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metamod:faq [2012-09-03 10:43:28] steingod [Common pitfalls] |
metamod:faq [2013-07-18 15:46:20] steingod [Operation and maintenance] |
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===== Operation and maintenance ===== | ===== Operation and maintenance ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Which metadata standards are supported ==== | ||
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+ | The [[: | ||
+ | * GCMD DIF | ||
+ | * ISO19115 | ||
+ | * MM2 | ||
+ | The native format of METAMOD is MM2 and this is connected to the datamodel used in the database. As of version 2.13 work is ongoing to support a new format named MMD which makes translation to DIF and ISO easier. For a new format to be supported, modifications of the software is required. | ||
==== How do I remove datasets? ==== | ==== How do I remove datasets? ==== | ||
- | FIXME | + | The best solution is to use the administration interface (require login and appropriate user rights) and the " |
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+ | Unused or obsolete metadata files may be removed from the XML directory. Any warnings caused by this will be removed after full reinitialisation of the database. | ||
==== How do I change metadata? ==== | ==== How do I change metadata? ==== | ||
- | FIXME | + | FIXME((New editor to be used from 2.13, old system has been inactive some time)) |
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+ | The preferred solution is to use the metadata editor included in the software. This is launched using the "File upload" | ||
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+ | Sometimes, the solution above is insufficient. Under such conditions, direct modification of metadata and import of these from the webrun directory using '' | ||
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+ | ==== How do I reinitialise the database? ==== | ||
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+ | Use the following recipe (information in <> to be substituted as appropriate): | ||
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+ | - sudo / | ||
+ | - sudo / | ||
+ | - sudo -u <web server owner> < | ||
+ | - sudo / | ||
+ | - sudo / | ||
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+ | ==== Manual modification of metadata ==== | ||
+ | This is possible provided the user has the correct priveliges. XML-files in the XML-directory may be edited manually and inserted in the database utilising the script '' | ||
===== Metadata exchange ===== | ===== Metadata exchange ===== | ||
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===== File formats ===== | ===== File formats ===== | ||
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+ | ==== File formats relevance for METAMOD ==== | ||
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+ | METAMOD is essentially agnostic concerning file formats. However, [[# | ||
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+ | Basically METAMOD can relate to any file as long as the metadata are created manually and uploaded, but metadata can be extracted automatically from NetCDF/CF files. | ||
==== NetCDF/CF ==== | ==== NetCDF/CF ==== |