Summary of Screen Changes - April 2011

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Register My Data/Add Registry Object

Register My Data/Manage My Records/Add New Record

Tabs separate out the individual descriptive metadata elements that can be added to the Registry Object.

Note: This image does not show all tabs.

A set of guidance notes based on the ANDS Metadata Content Requirements is provided at the top of each applicable tab. The guidance notes also link to the relevant section within the Content Providers Guide on the ANDS website.

Help is provided for each tab through the use of the Help icon. Clicking on the icon will open the relevant section of the Content Providers Guide for the current tab. 

A Related Object search form is provided through the Related Objects tab. The form is accessed through the Search   icon, and allows a user to search for any approved object within the ORCA environment.

A functionality to save a record as Draft and be able to return to it at a later time for modification has been added.

Note: All records saved as Draft can be viewed from the Manage My Records menu. Draft records are not published in the ANDS Registry and therefore cannot be searched for in the ANDS Registry or Research Data Australia.

Long non-descriptive error messages were presented to the user.

Each field or element with an error is flagged by a red X icon followed by an informative error message.

Metadata Content Requirements warnings are provided to assist users in meeting their contractual obligations and providing descriptive records. Warnings are flagged to the user through the use of a blue exclamation mark icon shown on each affected tab. Warnging messages are displayed as a blue exclamation mark icon following by an informative warning message. A Metadata Content Requirements report is also shown on the Save Draft tab.

Searching of a Data Source's own records (Collection, Activity, Party, Service) is done through the Registry search page.

A new page called Manage My Records lists all Draft records owned by the user, and also any recently approved manually created or edited records. The Registry search page is still available for searching for records.

From the Manage My Records page, the user can review, edit, delete or add another record.

To work on a record: View, Edit or Delete

To add a record:

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RIF-CS v1.0.1—telephone and fax numbers were recorded in the Electronic Address type vocabulary.

RIF-CS v1.2.0—telephone and fax numbers are recorded in the Physical Address/Address Part type vocabulary. Prefixes 'tel:' and 'fax:' are no longer required.

RIF-CS v1.0.1—spatial and temporal coverage of collections were described using the Location element.

RIF-CS v1.2.0—a new separate Coverage element is now available for describing spatial and temporal coverage. Spatial location in the Location element should not be used for coverage information, but only for the physical location of a collection.

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RIF-CS v1.2.0—a new optional citationInfo element to allow provision of metadata for use in citation generation. The will enable the citation of datasets independently of any associated publications. Citation of datasets is expected to promote recognition of their value as research outputs as well as greater re-use.

RIF-CS v1.0.1—the relatedInfo element included only a URL link to a publication or other related information.

RIF-CS v1.2.0—the optional relatedInfo element has been enhanced to include type, title and note. These allow for more information to be provided about a publication or website that describes the Registry Object.