Hannu, I am afraid the current version doesnt allow to map multiple sources files to "the core". The darwin core archive format allows for this, but we havent implemented that in the IPT yet. It is a missing feature that has been reported to me before, so I have added a feature request to the code site: http://code.google.com/p/gbif-providertoolkit/issues/detail?id=249

anyone supporting this request please star the issue or comment on it!

Markus

On Dec 8, 2009, at 11:30, Andrea Hahn (GBIF Helpdesk) wrote:

Hi Markus,

Would you be able to answer Hannu's first question, regarding multiple source files? I am not sure I completely understand the scenario, but I could imagine (as he is a user of the old "GBIF portal toolkit") that he is trying to upload one dataset from multiple source files. In the toolkit, those could just be glued together after upload. Is there provision for this in the IPT, or should the whole resource be coming as one file?

Many thanks! Andrea

From: Hannu Saarenmaa [mailto:hannu.saarenmaa@helsinki.fi] Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 10:25 AM To: GBIF Helpdesk Cc: Mikko Koho; Nina M Laurenne Subject: IPT multiple source files

Hello

We have just successfully published our first dataset from IPT!

However, there are two Source Files, and only the first one was exported to the cache. There seems to be no way to add mapping for the other to Darwin Core, only to extensions. Both files can be seen in the pulldown menu Add New Mapping. What to do?

Furthermore, why did I get 5 emails like below, all at the same minute. Why?

Hannu

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: GBIF: New UDDI Registration for the resource 'Hymenoptera Collection of the Finnish Museum of Natural History' Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 10:12:11 +0100 (CET) From: registry@gbif.org To: hannu.saarenmaa@helsinki.fi CC: helpdesk@gbif.org

Dear Hannu Saarenmaa:

A new resource has been registered under your organisation 'Finnish Museum of Natural History' to the GBIF UDDI registry, with the following information:

• Resource Name: Hymenoptera Collection of the Finnish Museum of Natural History
• Description: This resource contains Hymenoptera data from the collection of the Finnish Museum of Natural History. It also contains field observation data gathered by scientists.
• Primary Contact Type: administrative
• Primary Contact Name: Juho Paukkunen
• Primary Contact Email: juho.paukkunen@helsinki.fi

If you think this registration is erroneous or would just want to request further information on the registration process, please contact GBIF's Help Desk (helpdesk@gbif.org)

• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)

http://www.gbif.org helpdesk@gbif.org

-- Hannu Saarenmaa Senior Curator (yli-intendentti) Finnish Museum of Natural History P.O. Box 17 (P.Rautatiekatu 13) FIN-00014 University of Helsinki

hannu.saarenmaa@helsinki.fi Telephone +358-9-191-28688 Mobile +358-50-3102689 http://www.gbif.fi/