[GeoNetwork-users] metadata version info

Kralidis_Tom_Burling · April 25, 2013, 7:06pm

Using 2.6.4, as part of our metadata management processes we are
programmatically inserting and updating metadata via GN's XML services
API.

Using metadata.update, the version parameter is mandatory. This appears
to be a serial value (i.e. if the current version is 4, then pass 5,
etc.).

We require the current version of the metadata to be able to increment
and pass along the new version as part of metadata updating jobs.

It appears that the 2.8+ XML services API provides more flexible options
(which is great), however we are operationally locked on 2.6.4
currently.

Any advice on how to access this information? Neither xml.search or
xml.metadata.get return this information. Are there any configuration
settings we can use to expose this? We're open to scraping HTML if we
have to.

Thanks

..Tom

Jose_Garcia1 · April 25, 2013, 7:46pm

Hi Tom

I'm afraid no good solution to use the metadata.update service. This
service is for the metadata editor, due to the counter stuff and can be
used in a good way outside of the editor code.

The only options I see are to use either CSW Transaction Update (note that
in 2.6.x is not according spec and the service requires the full metadata)
or the mef.import service. You can use mef.import to upload the xml file
(instead of requiring to create a mef file), if provide the
parameter file_type=single.

Regards,
Jose García

On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Kralidis,Tom [Ontario] <
Tom.Kralidis@anonymised.com> wrote:

Using 2.6.4, as part of our metadata management processes we are
programmatically inserting and updating metadata via GN's XML services
API.

Using metadata.update, the version parameter is mandatory. This appears
to be a serial value (i.e. if the current version is 4, then pass 5,
etc.).

We require the current version of the metadata to be able to increment
and pass along the new version as part of metadata updating jobs.

It appears that the 2.8+ XML services API provides more flexible options
(which is great), however we are operationally locked on 2.6.4
currently.

Any advice on how to access this information? Neither xml.search or
xml.metadata.get return this information. Are there any configuration
settings we can use to expose this? We're open to scraping HTML if we
have to.

Thanks

..Tom

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Jose_Garcia1 · April 25, 2013, 7:55pm

Hi

Just checking a bit more about metadata.update, possibly following solution
can work, but never tried. The option requires to scrap the HTML code:

If you call first metadata.edit, this service returns the html form of the
editor and contains the version field:

You can take it and use it for the call you do to metadata.update. This
service output is again the metadata editor html form, where should be the
previous field with the new value that you can grab for following calls to
metadata.update.

Regards,
Jose García

On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 9:46 PM, Jose Garcia <jose.garcia@anonymised.com> wrote:

Hi Tom

I'm afraid no good solution to use the metadata.update service. This
service is for the metadata editor, due to the counter stuff and can be
used in a good way outside of the editor code.

The only options I see are to use either CSW Transaction Update (note that
in 2.6.x is not according spec and the service requires the full metadata)
or the mef.import service. You can use mef.import to upload the xml file
(instead of requiring to create a mef file), if provide the
parameter file_type=single.

Regards,
Jose García

On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Kralidis,Tom [Ontario] <
Tom.Kralidis@anonymised.com> wrote:

Using 2.6.4, as part of our metadata management processes we are
programmatically inserting and updating metadata via GN's XML services
API.

Using metadata.update, the version parameter is mandatory. This appears
to be a serial value (i.e. if the current version is 4, then pass 5,
etc.).

We require the current version of the metadata to be able to increment
and pass along the new version as part of metadata updating jobs.

It appears that the 2.8+ XML services API provides more flexible options
(which is great), however we are operationally locked on 2.6.4
currently.

Any advice on how to access this information? Neither xml.search or
xml.metadata.get return this information. Are there any configuration
settings we can use to expose this? We're open to scraping HTML if we
have to.

Thanks

..Tom

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Kralidis_Tom_Burling · April 30, 2013, 10:51am

Hi Jose: thanks for the info. Trying this via a CSW Transaction (full record) yielded no effect, but scraping the HTML per below. Thanks much for the advice.

..Tom

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Subject: Re: [GeoNetwork-users] metadata version info

Hi

Just checking a bit more about metadata.update, possibly following solution can work, but never tried. The option requires to scrap the HTML code:

If you call first metadata.edit, this service returns the html form of the editor and contains the version field:

You can take it and use it for the call you do to metadata.update. This service output is again the metadata editor html form, where should be the previous field with the new value that you can grab for following calls to metadata.update.

Regards,
Jose García

On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 9:46 PM, Jose Garcia <jose.garcia@...444...> wrote:
Hi Tom

I'm afraid no good solution to use the metadata.update service. This service is for the metadata editor, due to the counter stuff and can be used in a good way outside of the editor code.

The only options I see are to use either CSW Transaction Update (note that in 2.6.x is not according spec and the service requires the full metadata) or the mef.import service. You can use mef.import to upload the xml file (instead of requiring to create a mef file), if provide the parameter file_type=single.

Regards,
Jose García

On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Kralidis,Tom [Ontario] <Tom.Kralidis@...43...> wrote:
Using 2.6.4, as part of our metadata management processes we are
programmatically inserting and updating metadata via GN's XML services
API.

Using metadata.update, the version parameter is mandatory. This appears
to be a serial value (i.e. if the current version is 4, then pass 5,
etc.).

We require the current version of the metadata to be able to increment
and pass along the new version as part of metadata updating jobs.

It appears that the 2.8+ XML services API provides more flexible options
(which is great), however we are operationally locked on 2.6.4
currently.

Any advice on how to access this information? Neither xml.search or
xml.metadata.get return this information. Are there any configuration
settings we can use to expose this? We're open to scraping HTML if we
have to.

Thanks

..Tom

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6721 WD Bennekom
The Netherlands
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