[Dspace-general] How can I move an item from one collection to another?

[Ann C. Nez]

We have items in several collections in a sub-community that we want to move to a different collection under a main community.

I tried mapping a test item from one collection to another, and then deleting the test collection.
Before I deleted the test collection (containing the one test item),  the system displayed the warning:

Are you sure collection test 2 collection should be deleted? This will delete:

 *   Any items and incomplete submissions in this collection that aren't contained in other collections
 *   The contents of those items
 *   All associated authorization policies
I took this to mean that as long as the test item had been mapped to another collection it would continue to exist in that collection.  However, after I deleted the test2 collection (and it's one item), the test item was no longer available in the collection to which it had been mapped.

Is there a way to move an item to another collection without re-entering it as a new item?

Ann Nez
University of Washington Gallagher Law Library
acnez at u.washington.edu
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