Extension Meta Data Manager

These CKAN Versions are exactely matched:

• 2.10.1
• 2.10.2
• 2.10.3
• 2.10.4
• 2.10.5
• 2.10.6
• 2.10.7
• 2.10.8
• 2.11.0
• 2.11.1
• 2.11.2
• 2.11.3

ckanext-metadata_manager

The Metadata Manager allows exporting the metadata of datasets, resources, groups, and organizations to an Excel file and also importing them from an Excel file back into the website.

Additionally, an Excel list of all tags with their ID and name can be exported from the website into an Excel file.

Version information can be found in ./ckanext/metadata_manager/version.py.

Requirements

Tested and developed for CKAN v2.10.1 and 2.11.2

Installation

Docker Installation

Clone the Git repo or add it directly as a submodule in the src directory.

Cloning:

$ cd src/
$ git clone https://bitbucket.org/ondics/ckanext-metadata_manager.git

As a submodule:

$ git add submodule https://bitbucket.org/ondics/ckanext-metadata_manager.git ./src

Add the installation to the Dockerfile (This step can be skipped if CKAN Docker is set up in development mode, using the ckan-dev image, and the extension is placed in the ./src directory)

COPY src/ $SRC_DIR
RUN cd $SRC_DIR/ckanext-metadata_manager && \
    python3 setup.py develop

Add the extension to the plugin list in .env:

CKAN__PLUGINS="... metadata_manager"

Build the container and restart CKAN:

$ docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml -p <parent-directory> build
$ docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml -p <parent-directory> up -d --remove-orphans

Source Installation

Get the sources:

$ cd /usr/lib/ckan/default/src
$ git clone https://bitbucket.org/ondics/ckanext-metadata_manager.git

Activate the CKAN virtual environment:

. /usr/lib/ckan/default/bin/activate

Install the extension in the virtual environment:

$ cd ckanext-metadata_manager
$ pip install .

Restart CKAN:

# If installed on the host
$ supervisorctl restart ckan-uwsgi

User Docs

In the website UI, there are docs for the export and import functions of this extension: URL: /ckan-admin/metadata_manager/docs

The Import Metadata section in the User Docs now also includes an explanation of how to use the CKAN API.

Credits

Built with:

• CKAN

Author and License: Not open source, all rights reserved

(C) 2024, Ondics GmbH