Description
Join them into a collection / box / folder token.
Catalog identifiers and labels follow local formatting conventions. Splitting or recognizing a token's shape preserves structure without establishing that its identifier or classification is valid.
Join them into a collection / box / folder token.
When to use this tool
Use Archival Box Folder Location Token when you need one explicit catalog-label parsing or formatting step.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter collectionCode, box, folder. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read token. Use the output convention below.
Require nonempty collectionCode and positive box and folder integers. Join them into a collection / box / folder token.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| collectionCode | Collection Code | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| box | Box | Required. Safe integer; minimum 1. |
| folder | Folder | Required. Safe integer; minimum 1. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| token | Token in the supported spelling; inspect the accepted grammar above. | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
json
{
"input": {
"collectionCode": "MS-17",
"box": 3,
"folder": 12
},
"output": {
"token": "MS-17 / box 3 / folder 12"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- This records a supplied location without verifying physical holdings, numbering continuity, repository identity, or access permission.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Consult the cataloging scheme and source record before assigning semantic meaning or a filing order.
References
Similar or alternative tools
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