# Fedora SIP Creator

## For Docuteam Fedora Repositories

## 1. Overview

The Fedora SIP Creator is a Java applet for preparing Submission Information Packages ("SIPs") for use with the Docuteam Ingest Services (Documill) as well as the Fedora Directory Ingest Service.

## 2. Requirements

For SIP Creator to run, you will need to install a recent Java Runtime Environment ( >= 1.6). You can download the latest version on Sun's Java website. As you might not have proper administrative rights to do software installations on your computer you should contact the IT department to install the software for you. They will also make sure that the SIPs produced by the SIP-Creator can be stored at the correct location.

## 3. Usage

Basically, all you need to do is to open your browser and point to the location within your organisation's intranet where the SIP Creator ist located:http://localhost/SIPCreator.html.

- Security warnings will be displayed as the Applet is signed. Accept these signatures if the authors are correct:

- In the "Ablieferungsvereinbarung" tab:

  - Your name as well as the organisational unit you belong to should already be selected according to your login. Select your name if the automatic selection is not correct.
  - Select the appropriate submission agreement entry. You will only be given the agreements of the respective organisational unit.
- In the "Dateiauswahl" tab:

  - Click on "Ordner öffnen" and select the respective folder in your file system in which you have the files/subfolders that you want to submit.
  - The hierarchical structure with the select folder as root will be displayed. Check all files and/or subfolders that you want to submit.
  - When finished, click the floppy disk "SIP speichern" icon. The SIP Creator will calculate checksums and prepare a container for the submitted files and folders.
  - If the preset storage location is not available, you'll be asked to select a storage location manually.
  - The SIP Creator will try to send a message to the archive to give notice on the successful submission.