[ckan-dev] Dataset relationships feature: do you use it? would like to?

[Adrià Mercader]

Sorry, I forgot to paste the link to the actual issue:

https://github.com/ckan/ckan/issues/4212

Great to hear that there is interest around the issue, let's see if we
can address the tasks listed in the issue.

@Rafa, there is no plugin AFAIMA that adds a UI for relationships

On 30 April 2018 at 14:42, Knud Möller <knud at datalysator.com> wrote:
> HI Adrià,
>
> I have never used this feature but was vaguely aware of it (I’ve seen it in
> the list of API methods). I do think it could be a useful feature, e.g. to
> relate series of datasets that get published on a regular basis (in Berlin,
> the local transport agency publishes their timetables every few months as a
> new dataset). We might implement something along those lines based on
> package relationships.
>
> Are package relationships being used for anything at the moment?
>
> When you say "listed in the issue”, which issue do you mean?
>
> Cheers,
> Knud
>
>
>
> On 30 April 2018 at 13:30:30, Adrià Mercader (adria.mercader at okfn.org)
> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> A feature that has been part of CKAN since its early version but few
> people are aware of are dataset (package) relationships. These allow
> to relate datasets with different kinds of relationships. This is how
> they look like:
>
>
> {
> "comment": "Test relationship between datasets",
> "object": "test-dataset-jope",
> "subject": "test-angola-dataset",
> "type": "links_to"
> }
>
> Here are some more details about the current status of the feature and
> what is lacking:
>
> We would be interested to know if
>
> 1. Is someone using this feature
> 2. Someone thinks is a useful feature
>
> If you answered yes to any of the above perhaps more importantly, can
> you help with the tasks listed in the issue to make sure the feature
> is properly maintained (basically tests and a little fix).
>
> If this is actually not used or useful it will probably be removed in
> the next few versions.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Adrià
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