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For all methods of questionnaire metadata entry, aside from manual entry, GitLab parsers are used to generate XML which allows us to import the questionnaires questionnaire straight into Archivist. The parsers are located on GitLab - see , rather than entering it from scratch. See below for instructions on creating a GitLab account.

Note: It is important to make sure that you have the latest version of the pipeline parser every time you run it. If updates have been made to the parser, you will need to should re-fork it or or pull the latest version of the Gitlab pipeline parser to ensure you have the latest version see . See Updating your GitLab pipeline for how to do this. 

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Creating a GitLab Account

a. If you don’t have a Gitlab GitLab account, please register at https://gitlab.com/.

b. Once you sign in on Gitlab GitLab go to to https://gitlab.com/jli755/archivist_insert_workaround.

c. Fork the repo on Gitlab.com. (Just click on the - click “Fork” in the right-hand corner of the window . - Please see the screen shot (see screenshot below).

      d. You now need credentials for Heroku and Archivist login (. Please contact Hayley Mills to obtain the variables).

i. First, make sure you are in the right part of the Gitlab (ie GitLab (i.e., in your account – the url should be like ). The URL should look like: https://gitlab.com/(your account name)/archivist_insert.

ii. In GitlabTo add the variables, go to Settings → Settings → CI/CD → CD → Variables → Expand → Add Variable to add the variables.

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           (Make  Make sure you tick both boxes  - 1. both boxes (Protect variable and 2. Mask variable) are ticked.)

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