DIVArchive

These plugins enable you to archive your assets, delete them from the archived location, and restore them back to the archive again.

DIVArchive Actions

Dalet Flex has integrated with Oracle, via the creation three of DIVArchive action plugins. This is the first integration of an archive system with Dalet Flex. Below is a list of DIVArchive related plugins which revolve around the archiving of assets.

The asset types that are currently supported for use with DIVArchive, are as follows:

  • Media assets
  • Text assets
  • Image assets

Note: Group assets are not currently supported.

These plugins will enable you to archive your assets, delete them from archive, and restore them back to archive, respectively.

In order to make use of the DIVArchive plugins in Dalet Flex, there are a number of prerequisites that you must take into consideration.

These are as follows:

  • You must have DIVA credentials i.e you must have credentials that enable you to access the DIVA Configuration Utility.
  • You must define the source and destination in Configuration Utility: The source and destination are essentially locations that the DIVArchive system has access to. When adding source, you will to specify a source type from the Source Type field in DIVArchive Configuration Utility. The source types that are currently supported by Dalet Flex are as follows:
    • CIFS (Common Internet File System)
    • DISK
    • FTP Standard
    • MediaGrid
    • Local
  • Set up and configure DIVArchive in Dalet Flex. This involves configuring the DIVArchive resource. When specifying locations you must map these locations in the resource plugin’s Folder Mapping field.
  • Define a media name in Configuration Utility, and then reference the Media Name field in the DIVArchive action plugin. Media name can refer to media or storage plan. In the diagram below, you can see how each of the DIVArchive plugins relate to each other, and in what order they can be used:

DIVArchive Action

This plugin archives an asset as a new object in DIVArchive.

Notes:

  • Only individual assets are currently supported. So you can only archive one asset at a time.
  • Despite the fact that the DIVArchive plugin falls under “Archive”. The DivArchive action is distinctly different and separate from the standard Dalet Flex Archive action. These two action plugins are completely unrelated.
  • When you are setting up the DIVArchive plugin, you must first ensure that you have specified a source and a destination in the DIVArchive UI.
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Configuration

DIVA Delete

This plugin deletes an asset from DIVArchive.

Note: This plugin falls under the Delete Archive sub-type.

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DIVA Restore

This plugin restores an archived asset from DIVArchive.

Note: This plugin falls under the Restore Archive sub-type.

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Configuration

DIVArchive Video Restore

The DIVArchive Video Restore plugin gives you the ability to either restore a whole video, or perform a partial restore on a video that is currently in archive. You can only restore a single asset at a time.

When performing a partial restore, you must specify an in timecode and an out timecode in the configuration for the plugin. Timecode In and Timecode Out, values should be in HH:MM::SS:FF Format.

Notes:

  • This is a distinctly different plugin to the Restore Archive plugin. The Restore plugin is a file restore.
  • This plugin falls under the Restore Archive sub-type.
  • Video Partial Restore on a DIVA object with multiple assets and for an asset group is not supported.
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