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If you prefer starting with the DAMS MODS GUI form, Benn Chang developed an approach to creating a custom template for turning tabular metadata to MODS XML. The attached presentation contains an updated guide on how to use conditional statements in the DAMS GUI form to create a custom XML template.
If the file's first line reads <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
, remove this line.
Remove the following auto-generated identifiers:
<identifier type="utldamsURI">dams-p01-rh7.lib.utexas.edu/islandora/object/utlgs:cdf95dff-07dd-4def-b59e-bd8c61b02d32</identifier> <identifier type="utldamsPID">utlgs:cdf95dff-07dd-4def-b59e-bd8c61b02d32</identifier> <identifier type="fileName">txu-oclc-984148143.tif</identifier>
Delete only identifier elements with the type attributes shown here!
Remove the following auto-generated relatedItem information:
<relatedItem displayLabel="UTLDAMS Digital collection" type="host"> <identifier type="utldamsPID">utlgs:69a6ea93-b709-4734-bb0f-b72029248288</identifier> <identifier type="utldamsURI">dams-p01-rh7.lib.utexas.edu/islandora/object/utlgs:69a6ea93-b709-4734-bb0f-b72029248288</identifier> <titleInfo displayLabel="UTLDAMS Digital collection name"> <title>Sample Collection</title> </titleInfo> </relatedItem>
Delete only the relatedItem element block with the displayLabel attribute "UTLDAMS Digital collection"!
Remove the following auto-generated element data and record creation date information:
<dateCreated keyDate="yes" encoding="w3cdtf" point="start">2001-01-01</dateCreated> <recordCreationDate encoding="w3cdtf">2019-06-26</recordCreationDate>
Check how the sample metadata entered into the form translated into values and attributes in the MODS XML file.
After you successfully created a template XML document, you can use the following step-by-step instructions to convert your tabular metadata to XML files: Convert tabular metadata to XML.