Troubleshooting
A thesis in the repository does not show on the site
What to do when a thesis in the institution's open repository does not show on the public site, by looking up its status in the transfer report and correcting the set, the thesis type or the record in the repository.
If a thesis in the repository does not show on the public site, first download the Transfer report (CSV) file on the
Catalogue → Thesis harvest screen. Look the thesis up in the file by its OAI identifier or title,
and follow the section below that matches the status column of its row.
A thesis missing from the report
If the thesis is not in the report, the harvest has not read it yet.
- Check that the collection the thesis is in is among the chosen sets. If it is not, choose the set in Sets, save and start a full harvest. If the collection is not in the list, it was added to the repository after the last check. Check the source again first in that case.
- If the thesis was added to the repository recently, it comes with the next night's sync. To bring it at once, press Sync now.
A thesis not harvested (skipped)
The thesis was not harvested, and the note column gives the reason. The not_thesis code says the record is not a
thesis. After the code comes the record's type in the repository, for example not_thesis:bachelorThesis. The
no_title code says the record has no title. Master's, doctoral, proficiency in art and medical specialty theses are
harvested. If the record is a thesis, correct its type or title in the repository. The next sync then brings it.
A thesis that stays a draft (draft)
The thesis stays a draft in the catalogue. The reason is explained in A harvested thesis stays a draft.
A thesis removed from the repository (removed)
The thesis was unpublished because it was removed from the repository. If the repository lists it again, it comes back at the next sync.
A published thesis (published)
The thesis is published on the site, and the local_url column gives its address. Harvested theses do not appear in
the new publications section of the home page. You find the thesis on the Theses page of the public site or in
search.
The page of an embargoed or restricted thesis shows only its bibliographic details, and the full text does not open. If there is an embargo end date, the page shows it.