Specify the type of metadata

[Chandrika Hebbar]

Hi Team,

While creating metadata in the metadata registry, is there any way to specify the type that metadata should take (for example String, Date, Number...). There is an option to specify values in the Qualifier. Is this meant for specifying the type of metadata (If so, what are the values it can take)?

Thank you.

Regards,

Chandrika Hebbar

[Fitchett, Deborah]

Kia ora,

 

No, this can’t be specified in the metadata registry. The qualifier is more to clarify to humans what kind of data is intended eg dc.contributor.author vs dc.contributor.editor  or dc.identifier.isbn vs dc.identifier.doi, but there’s no validation performed on it.

 

You can define the submission form to validate specific fields based on a regular expression. There’s a little information about this in the submission form documentation at https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSDOC7x/Submission+User+Interface

 

Deborah

 

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[Chandrika Hebbar]

Hi Deborah,

It would be really helpful to have a more descriptive implementation guide on adding validation of custom metadata (like Date, DateTime, etc..) with sample XML configuration. Please share the documentation if it is present.

Regards,

Chandrika Hebbar

[Chandrika Hebbar]

Hi Deborah,

Could you please provide an update on the above?

Regards,

Chandrika Hebbar

[Fitchett, Deborah]

Kia ora Chandrika,

 

I agree such documentation would be useful but I haven’t seen it personally. Generally if I’m looking for information I’d start by browsing the wiki. If it’s not there, then I’d do a general websearch and/or look in the mailing list archives. Otherwise it’s a matter of testing it out for myself and asking on the mailing list if I get stuck, in case anyone else can help.

 

If you’re getting into more technical questions it can be useful to ask on the dspace-tech list instead. Make sure you mention which version of DSpace you’re using in that case.

 

But bear in mind that most people on both mailing lists are just other DSpace users, just like you. Sometimes we’ll know the answer, sometimes we won’t…

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