[ckan-dev] ckan-dev Digest, Vol 86, Issue 11

Mon Jan 8 22:02:59 UTC 2018

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Hi,
    I enquired on stackoverflow about information on the data dictionary feature that is now present in v2.7.x

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47783069/data-dictionary-feature-of-ckan-2-7-x

We are in the process of upgrading from CKAN 2.6.3 to 2.7.2. We have a test installation of 2.7.2 and I notice a new feature is the data dictionary, which looks very useful!

Is there any documentation around use of the data dictionary feature? I can see how it detects the field names and types automatically, but requires a manual edit to enter the label and description.

Up until this new feature we have been recording the metadata in an accompanying file e.g. https://datastore.landcareresearch.co.nz/dataset/skink-capture-data/resource/aff3205a-aacc-4e96-ad9c-91a72708ce45 (more detailed) or https://datastore.landcareresearch.co.nz/dataset/short-term-possum-foraging-movements/resource/a69d3628-a63a-45a0-af34-f25acb8d5a99 (simple).

We also use the API to upload some data. Can the data dictionary values be set using the API. Could we import data dictionary values from the metadata files we have been using (if we agreed a standard format)?

Thanks
Aaron

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