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| # Adding Users to Invenio ILS instance | |||
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We branded the products InvenioILS and InvenioRDM without spaces:
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| This guide provides step-by-step instructions for adding users to a custom Invenio App ILS instance using: | |||
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I am not 100% sure that readers know what is Invenio App ILS, given that we refer to it as InvenioILS:
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| This guide provides step-by-step instructions for adding users to a custom Invenio App ILS instance using: | |
| This guide provides step-by-step instructions for adding users to your own InvenioILS instance using two possible different methods: |
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| ### Prerequisites | ||
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| - A running instance of Invenio App ILS. |
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| - A running instance of Invenio App ILS. | |
| - A running instance of InvenioILS. |
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| - A running instance of Invenio App ILS. | ||
| - Administrative access to the Invenio App ILS instance. | ||
| - Python installed on your system. |
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If I have the first, the second prerequisite must be there... I would remove the Python part
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| - An existing database | ||
| - LDAP synchronization |
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You are presenting the tutorial in the opposite order (first LDAP, then DB):
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| - LDAP synchronization | |
| 1. LDAP synchronization | |
| 2. An existing external database |
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| ### Step 3: Create a Script to Port Users | ||
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| Create a Python script to read users from the custom database and add them to the Invenio App ILS database. Save the following script as **port_users.py**: |
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| Create a Python script to read users from the custom database and add them to the Invenio App ILS database. Save the following script as **port_users.py**: | |
| Create a Python script to read users from the external database and add them to the InvenioILS database. Save the following script as **import_users.py**: |
| from invenio_app.factory import create_api | ||
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| # Load configuration | ||
| custom_db_uri = os.getenv('CUSTOM_DB_URI', 'postgresql://user:password@localhost/customdb') |
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| custom_db_uri = os.getenv('CUSTOM_DB_URI', 'postgresql://user:password@localhost/customdb') | |
| external_db_uri = os.getenv('CUSTOM_DB_URI', 'postgresql://user:password@localhost/customdb') |
| metadata = MetaData() | ||
| users_table = Table('users', metadata, autoload_with=custom_engine) | ||
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| def port_users(): |
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| def port_users(): | |
| def import_users(): |
| # Initialize Invenio app context | ||
| app = create_api() | ||
| with app.app_context(): | ||
| port_users() |
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| import_users() |
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| ### Additional Tips | ||
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| You may schedule the script to run periodically (e.g., using a cron job) if you need to keep the Invenio user database in sync with your custom database/LDAP directory. |
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| You may schedule the script to run periodically (e.g., using a cron job) if you need to keep the Invenio user database in sync with your custom database/LDAP directory. | |
| You may schedule the script to run periodically (e.g., using a cron job) if you need to keep the InvenioILS user database in sync with your external database or LDAP directory. |
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