Metadata Registry

A metadata registry is a central location in an organization where metadata definitions are stored and maintained in a controlled manner. Metadata registries are used whenever data must be accessed and propagated consistently within an organization or group of organizations.

Examples of these situations include:

• Organizations that transmit data using structures such as XML or Web Services
• Organizations that need consistent definitions of data across time, between databases/content repositories, between organizations, or between processes
• Organizations that are attempting to break down "silos" of information captured within applications or proprietary file formats

Key features

Docuthèque Entreprise, Irosoft's Document & Records Management suite, relies on an external, state-of-the-art, semantic Web-ready, proprietary metadata registry. Key features of this registry include:

• RDF, RDFS, Dublin Core, SKOS compliance
• Advanced security features where only authorized individuals may make changes
• No coding knowledge required, definition creation/updates are done using an easy to use graphical interface
• Stores semantics (i.e. the meaning of a data element), system-specific constraints (e.g. the maximum length of a string), and controlled values
• Availability of a public API for corporate-wide use