[GeoNetwork-users] lost ability to edit metadata in GN3.2.1

Curran_Terry · June 2, 2017, 1:58am

I was changing to a standalone Jetty application with war files, and I have lost the ability to edit metadata records within GeoNetwork. I can query, upload metadata, download data and so on fine. I can also harvest MEF data to another server - those records subsequently validate.

I was watching the GeoNetwork log (snippet below), and GN throws an error exactly when I request an edit. The result is that the edit window opens, there are the usual headings along the top and right side, but no content (otherwise completely blank). There are no display formatting choices from the dropdown 'eye'.

I completely replaced the GN application with the same result, so I am suspecting something in my PostGIS database content.

Any suggestions?

2017-06-01 16:51:38,982 ERROR [jeeves] - Error occurred within a transaction
javax.xml.transform.TransformerConfigurationException: Failed to compile stylesheet. 1 error detected.
         at net.sf.saxon.PreparedStylesheet.prepare(PreparedStylesheet.java:176)
         at net.sf.saxon.TransformerFactoryImpl.newTemplates(TransformerFactoryImpl.java:139)
         at de.fzi.dbs.xml.transform.CachingTransformerFactory.newTransformer(CachingTransformerFactory.java:120)
         at de.fzi.dbs.xml.transform.CachingTransformerFactory.newTransformer(CachingTransformerFactory.java:79)
         at org.fao.geonet.utils.Xml.transform(Xml.java:486)
         at org.fao.geonet.utils.Xml.transform(Xml.java:364)
         at org.fao.geonet.api.records.editing.MetadataEditingApi.buildEditorForm(MetadataEditingApi.java:698)
         at org.fao.geonet.api.records.editing.MetadataEditingApi.startEditing(MetadataEditingApi.java:162)
         at org.fao.geonet.api.records.editing.MetadataEditingApi$$FastClassBySpringCGLIB$$363e745.invoke(<generated>)
         at org.springframework.cglib.proxy.MethodProxy.invoke(MethodProxy.java:204)
         at org.springframework.aop.framework.CglibAopProxy$CglibMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(CglibAopProxy.java:720)
         at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:157)
         at org.springframework.security.access.intercept.aopalliance.MethodSecurityInterceptor.invoke(MethodSecurityInterceptor.java:64)
         at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:179)
         at org.springframework.aop.framework.CglibAopProxy$DynamicAdvisedInterceptor.intercept(CglibAopProxy.java:655)
         at org.fao.geonet.api.records.editing.MetadataEditingApi$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$b050284.startEditing(<generated>)
         at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
         at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
         at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
         at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)

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Curran_Terry · June 18, 2017, 3:20am

For closure, Here is what I did. I only had about 500 records, so I
downloaded them in groups of 20. Most of the metadata records had attached
data files, so I kept hitting the 100MB limit with larger groups. I then
re-installed everything, and I had regained the ability to edit my records.

However, for ten of the groups the MEFs would not upload, GN complaining of
a 0x0 byte. I took the groups of 20 records apart, and isolated it to a
single mef in each case. When I checked the metadata with Kernow/Saxon, the
record verified. Using the UltraEdit text editor in hex mode revealed
nothing. The independent metadata record would load into GeoNetwork, but
again the edit screen was blank. Finally, I used a cut-paste from the ten
non-functional metadata file contents into a free java metadata writer
(http://www.bio.gc.ca/jmw2/index-en.php), created new records and then the
MEFs, and everything loaded and performed fine.

I could have benefited from a way to download the groups of MEFs directly
onto a location on the GeoNetwork server but outside of GN. My download
speed to the desktop is great, but my upload speed was a significant
handicap. The so-called GN Backup folder could be useful for this
situation.

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