diff --git a/bin/SLpipeline.sh b/bin/SLpipeline.sh
index 54c3cd4..837fb4b 100755
--- a/bin/SLpipeline.sh
+++ b/bin/SLpipeline.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #  @todo   optional PI parameters
 #          option to have a data+time ID in the name, by default it will be blank?
 
-_version="SLpipeline: 4-sep-2024"
+_version="SLpipeline: 17-sep-2024"
 
 echo ""
 echo "LMTOY>> VERSION $(cat $LMTOY/VERSION)"
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ chunk=10g       # chunksize for zipping up what used to be a tar file (use 0 to
 grun=1          # save the script generator?
 admit=0         # run ADMIT ?
 meta=1          # 1 or 2:  1=activate update for frontend db (for dataverse)
+dataverse=0     # ingest an existing obsnum (assumes pipeline had been RUN)
 sleep=2         # add few seconds before running, allowing quick interrupt
 nproc=1         # number of processors to use (keep it at 1)
 rsync=""        # rsync address for the TAP file (used at LMT/malt)
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ webrun=""       # optional directive for webrun to do parameter checking (SEQ/ma
 qagrade=0       # the final grade recorded for the archive (QAFAIL enforces -1; 0 by default; -2,1,2,3 when DA graded)
 public=""       # if given, the public data for archiving. Default is 1 year after today. Example:  2020-12-31
 
+
 #  Optional instrument specific pipeline can be added as well but are not known here
 #  A few examples:
 #    rsr_pipeline.sh --help
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ fi
 rc0=$WORK_LMT/tmp/lmtoy_${obsnum}.rc
 lmtinfo.py $obsnum > $rc0
 if [ $? != 0 ]; then
-    # some error (typically OBSNUM did not exist)
+    # some error (typically OBSNUM did not exist) - @todo give better error
     cat $rc0
     rm -f $rc0    
     exit 1
@@ -149,6 +151,17 @@ if [ $obsnums = 0 ]; then
     pdir=$pidir/${obsnum}
 else
     pdir=$pidir/${on0}_${on1}
+    obsnum=${on0}_${on1}
+fi
+if [ $dataverse == 1 ]; then
+    if [ ! -d  ${pdir} ]; then
+	echo "LMTOY>> $pdir does not exist yet"
+	exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "LMTOY>>  dataverse ingestion $obsnum from $pidir"
+    lmtoy_dataverse $obsnum $pidir
+    echo "LMTOY>>  dataverse ingestion $obsnum from $pidir done."
+    exit 0
 fi
 if [ $exist == 1 ] && [ -d $pidir/$obsnum ]; then
     echo "LMTOY>> Skipping work for $pidir/$obsnum, it already exists"
diff --git a/bin/lmtoy_functions.sh b/bin/lmtoy_functions.sh
index 9aafb59..d47fd75 100755
--- a/bin/lmtoy_functions.sh
+++ b/bin/lmtoy_functions.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #   some functions to share for lmtoy pipeline operations
 #   beware, in bash shell variables are common variables between this and the caller
 
-lmtoy_version="29-aug-2024"
+lmtoy_version="17-sep-2024"
 
 echo "LMTOY>> lmtoy_functions $lmtoy_version via $0"
 
@@ -176,6 +176,33 @@ function qac_select {
     
 }
 
+function lmtoy_dataverse {
+    # input:  obsnum pidir
+    #         123456 $WORK_LMT/$PID
+    echo "lmtoy_dataverse: $1 $2"
+    obsnum=$1
+    pidir=$2
+    db=$WORK_LMT/example_lmt.db
+    pid=$(basename $pidir)
+    dir4dv=${pidir}/dir4dv/${pid}/${obsnum}
+    if [ ! -d $dir4dv ]; then
+	echo "LMTOY>>  no $dir4dv, return"
+	return
+    fi
+    # @todo make it less verbose
+    pushd $WORK_LMT/$pid/dir4dv
+    mk_metadata.py -y ${dir4dv}/${obsnum}_lmtmetadata.yaml $dir4dv
+    upload_project.sh in=. out=/tmp/dvout publish=1 verbose=0 overwrite=1
+    mk_metadata.py -z /tmp/dvout/${pid}_${obsnum}_output.yaml -f $db $dir4dv
+    # we don't need flock anymore, since we run it serially and it's on NFS
+    # flock --verbose $db.flock mk_metadata.py ...
+    #
+    scp $db toltec3:lmtsearch_web
+    #   cleanup $pid ???
+    echo "$(lmtoy_date -u) $pid $obsnum" >> $WORK_LMT/dataverse.log
+    popd
+}
+
 function lmtoy_rsr1 {
     # input:  first, obsnum, badlags, blanking, rfile, ....
 
@@ -1540,3 +1567,5 @@ function lmtoy_ps1 {
     # mv index.html README.html
     
 } # lmtoy_ps1
+
+