Re: [GeoNetwork-devel] CFV: Proposal to add Metadata version history to GeoNetwork

[heikki <tro...@gm...>]

dear Simon,

one question about this: how does it deal with metadata "snippets"
("directories"), which are separate metadata documents ?

Suppose metadata A has an xlink to a contact info in directory B. To be
able to correctly reconstruct a particular revision of A, you must know
which was the particular revision of B at that time.


Kind regards,
Heikki Doeleman







On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 8:53 AM, <Sim...@cs...> wrote:

> Dear PSC,
>
> A proposal to add metadata history or 'versioning' is available at
> http://trac.osgeo.org/geonetwork/wiki/metadatachanges
>
> Basic summary:
>
> - A user can choose to start 'versioning' on any metadata record or group
> of metadata records using the 'Actions' menu
> - Changes to the metadata record and the properties of the record
> (privileges, categories, owner, status) are recorded in a subversion
> repository
> - Versions in the subversion repository are stored as XML files, the
> version history can be viewed using graphical tools such as
> viewvc-standalone or the command line subversion tools
> - This proposal initially provides an audit trail but will also provide
> the basis for future enhancements that will allow the user to make use of
> the version history in GeoNetwork
>
> A patch is attached to ticket #726:
> http://trac.osgeo.org/geonetwork/ticket/726.
>
> Cheers and thanks,
> Simon
>
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