Asset Registry System (ARS): Development Phase 4, Work Package 2B

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Work Package 2B: Extending the bridge to receive assets from Specify

Extending the ARS-Specify bridge so that it can receive assets and metadata from Specify and put them in the ARS and synchronise

Background
This work package was originally part of ARS Development Phase 3 work, but was dropped due to time and budget constraints. This is a critically important package for prioritising as part of Phase 4 work.

Overview (from SKI agreement from Phase 3 work)
The module should be able to add assets to the ARS when new assets are uploaded to Specify for existing as well as new records.
Requirements:
• Be able to create assets in the ARS including metadata when a new attachment record is created in Specify. It should also be able to attach the attachment (asset) uploaded in Specify to the newly created asset record in the ARS (including drawing on the linkage between the attachment and specimen records in Specify) to populate the ARS metadata. It should then update the Specify record, such that the asset can be viewed in Specify as well. This involves handling URLs generated by Specify for attachments and their thumbnails.
• Be able to connect the corresponding thumbnail of the asset in the ARS. Note: Thumbnails should not be created as separate attachment records in Specify. They should be served on par with the original assets based on the type requested (thumbnail or original).
• In case of uploading a new asset to an existing Specify specimen record that already has one or more assets associated with it, the new assets should be related correspondingly inside the ARS.
• In case the asset metadata fields that belong in ARS are updated in Specify, they should be synchronised in ARS.

• The above needs revisiting and revising before new SKI agreement is finalised

Estimated consultancy hours:
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Estimated start date: 01/07/2025
Estimated end date: 30/06/2026

Extended requirements:
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