Update records from edit console
From the editor board, editors can do batch editing on multiple records.
Batch editing consists of 3 steps:
- Choose a set of records
- Define edits
- Apply changes
Defining edits
Warning: You can break things here. When defining xpath and using delete or replace mode, be sure to test on a single record before applying changes to a lot of records. If needed, back up your record first.
Changes are defined on a per standard basis. A set of default fields to edit is available (and can be extended in the config-editor.xml
file of the standard).
An advanced mode is also available to define custom edits. The advanced mode consists of:
- an optional title
- a type of update (
gn_add
,gn_create
,gn_replace
,gn_delete
) - a mandatory XPath to point to the element(s) to update. The XPath may contain a filter expression.
- a value, which could be an XML snippet or a text string if the mode is not
delete
.
To add an element, eg. add a new keyword section in first position:
[{
"xpath": "/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords[1]",
"value": "<gn_add><gmd:descriptiveKeywords xmlns:gmd=\"http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd\" xmlns:gco=\"http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gco\"><gmd:MD_Keywords><gmd:keyword><gco:CharacterString>Waste water</gco:CharacterString></gmd:keyword><gmd:type><gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode codeList=\"./resources/codeList.xml#MD_KeywordTypeCode\" codeListValue=\"theme\"/></gmd:type></gmd:MD_Keywords></gmd:descriptiveKeywords></gn_add>"
}]
To remove an element, eg. remove all online resource having a protocol OGC:WMS
:
[{
"xpath": ".//gmd:onLine[*/gmd:protocol/*/text() = 'OGC:WMS']",
"value":"<gn_delete></gn_delete>"
}]
To replace an element, eg. replacing a keyword value:
[{
"xpath":".//gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString[text() = 'wastewater']",
"value":"<gn_replace>Waste water</gn_replace>"
}]
Applying changes
When applying changes, user privileges apply, so if the user cannot edit a selected record, batch edits will not be applied to that record.
The batch edit report explains how many records were processed:
Batch editing can also be applied using the API: doc/api/index.html#/records/batchEdit>
Examples
Add a new keyword sections in identification
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Mode: Add
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XPath (the parent element of the XML snippet to add). The XML is inserted in the position defined in the XSD.
-
XML
<mri:descriptiveKeywords xmlns:mri="http://standards.iso.org/iso/19115/-3/mri/1.0" xmlns:gcx="http://standards.iso.org/iso/19115/-3/gcx/1.0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <mri:MD_Keywords> <mri:keyword> <gcx:Anchor xlink:href="http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/SpatialDataServiceCategory/infoMapAccessService">Service d’accès aux cartes</gcx:Anchor> </mri:keyword> </mri:MD_Keywords> </mri:descriptiveKeywords>
Replace a keyword section encoded using a CharacterString to an Anchor
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Mode: Replace
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XPath (the parent element of the XML snippet to insert)
-
XML
<mri:MD_Keywords xmlns:cit="http://standards.iso.org/iso/19115/-3/cit/2.0" xmlns:mri="http://standards.iso.org/iso/19115/-3/mri/1.0" xmlns:mcc="http://standards.iso.org/iso/19115/-3/mcc/1.0" xmlns:gco="http://standards.iso.org/iso/19115/-3/gco/1.0" xmlns:gcx="http://standards.iso.org/iso/19115/-3/gcx/1.0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <mri:keyword> <gcx:Anchor xlink:href="http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/SpatialDataServiceCategory/infoMapAccessService">Service d’accès aux cartes</gcx:Anchor> </mri:keyword> <mri:type> <mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode codeList="http://standards.iso.org/iso/19115/resources/Codelists/cat/codelists.xml#MD_KeywordTypeCode" codeListValue="theme"/> </mri:type> <mri:thesaurusName> <cit:CI_Citation> <cit:title> <gcx:Anchor xlink:href="http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/SpatialDataServiceCategory#">Classification of spatial data services</gcx:Anchor> </cit:title> <cit:date> <cit:CI_Date> <cit:date> <gco:Date>2008-12-03</gco:Date> </cit:date> <cit:dateType> <cit:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="http://standards.iso.org/iso/19115/resources/Codelists/cat/codelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue="publication"/> </cit:dateType> </cit:CI_Date> </cit:date> <cit:identifier> <mcc:MD_Identifier> <mcc:code> <gcx:Anchor xlink:href="http://metawal.wallonie.be/geonetwork/srv/fre/thesaurus.download?ref=external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeumetadatacodelistSpatialDataServiceCategory-SpatialDataServiceCategory">geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeumetadatacodelistSpatialDataServiceCategory-SpatialDataServiceCategory</gcx:Anchor> </mcc:code> </mcc:MD_Identifier> </cit:identifier> </cit:CI_Citation> </mri:thesaurusName> </mri:MD_Keywords>
Remove a keyword block
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Mode: Remove
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XPath (the second descriptiveKeywords block corresponding to a thesaurus 'Champ géographique')
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XML (N/A)
Remove a keyword
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Mode: Remove
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XPath (All keyword with value 'IDP_reference')
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XML (N/A)
Remove associatedResource with a type partOfSeamlessDatabase only if it is a serie
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Mode: Remove
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XPath
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XML (N/A)