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The Batch Builder application package includes a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and a separate Command Line Interface (CLI) for automated deposit workflows. The application package is bundled as a zip file, which must be downloaded, unzipped, and installed on your computer.
Download the current Batch Builder client.
System Requirements
- Operating System: 64 bit Windows 10, 11; 64 bit Mac OS X 10X 10.7 or higher; 64 bit Linux Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu.
- Physical Memory: 8 GB RAM or higher
- Java OpenJDK 11: https://www.openlogic.com/openjdk-downloads
- Batch Builder 2.2.21 and later runs on Java OpenJDK - it has not been tested on Oracle Java due to Oracle licensing restrictions.
- For instructions on installing Java Open/JDK 11, see this Stack Overflow article.
- Using the '.msi' version rather than the '.zip' is generally easier
- See additional instructions if using Windows
- Python version 2.7 or 3.x (preferred)
- Mac users, please see Installation Note for Mac Users for additional Python information
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There are a few Batch Builder features that are controlled by using View > Options on the file menu. These options will affect all projects.
Screenshot: Batch Builder Default Options
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- Ignore file validation errors. (Selected Unelected by default.) When selected, this option forces Batch Builder to create a batch even when the FITS tool has detected errors in one or more files in the batch.
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- Even if BatchBuilder is set to ignore the errors, DRS may reject the batch on ingest if there is an invalid file, such as an invalid JP2 image file.
- Open last project on application startup. (Unselected by default.) When selected, on Batch Builder startup the most recently used project will open automatically.
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Batch Builder allows users to set file name pattern options to be used when either automatically building objects from template or creating objects manually. Note that this option should not be used in conjunction with using external mapping files to supply file OSNs (an alternate method of supplying file OSNs). The following file name patterns can be set, and these will persist for each Batch Builder project.
Screenshot: file name pattern options
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