[IPT] Functionality request: ADMIN checking data before GBIF registration

Tim Robertson (GBIF) trobertson at gbif.org
Wed Sep 15 09:43:28 CEST 2010


Hi all,

Hannu has raised a request for the following to be satisfied by the IPT:
	"- Publishing a resource must be accepted by the owner of the  
provider.  It has happened that a test user publishes something odd  
which goes all the way to the data portal without nobody controlling  
it."

This is a contradiction to the requests of others, and specifically  
those wishing to promote basic "data hosting centers", who request  
that a data MANAGER should be able to work autonomously.

After discussion with the developers the proposal is to implement the  
following, which we hope satisfies both requirements:
In the Administration section, an ADMIN can choose to enable or  
disable the ability for MANAGERS to register resources with GBIF.  By  
default MANAGERS can register a resource, but an ADMIN can disable  
this through this check box.

If anyone has any concerns or comments on this approach, please can  
you raise them on this list?

Many thanks,
Tim








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