# Unarchived Data Fix SwissFEL [scan](https://github.com/paulscherrerinstitute/sf_datafiles#scans) descriptions are JSON files containing references to absolut paths: ```json $ cat /sf/instrument/data/p12345/raw/run0123-ImportantData/meta/scan.json { "scan_files": [ [ "/sf/instrument/data/p12345/raw/run0123-ImportantData/data/acq0001.PVDATA.h5", "/sf/instrument/data/p12345/raw/run0123-ImportantData/data/acq0001.BSDATA.h5", "/sf/instrument/data/p12345/raw/run0123-ImportantData/data/acq0001.CAMERAS.h5" ], ... ``` [Unarchived data](https://www.psi.ch/en/sls/tomcat/computing-infrastructure#retrieving-data-from-the-archive) arrives in `/sf/instrument/data/p12345/work/retrieve/`, and the paths in the JSON files need to be updated accordingly: ```json $ cat /sf/instrument/data/p12345/work/retrieve/sf/instrument/data/p12345/raw/run0123-ImportantData/meta/scan_mod.json { "scan_files": [ [ "/sf/instrument/data/p12345/work/retrieve/sf/instrument/data/p12345/raw/run0123-ImportantData/data/acq0001.PVDATA.h5", "/sf/instrument/data/p12345/work/retrieve/sf/instrument/data/p12345/raw/run0123-ImportantData/data/acq0001.BSDATA.h5", "/sf/instrument/data/p12345/work/retrieve/sf/instrument/data/p12345/raw/run0123-ImportantData/data/acq0001.CAMERAS.h5" ], ... ``` `unarchived_data_fix` automates this update: ``` usage: unarchived_data_fix.py [-h] [--no-dryrun] [--inplace] [--overwrite] {alvra,bernina,cristallina,diavolezza,maloja,furka} pgroup positional arguments: {alvra,bernina,cristallina,diavolezza,maloja,furka} Which instrument has the data been measured at? pgroup Which pgroup is the data in? optional arguments: -h, --help show this help message and exit --no-dryrun Disable dry run. If dryrun is enabled (default) no files are written. --inplace Update scan.json in place. If inplace is disabled (default) a new file scan_mod.json is created. --overwrite Overwrite existing files. If overwrite is disabled (default) existing files will be skipped. usage examples: Dry run (nothing is changed or overwritten) unarchived_data_fix.py alvra p12345 Create new files called scan_mod.json unarchived_data_fix.py alvra p12345 --no-dryrun Overwrite scan.json unarchived_data_fix.py alvra p12345 --no-dryrun --overwrite --inplace ```