Remove harvester function for COUNTER 4

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The eUsage harvester enables users to download data files in the standardized COUNTER format from external servers at providers. The COUNTER format is available in different versions. With the upcoming new version COUNTER 5.1, most providers no longer support the COUNTER 4 format for data files because it is deprecated. For this reason, the function for downloading this version of data files via the harvester will be removed.

If users want to use data files with the COUNTER format version 4 in the eUsage app, this is still possible via the manual upload function.

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The providers' APIs use the SUSHI standard. From version 5.1 of the standard, a specific query for the version number via the URL is possible. See https://cop5.countermetrics.org/en/5.1/08-sushi/index.html

UI: UDP configuration > Harvester configuration

With the removal of the harvester function for COUNTER-SUSHI version 4, we no longer need the selection for the “Report release” in the harvester configuration in the UI. The options in the “Service type” selection already determines which “Report release” will used.

Note: COUNTER version 5 is still supported and is the only version where there is no version number in the URL. Logically, this will always be “COUNTER 5”.

 Old version

harvester_config_old_version.png

New version

harvester_config_new_version.png

Backend: Remove harvester function for COUNTER 4 and customize the harvester so that the selection of the “Service type” generates the correct query.

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  • 28 Oct 2024, 01:09 PM
  • 28 Oct 2024, 01:09 PM

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Created October 28, 2024 at 1:09 PM
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