State University (LSU)
  • Spring Hill College (SHC)
  • Troy University (TROY)
  • Tuskegee University Archives (TSK)
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
  • University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH)
  • University of Alabama (UA)
  • University of Montevallo (UMON)
  • University of North Alabama (UNA)
institution_code MUST Text valid Unix usernameUsername for institution on drop server.
E.g.: adah, aub, ua, ...
au_title SHOULD Text Plain text, no HTML Human-readable title of AU. Does NOT include Institution Name.
au_directory SHOULD Text valid Unix filename Subdirectory name for AU manifest and contents on the drop server.
au_file_size SHOULD Text %d files (%0.1f GiB) Human-readable file size information from tools like File Properties or du.
E.g.: 501 files (38.7 GiB)
au_notes MAY Text plain text, no HTML Narrative description or human-readable notes for ADPNet Config Manager.
drop_server MUST Text template valid URL, possibly including %s formatting code printf formatting code %s will be replaced with the value of institution_code
This SHOULD point to the default http://drop.adpn.org/drop-server/%s/drop_au_content_in_here/ unless you are NOT using the ADPNet drop server to stage your content.
lockss_plugin MUST Text valid URL Canonical URL for the JAR file for this AU's LOCKSS plugin. This SHOULD point to the default http://configuration.adpn.org/overhead/takeover/plugins/AuburnDirectoryPlugin.jar unless you are NOT using the ADPNet drop server to stage your content.
lockss_plugin_id MAY Text Java fully-qualified class name Fully-qualified class name for this AU's LOCKSS plugin.If provided, this SHOULD provide the default edu.auburn.adpn.directory.AuburnDirectoryPlugin unless you are NOT using the ADPNet drop server to stage your content.
This MAY be omitted as long as the correct URL is provided in lockss_plugin.
lockss_plugin_name MAY Text Plain text, no HTML Human-readable name of this AU's LOCKSS plugin.
This MAY be omitted as long as the correct URL is provided in lockss_plugin.
E.g.: Auburn Directory Plugin
lockss_plugin_version MAY Text Typically an integer, e.g. 6 Version number for this AU's LOCKSS plugin. This MAY be omitted as long as the correct URL is provided in lockss_plugin.
display_format SHOULD Text MIME type Content-Type for HTTP response to request.
Possible values: text/plain, text/html