Clarification for the “Submit Incomplete Dataset” feature

[stevenferey]

entrepot.recherche.data.gouv.fr team

• What happens?

Version 5.14 of Dataverse allows the creation of partial dataverse with the API with only the author's information:

https://guides.dataverse.org/en/5.14/api/native-api.html#submit-incomplete-dataset

It's not always the case !
When the setting ":MetadataLanguages"
is configured and the dataverse has the value "Dataset Metadata Language" to "Chosen at Dataset Creation":

https://guides.dataverse.org/en/5.14/installation/config.html?#allowing-the-language-used-for-dataset-metadata-to-be-specified

In this case, a language that is part of the ":MetadataLanguages" list must be declared in the incomplete dataset.

• To whom does it occur (all users, curators, superusers)?

To users wanting to create a partial dataset with the API

• What did you expect to happen?

Is this the expected behavior?
If so, add clarification in the documentation for this scenario?

Which version of Dataverse are you using?

5.14

[pdurbin]

Heads up to @ErykKul and @DieuwertjeBloemen who added the feature originally:

• 8822 incomplete datasets via api #8940

[ErykKul]

Hi. I think we will add that scenario in the documentation. We should also add the information about the solr index schema update and reindexing when you are planning to use that feature, as I do not see it being mention yet in the documentation.

[stevenferey]

Hi @ErykKul,

The functionality being available from V5.14, updating the schema and reindexing the data is automatically done when upgrading Dataverse to V5.14 I think?

Maybe no need to mention this in the feature documentation. Only the difference in behavior when ":MetadataLanguages" is specified.

Thank you
Steven.

[ErykKul]

Hi @stevenferey

Reindexing is needed for the MyData page to work correctly after each time the feature is turned on. See also #9836 and the PR I did to address it #9964
With that PR merged, only the reindexing during the installation of the new version will be needed. Before that, you will need to reindex after turning this feature on.

[ErykKul]

@stevenferey
I did update the documentation in the PR. Feel free to comment on it, suggest changes, or push commits directly to the PR branch.

[stevenferey]

Hello @ErykKul ,

The additional documentation is very clear !
Thank you very much

Steven.