Metadata Tool Errors
Online Tool Error Messages
This search facility is to help users understand error messages that are generated by the Online Tool when a MEDIN discovery metadata record does not contain all the required information.
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| Error Message | Tab | Field name and fault |
|---|---|---|
| The element 'CI_Citation' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd' has invalid child element 'alternateTitle' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd'. List of possible elements expected: 'title' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd'. | Identification | "Title" missing |
| The element 'MD_DataIdentification' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd' has invalid child element 'pointOfContact' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd'. List of possible elements expected: 'abstract' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd'. | Identification | "Abstract" missing |
| The element 'RS_Identifier' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd' has invalid child element 'codeSpace' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd'. List of possible elements expected: 'authority, code' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd'. | Identification | "Code" missing |
| The element 'TimePeriod' in namespace 'http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2' has invalid child element 'endPosition' in namespace 'http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2'. List of possible elements expected: 'metaDataProperty, description, descriptionReference, identifier, name, relatedTime, beginPosition, begin' in namespace 'http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2'. | Classification | Temporal reference "Begin" missing |
| Publication date is mandatory. One must be provided. | Classification | Temporal reference "Choose the date the data was published" missing |
| The 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gco:Date' element is invalid - The value '0000-00-00' is invalid according to its datatype 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gco:Date_Type' - The value '0000-00-00' is not valid according to any of the memberTypes of the union. | Classification | Temporal reference "Choose the date the data was published" or "Choose the date when the data was created" or "Choose the date when the data was last updated or edited" mis-typed (wrong date order) |
| MD_DataIdentification: The topicCategory element is mandatory if hierarchyLevel is dataset. If the Resource Type is dataset or series, one or more Topic Categories must be provided. | Keywords | Keywords missing |
| MD_DataIdentification: The topicCategory element is mandatory if hierarchyLevel is dataset. If the Resource Type is dataset or series, one or more Topic Categories must be provided. Keywords are mandatory. The NERC Data Grid OAI Harvesting keyword 'NGDO0001' must be provided. | Keywords | Clicked off Keyword page too quick (did not save - go back to Keywords and save it, wait for green bar to appear saying it has been saved) |
| Geographic bounding box is mandatory. One shall be provided. | Bounding Box | Bounding box information is missing |
| DQ_DataQuality: 'report' or 'lineage' role is mandatory if scope.DQ_Scope.level = 'dataset' Lineage is mandatory for datasets and series of datasets. | Quality | "Lineage" missing |
| The element 'spatialResolution' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd' has invalid child element 'spatialResolution' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd'. List of possible elements expected: 'MD_Resolution' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd'. | Quality | Spatial resolution "Resolution" missing or mis-entered (Make sure this field is numbers only) |
| Custodian point of contact is a mandatory element. At least one must be provided. | Contacts | "Who is responsible for the maintenace of the data set or resource? (Custodian)" missing |
| The element 'MD_Metadata' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd' has invalid child element 'dateStamp' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd'. List of possible elements expected: 'hierarchyLevel, hierarchyLevelName, contact' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd'. | Contacts | "Who created and can be contacted about the metsata for the dataset? (Metadata Contact)" missing |
| The element 'contact' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd' has invalid child element 'CI_ResponsibleParty' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd'. | Contacts | "Who created and can be contacted about the metsata for the dataset? (Metadata Contact)" more than one contact |
| Originator point of contact is a mandatory element. At least one must be provided. | Contacts | "Who created the data set or resouce? (Originator)" missing |
| The element 'pointOfContact' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd' has invalid child element 'CI_ResponsibleParty' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd'. | Contacts | "Who created the data set or resouce? (Originator)" more than one originator |
| The element 'distributorContact' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd' has invalid child element 'CI_ResponsibleParty' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd'. | Contacts | "And add in an optioanl entry for 'Give the person or ofanisation who distrubutes the resouce of it is different to above (Distributer)" missing |
| The 'gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName/gco:CharacterString' gco element has no value. | Contacts | Organisation is missing from contact details |
| The value of resource locator does not appear to be a valid URL. It has a value of '[Data entered in field]' | Identification | "Web address of resource (URL)" mis-typed (enter website URL) |
| The element 'DQ_DataQuality' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd' has invalid child element 'lineage' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd'. List of possible elements expected: 'scope' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd'. | Unknown at present | |
| White Screen | Unknown at present | |
| The element 'DQ_DataQuality' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd' has invalid child element 'report' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd'. List of possible elements expected: 'scope' in namespace 'http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd'. | Unknown at present |