diff --git a/src/MCPClient/lib/clientScripts/dip_generation_helper.py b/src/MCPClient/lib/clientScripts/dip_generation_helper.py
index b078044892..f1db487ec3 100755
--- a/src/MCPClient/lib/clientScripts/dip_generation_helper.py
+++ b/src/MCPClient/lib/clientScripts/dip_generation_helper.py
@@ -1,8 +1,123 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python2
 from __future__ import print_function
 import argparse
+import ast
+import csv
 import sys
 
+# dashboard
+from django.db.models import Q
+from main import models
+
+# archivematicaCommon
+import archivesspace
+import archivematicaFunctions
+
+def create_archivesspace_client():
+    """
+    Create an ArchivesSpace client instance.
+    """
+    # TODO use same code as views_as.py?
+    repl_dict = models.MicroServiceChoiceReplacementDic.objects.get(description='ArchivesSpace Config')
+    config = ast.literal_eval(repl_dict.replacementdic)
+
+    try:
+        client = archivesspace.ArchivesSpaceClient(
+            host=config['%host%'],
+            port=config['%port%'],
+            user=config['%user%'],
+            passwd=config['%passwd%']
+        )
+    except archivesspace.AuthenticationError:
+        print("Unable to authenticate to ArchivesSpace server using the default user! Check administrative settings.")
+        return None
+    except archivesspace.ConnectionError:
+        print("Unable to connect to ArchivesSpace server at the default location! Check administrative settings.")
+        return None
+    return client
+
+def parse_archivesspaceids_csv(files):
+    """
+    Parse filename and reference ID from archivesspaceids.csv files
+
+    :param files: List of paths to archivesspaceids.csv files
+    :return: Dict with {filename: reference ID}
+    """
+    file_info = {}
+    # SIP is last, so takes priority
+    for csv_path in files:
+        with open(csv_path, 'rbU') as f:
+            reader = csv.reader(f)
+            for row in reader:
+                filename = row[0]
+                ref_id = row[1]
+                file_info[filename] = ref_id
+    return file_info
+
+def parse_archivesspace_ids(sip_path, sip_uuid):
+    """
+    Parse an archivesspaceids.csv to pre-populate the matching GUI.
+
+    :param sip_path: Path to the SIP to check for an archivesspaceids.csv
+    :param sip_uuid: UUID of the SIP to auto-populate ArchivesSpace IDs for
+    :return: 0 on success, 1 on failure
+    """
+    # Check for archivesspaceids.csv
+    csv_paths = archivematicaFunctions.find_metadata_files(sip_path, 'archivesspaceids.csv')
+    if not csv_paths:
+        print('No archivesspaceids.csv files found, exiting')
+        return 0
+
+    file_info = parse_archivesspaceids_csv(csv_paths)
+    if not file_info:
+        print('No information found in archivesspaceids.csv files')
+        return 1
+    print(file_info)
+
+    # Create client
+    client = create_archivesspace_client()
+    if not client:
+        return 1
+
+    for filename, ref_id in file_info.items():
+        # Get file object (for fileUUID, to see if in DIP)
+        print(filename, ref_id, '%SIPLocation%' + filename)
+        try:
+
+            f = models.File.objects.get(
+                Q(originallocation='%transferDirectory%' + filename) |
+                Q(originallocation='%transferDirectory%objects/' + filename) |
+                Q(originallocation='%SIPDirectory%' + filename) |
+                Q(originallocation='%SIPDirectory%objects/' + filename),
+                sip_id=sip_uuid
+            )
+        except models.File.DoesNotExist:
+            print(filename, 'not found in database, skipping')
+            continue
+        except models.File.MultipleObjectsReturned:
+            print('Multiple entries for', filename, 'found in database, skipping')
+            continue
+        print('File:', f)
+
+        # Query ref_id to client for resource_id
+        resource = client.find_by_field('identifier', ref_id)
+        try:
+            resource_id = resource[0]['id']
+        except IndexError:
+            print('ArchivesSpace did not return an ID for', ref_id)
+            print('Returned', resource)
+            continue
+        print('Resource ID:', resource_id)
+
+        # Add to ArchivesSpaceDIPObjectResourcePairing
+        models.ArchivesSpaceDIPObjectResourcePairing.objects.create(
+            dipuuid=sip_uuid,
+            fileuuid=f.uuid,
+            resourceid=resource_id,
+        )
+
+    # Check if any files were processed?
+    return 0
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Parse metadata for DIP helpers')
@@ -10,6 +125,9 @@
     parser.add_argument('--sipPath', required=True, help='%SIPDirectory%')
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
+    # Return non-zero if any of the helpers fail
     rc = 0
+    rc = rc or parse_archivesspace_ids(args.sipPath, args.sipUUID)
+    # rc = rc or another_dip_helper(args.sipPath, args.sipUUID)
 
     sys.exit(rc)
diff --git a/src/MCPClient/tests/fixtures/archivesspace.json b/src/MCPClient/tests/fixtures/archivesspace.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95ae62b2f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MCPClient/tests/fixtures/archivesspace.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+[
+{
+    "pk": "f8749dd2-0923-4b57-a074-45cd92ace56f",
+    "model": "main.microservicechoicereplacementdic",
+    "fields": {
+        "lastmodified": "2015-07-08T17:53:08",
+        "replaces": null,
+        "choiceavailableatlink": "a0db8294-f02a-4f49-a557-b1310a715ffc",
+        "description": "ArchivesSpace Config",
+        "replacementdic": "{'%port%': '8089', '%object_type%': u'', '%host%': u'localhost', '%xlink_show%': u'none', '%use_statement%': u'none', '%uri_prefix%': u'none', '%xlink_actuate%': u'none', '%access_conditions%': u'', '%use_conditions%': u'', '%restrictions%': u'no', '%passwd%': u'admin', '%user%': u'admin'}"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "pk": "a0db8294-f02a-4f49-a557-b1310a715ffc",
+    "model": "main.microservicechainlink",
+    "fields": {
+        "microservicegroup": "Upload DIP",
+        "defaultexitmessage": "Failed",
+        "reloadfilelist": true,
+        "lastmodified": "2015-07-08T17:53:08",
+        "defaultnextchainlink": "ff89a530-0540-4625-8884-5a2198dea05a",
+        "currenttask": "5ded9d05-dd24-484a-a8b2-73ec5d35aa63",
+        "replaces": null
+    }
+}
+]
diff --git a/src/MCPClient/tests/fixtures/archivesspaceid_sip/objects/metadata/archivesspaceids.csv b/src/MCPClient/tests/fixtures/archivesspaceid_sip/objects/metadata/archivesspaceids.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ae1d7e82f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MCPClient/tests/fixtures/archivesspaceid_sip/objects/metadata/archivesspaceids.csv
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+objects/evelyn's photo.jpg,LI00022
diff --git a/src/MCPClient/tests/fixtures/empty_metadata_files/objects/metadata/archivesspaceids.csv b/src/MCPClient/tests/fixtures/empty_metadata_files/objects/metadata/archivesspaceids.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/MCPClient/tests/fixtures/test_no_files_in_db.yaml b/src/MCPClient/tests/fixtures/test_no_files_in_db.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1aa296a81b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MCPClient/tests/fixtures/test_no_files_in_db.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+interactions:
+- request:
+    body: password=admin
+    headers:
+      Accept: ['*/*']
+      Accept-Encoding: ['gzip, deflate']
+      Connection: [keep-alive]
+      Content-Length: ['14']
+      Content-Type: [application/x-www-form-urlencoded]
+      User-Agent: [python-requests/2.7.0 CPython/2.7.6 Linux/3.13.0-43-generic]
+    method: POST
+    uri: http://localhost:8089/users/admin/login
+  response:
+    body: {string: !!python/unicode '{"session":"88373637ab6bd52646d959ad310c1f281fb4ba02073e64c3f4da50b43d67b24a","user":{"lock_version":1159,"username":"admin","name":"Administrator","is_system_user":true,"create_time":"2014-12-05T20:32:17Z","system_mtime":"2015-07-09T23:18:47Z","user_mtime":"2015-07-09T23:18:47Z","jsonmodel_type":"user","groups":[],"is_admin":false,"uri":"/users/1","agent_record":{"ref":"/agents/people/1"},"permissions":{"/repositories/2":["view_repository","update_accession_record","update_resource_record","update_digital_object_record"],"_archivesspace":[]}}}
+
+        '}
+    headers:
+      cache-control: ['private, must-revalidate, max-age=0']
+      content-length: ['551']
+      content-type: [application/json]
+      date: ['Thu, 09 Jul 2015 23:18:47 GMT']
+      server: [Jetty(8.1.5.v20120716)]
+      x-content-type-options: [nosniff]
+    status: {code: 200, message: OK}
+version: 1
diff --git a/src/MCPClient/tests/fixtures/test_parse_archivesspace_ids.yaml b/src/MCPClient/tests/fixtures/test_parse_archivesspace_ids.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7bd2696222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MCPClient/tests/fixtures/test_parse_archivesspace_ids.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+interactions:
+- request:
+    body: password=admin
+    headers:
+      Accept: ['*/*']
+      Accept-Encoding: ['gzip, deflate']
+      Connection: [keep-alive]
+      Content-Length: ['14']
+      Content-Type: [application/x-www-form-urlencoded]
+      User-Agent: [python-requests/2.7.0 CPython/2.7.6 Linux/3.13.0-43-generic]
+    method: POST
+    uri: http://localhost:8089/users/admin/login
+  response:
+    body: {string: !!python/unicode '{"session":"4a108561f24f7850cb136cd765405fd563853b39b626e7cf3bfc4a99ef2bab0c","user":{"lock_version":898,"username":"admin","name":"Administrator","is_system_user":true,"create_time":"2014-12-05T20:32:17Z","system_mtime":"2015-07-08T21:38:45Z","user_mtime":"2015-07-08T21:38:45Z","jsonmodel_type":"user","groups":[],"is_admin":false,"uri":"/users/1","agent_record":{"ref":"/agents/people/1"},"permissions":{"/repositories/2":["view_repository","update_accession_record","update_resource_record","update_digital_object_record"],"_archivesspace":[]}}}
+
+        '}
+    headers:
+      cache-control: ['private, must-revalidate, max-age=0']
+      content-length: ['550']
+      content-type: [application/json]
+      date: ['Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:38:45 GMT']
+      server: [Jetty(8.1.5.v20120716)]
+      x-content-type-options: [nosniff]
+    status: {code: 200, message: OK}
+- request:
+    body: null
+    headers:
+      Accept: ['*/*']
+      Accept-Encoding: ['gzip, deflate']
+      Connection: [keep-alive]
+      User-Agent: [python-requests/2.7.0 CPython/2.7.6 Linux/3.13.0-43-generic]
+      X-ArchivesSpace-Session: [!!python/unicode '4a108561f24f7850cb136cd765405fd563853b39b626e7cf3bfc4a99ef2bab0c']
+    method: GET
+    uri: http://localhost:8089/repositories/2/search?q=identifier%3ALI00022&page=1&page_size=30
+  response:
+    body: {string: !!python/unicode '{"first_page":1,"last_page":1,"this_page":1,"offset_first":1,"offset_last":1,"total_hits":1,"results":[{"id":"/repositories/2/resources/1151","title":"Digital
+        futures : \nstrategies for the information age","primary_type":"resource","types":["resource"],"json":"{\"truncated\":
+        true}","suppressed":false,"publish":true,"system_generated":false,"repository":"/repositories/2","subjects":["Digital
+        preservation","Digital libraries"],"agents":["Deegan, Marilyn","Neal-Schuman
+        Publishers","Library Association Publishing Limited","Tanner, Simon"],"agent_uris":["/agents/people/265","/agents/corporate_entities/90","/agents/corporate_entities/98","/agents/people/266"],"creators":["Deegan,
+        Marilyn","Neal-Schuman Publishers","Library Association Publishing Limited","Tanner,
+        Simon"],"created_by":"admin","last_modified_by":"admin","user_mtime":"2014-12-06T15:31:03Z","system_mtime":"2014-12-06T15:31:03Z","create_time":"2014-12-06T15:31:03Z","level":"item","finding_aid_title":"","identifier":"LI00022","language":"eng","restrictions":"false","external_id":["367"],"location_uris":["/locations/7799"],"four_part_id":"LI00022","uri":"/repositories/2/resources/1151","jsonmodel_type":"resource"}],"facets":{"facet_queries":{},"facet_fields":{},"facet_dates":{},"facet_ranges":{}}}
+        '}
+    headers:
+      cache-control: ['private, must-revalidate, max-age=0']
+      content-length: ['1330']
+      content-type: [application/json]
+      date: ['Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:38:45 GMT']
+      server: [Jetty(8.1.5.v20120716)]
+      x-content-type-options: [nosniff]
+    status: {code: 200, message: OK}
+version: 1
diff --git a/src/MCPClient/tests/test_dip_generation_helper.py b/src/MCPClient/tests/test_dip_generation_helper.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0557cb7816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MCPClient/tests/test_dip_generation_helper.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
+import os
+import sys
+import vcr
+
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+THIS_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(THIS_DIR, '../lib/clientScripts')))
+import dip_generation_helper
+
+from main.models import ArchivesSpaceDIPObjectResourcePairing
+
+class TestParseArchivesSpaceIDs(TestCase):
+
+    fixture_files = ['sip.json', 'files.json', 'archivesspace.json']
+    sip_uuid = '4060ee97-9c3f-4822-afaf-ebdf838284c3'
+    fixtures = [os.path.join(THIS_DIR, 'fixtures', p) for p in fixture_files]
+
+    def test_no_archivesspace_csv(self):
+        """ It should do nothing. """
+        sip_path = os.path.join(THIS_DIR, 'fixtures', 'emptysip', '')
+        assert ArchivesSpaceDIPObjectResourcePairing.objects.all().exists() is False
+        rc = dip_generation_helper.parse_archivesspace_ids(sip_path, self.sip_uuid)
+        assert rc == 0
+        assert ArchivesSpaceDIPObjectResourcePairing.objects.all().exists() is False
+
+    def test_empty_csv(self):
+        """ It should do nothing if the CSV is empty. """
+        sip_path = os.path.join(THIS_DIR, 'fixtures', 'empty_metadata_files', '')
+        assert ArchivesSpaceDIPObjectResourcePairing.objects.all().exists() is False
+        rc = dip_generation_helper.parse_archivesspace_ids(sip_path, self.sip_uuid)
+        assert rc == 1
+        assert ArchivesSpaceDIPObjectResourcePairing.objects.all().exists() is False
+
+    @vcr.use_cassette(os.path.join(THIS_DIR, 'fixtures', 'test_no_files_in_db.yaml'))
+    def test_no_files_in_db(self):
+        """ It should do nothing if no files are found in the DB. """
+        sip_path = os.path.join(THIS_DIR, 'fixtures', 'metadata_csv_sip', '')
+        sip_uuid = 'dne'
+        assert ArchivesSpaceDIPObjectResourcePairing.objects.all().exists() is False
+        rc = dip_generation_helper.parse_archivesspace_ids(sip_path, sip_uuid)
+        assert rc == 0
+        assert ArchivesSpaceDIPObjectResourcePairing.objects.all().exists() is False
+
+    @vcr.use_cassette(os.path.join(THIS_DIR, 'fixtures', 'test_parse_archivesspace_ids.yaml'))
+    def test_parse_to_db(self):
+        """
+        It should create an entry in ArchivesSpaceDIPObjectResourcePairing for each file in archivesspaceids.csv
+        It should match the reference ID to a resource ID.
+        """
+        sip_path = os.path.join(THIS_DIR, 'fixtures', 'archivesspaceid_sip', '')
+        assert ArchivesSpaceDIPObjectResourcePairing.objects.all().exists() is False
+        rc = dip_generation_helper.parse_archivesspace_ids(sip_path, self.sip_uuid)
+        assert rc == 0
+        assert len(ArchivesSpaceDIPObjectResourcePairing.objects.all()) == 1
+        r = ArchivesSpaceDIPObjectResourcePairing.objects.all()[0]
+        assert r.dipuuid == self.sip_uuid
+        assert r.fileuuid == 'ae8d4290-fe52-4954-b72a-0f591bee2e2f'
+        assert r.resourceid == '/repositories/2/resources/1151'