The process of conformation of objects intended for a digital archive. The Submission Information Package (SIP) is the digital object to be archived with ancillary metadata. The Archival Information Package (AIP) is generated from the SIP as the final step in the ingestion process. The AIP contains all descriptive metadata, technical, project information, access and usage rights, processing (antivirus scans, extraction mode, ....).The ingest transfers the data of the producer (SIP) to the Archivist / Archives (AIP).