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  • LIBSAFE Advanced Pro - System Administrator Manual
  • Introduction
    • Basic concepts
    • General considerations
  • System configuration
    • Storage
      • Storage groups
      • Disks
        • Different storage system types and their integration in LIBSAFE
      • Datamover
    • Digital signature profiles
      • Certificates for the digital signature service
    • Access
      • Users
        • Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
      • Groups
      • User permissions
    • Alarms and Notifications
      • Alarm definition
      • Configured alarms
        • Configuring an alarm: example 1
        • Configuring an alarm: example 2
      • Notifications panel
    • Extras and tools
      • Programmed tasks
      • Logs manager
      • File management
      • Database management
      • Database management (read-only mode)
      • Web interface configuration variables
      • Configuration variables
      • API system services
      • Server cluster - Parallelization
        • Details of activity in one node
        • Editing or creating a node and its associated services
        • Node deactivation
        • Deleting nodes
        • Processing Cluster customization
      • SAML integration as a SSO (Single Sign On) when login in LIBSAFE
    • License
  • Preservation configuration
    • Ingestion sanitizers
      • Ingestion sanitizers detail
      • Ingestion sanitizer editing
    • Preprocessors
      • Preprocessor details
      • Creation of the preprocessor
      • Preprocessor editing
    • Ingestion checks
      • Ingestion check details
      • Creation of the ingestion check
      • Ingestion check editing
      • Main ingestion checks
    • Metadata filters
      • Metadata filter detail
      • Creation of metadata filter
      • Metadata filter editing
    • Dissemination Information Package (DIP) profiles
      • DIP profile detail
      • Creation of DIP profiles
      • DIP profile edition
    • Connectors
      • Connector Detail
      • Create a new connector
      • Edit a connector
    • File formats
      • File format detail
    • File format characterizers
      • File format characterizer detail
    • File format validators
      • File format validator detail
    • File format evolvers
      • File format evolver detail
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and additional notes
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  1. Preservation configuration

File format evolvers

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File format evolvers are modules geared towards transforming a file into another file format, based on current file format. The main goal of the evolvers is to prevent file content from being affected in any way by the situation of the container, that is, to carry out transformations in the files to protect the information they contain.

The clearest example is when a certain file format ends up being obsolete or discontinued, to the point of having difficulty using the file with that file format or even not being able to use it, with the corresponding loss of the information it contains. For that purpose, the evolvers will transform the file with an obsolete or discontinued file format into a more current file format.

Note: evolvers are used with those formats recognizable by the characterizers. A file that is not identified by the characterizers will not be able to be evolved.

All evolvers available in the system are listed in the Evolvers main screen. The system shows name, description, version, a weblink where we can find more detailed information, the origin UID identifier (the one the file would have initially), the destination UID identifier (the one it would end up having after the evolution) and access to the evolver detail.

Note: LIBSAFE is supplied with no evolvers. Please ask LIBNOVA consultants if you need to start evolving file formats.