PUT_METADATA

Used in

Servers

Metadata (Publish)

Parent elements

Syntax

<PUT_METADATA	Attribute Description Table
*(r)docid="string"* *(r)name="string"* content="liveData \| downloadableData \| offlineData \| staticMapImage \| document \| application \| geographicService \| clearinghouse \| mapFiles \| geographicActivities \| unknown" folder="true \| false" [false] onlink="string" parentdocid="string" private="true \| false" [false] server="string" service="string" servicetype="metadata \| image \| feature \| wms" > <ENVELOPE... /> <THUMBNAIL... /> </PUT_METADATA >
(r): Attribute or child element is required.

Description

Publishes a metadata document to the Metadata Server.

Restrictions

This element is available to users who have the role metadata_publisher, metadata_author, or metadata_administrator in the access control list.

Notes

See METADATA_ACTION for response.
The metadata document is sent inside PUT_METADATA enclosed in an XML comment:



The enclosed document must have a processing instruction, must not specify encoding, and cannot contain any comments since comments within comments are illegal.

<PUT_METADATA>

</PUT_METADATA>
If a document with the same document ID is republished, then the old document is deleted and the new document is inserted.
The document owner is implicitly defined by the logged in user who is adding the document.

Attribute Descriptions for PUT_METADATA

Attribute

Usage

content

The values for this attribute correspond to the content types listed in the drop-down combo box of the Metadata Explorer.

ArcXML Attribute Value	Combo Box Content
liveData	Live Data and Maps
downloadableData	Downloadable Data
offlineData	Offline Data
staticMapImage	Static Map Images
documents	Other Documents
application	Applications
geographicService	Geographic Services
clearinghouse	Clearinghouses

docid

String used to uniquely identify a document. The client used to publish the metadata is responsible for creating the document ID. This ID is automatically assigned when using ArcCatalog. If another client is used, GET_UUID can be used to request a valid ID. The format for an ID is the following:
{HHHHHHHH-HHHH-HHHH-HHHH-HHHHHHHHHHHH}
where H is a hexadecimal digit (0-9,a-f,A-F). The ID is limited to 38 characters.

folder

Determines whether document represents a folder. Use "false" if the document does not contain other documents. Use "true" if the document represents a folder.

name

Name that identifies the dataset corresponding to the document.

onlink

A string identifying the location of the dataset corresponding to the document.

parentdocid

Unique string for identifying a document belonging to the parent name and parent owner. The client used to publish the metadata is responsible for creating the document ID. This ID is automatically assigned when using ArcCatalog. If another client is used, GET_UUID can be used to request a valid ID. The format for an ID is the following:
{HHHHHHHH-HHHH-HHHH-HHHH-HHHHHHHHHHHH}
where H is a hexadecimal digit (0-9,a-f,A-F). The ID is limited to 38 characters.

private

Determines whether document is viewable for all users. Use "false" if the document is viewable by all users. Use "true" when the document is viewable only by the document owner.

server

The URL of the Web server containing data or metadata associated with the document, for example, http://mymachine.domain.com.

service

The name of the service containing data or metadata associated with the document.

servicetype

Type of ArcIMS service.

Examples for PUT_METADATA

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<ARCXML version="1.1">
  <REQUEST>
    <PUBLISH_METADATA>
      <PUT_METADATA name="World" docid="{C64D8F38-82B4-11D5-99C2-000086460FA0}" private="false" folder="true" parentdocid="root" >
        <ENVELOPE minx="-180" miny="-90" maxx="180" maxy="90" />
        <THUMBNAIL>...</THUMBNAIL>
        
      </PUT_METADATA>
    </PUBLISH_METADATA>
  </REQUEST>
</ARCXML>