| One line summary | The problem is that sometimes there are gaps in a numerical, alphabetical or alpha numerical naming sequence, and/or out-of-sequence files within a set of digital files. |
| Detailed description | Projects creating digital files will either use a programme to name their files, or will do so manually. Sometimes problems occur with the sequences. For example, files will be mis-numbered or letters transposed. Sometimes this will be a simple human error. Or, it may indicate that an item has been copied twice, that items are missing, or that items have been mis-filed. We need to identify gaps or anomolies within folders of files that have been assigned sequential file names. Example: File0001 File0002 File004 File0005 where file number 3 is missing and file 004 will be moved to the front of the sequence because it is missing a "0" Another example: CMX_001 CMS_002 CMX_003 Does CMS_002 belong here? |
| Issue champion | John Salter, Matt Ruane |
| Possible approaches | Pattern recognition within naming conventions |
| Context | Content is provided by third party, files are often named manually, rather than in batch |
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| Collections | EAP |