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Contents [hide] 1 NDR API Implementation Details - addMetadataRecord 1.1 Discussions 1.1.1 Input Discussions 1.1.2 Output Discussions 1.1.3 Processing Discussions 1.1.4 General Discussions 1.2 Implementation 1.3 Links 1.3.1 API Links: 1.3.2 Additional Links Related to This Call:

Under Construction
Proposed method for inclusion in NDR/API 2.0.

NDR API Implementation Details - addMetadataRecord

Create a metadata record about a resource.

Discussions

Input Discussions

• handle (Collection Aggregator)
• metadataXML (any format)
• XMLFormat (id of format of XML - requires registration in advance)
• resourceURL
• <optional> identifier - assigned generated handle if missing

Output Discussions

• returns identifier if successful
• returns error if identifier is not unique
• may return general error if add fails

Processing Discussions

General Discussions

Assumptions

• current agent of the call is assumed to be the application agent
• MDP handle is based on application's Agent handle

Creates NDR objects...

• Resource (if doesn't already exist) with relationship to Collection Aggregator
• Metadata (stores metadataXML in native format as passed in) with relationship to MetadataProvider (based on app's Agent handle)

Implementation

Developer: TBA

Basic description of the process...

• TBA

Links

API Links:

• Conceptual Framework (2.0 philosophy)
• APIBasics
• ObjectTypes
• Encoding
• APIRequestsByObject v1.0
• APIRequestsAlphabetical v1.0
• APIRequestsByObject v2.0

Additional Links Related to This Call:

• NDR-API 2.0 Features List
• Implementation Details for Metadata Record Objects
• Specification for addMetadataRecord