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Harvesting an ARCSDE Node

This is a harvesting protocol for metadata stored in an ArcSDE installation.

Adding an ArcSDE harvester

The harvester identifies the ESRI metadata format: ESRI ISO, ESRI FGDC to apply the required xslts to transform metadata to ISO19139

figure Adding an ArcSDE harvesting node

Configuration options:

  • Site

    • Name - This is a short description of the node. It will be shown in the harvesting main page.
    • Server - ArcSde server IP address or name
    • Port - ArcSde service port (typically 5151)
    • Username - Username to connect to ArcSDE server
    • Password - Password of the ArcSDE user
    • Database name - ArcSDE instance name (typically esri_sde)

  • Options

    • Run at - The time when the harvester will run.
    • Will run again every - Choose an interval from the drop down list and then select the days for which this scheduling will take place.
    • One run only - Checking this box will cause the harvester to run only when manually started using the Run button on the Harvesting Management page.

  • Harvested Content

    • Validate - if checked then harvested metadata records will be validated against the relevant metadata schema. Invalid records will be rejected.

  • Privileges

    • Groups - Groups can be selected from the scrolling list. When the Add button is pushed, a row of privileges will be created below the scrolling list for each group. Privileges can then be checked/unchecked for each group as required.
    • Remove - To remove a row click on the Remove button on the right of the row.

  • Categories

    • Select one or more categories from the scrolling list. The harvested metadata will be assigned to the selected categories.