As CMS is to Content, DMS is to Data
Note: this is a post, written by Datopian You’ve heard of a content management system (CMS), but have you heard of a data management system (DMS)? In this article, we show that the two aren’t all that different. Just as many companies turn instinctively to CMSs to manage their content, we’ll explain why DMSs should...
Leveraging CKAN for publishing open data in Germany
Effective data management is crucial for public administrations, who collect large amounts of diverse data on a daily basis. They differ from other data-collecting organizations in the sense that the data they produce arguably can have more impact outside of the organisation than it can inside it. Open data, i.e. the provision of administrative data...
Repeating Subfields and Multiple Text with ckanext-scheming
ckanext-scheming 2.1 now support Datasets with repeating subfields and repeating text fields. Repeating subfieds support custom snippets and validation just like regular fields. This work is inspired by the excellent ckanext-composite extension and replaces ckanext-repeating repeating_text fields. You must be using CKAN 2.8 or later and a custom IPackageController plugin to index datasets with repeating...
New patch releases available, upgrade now your CKAN site!
The CKAN technical team is happy to announce that the new patch releases for 2.9.x, 2.8.x and 2.7.x are now available to download and install. These patch releases fix important bugs and security issues, so users should upgrade as soon as possible to the latest patch release for the CKAN version they are using. Patch...
New patch releases available for 2.9.x, 2.8.x and 2.7.x
The CKAN technical team is happy to announce that the new patch releases for 2.9.x, 2.8.x and 2.7.x are now available to download and install. These patch releases fix important bugs and security issues, so users should upgrade as soon as possible to the latest patch release for the CKAN version they are using. Patch...
New CKAN 2.9 version released, patch releases for 2.7 and 2.8 available
The CKAN Tech team is happy to announce the release of CKAN 2.9. The CHANGELOG contains all details about this release. Check the installation documentation for instructions on how to get it up and running, if you are planning on upgrading an existing site there are also upgrade instructions. Make sure to check the migration...
Subscribe to datasets: new CKAN feature explained
Datopian has launched a new CKAN feature that allows users to subscribe to datasets. This is an opt-in feature that sends users an email notification when a dataset to which they are subscribed is changed or updated. Let’s take a look at the feature in more detail. (more…)