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From:	InPort Admin
To:	All Users
Message:	Downtime Notice: Tuesday, April 1 @ 1pm Eastern. InPort and its associated services will be under maintenance and unavailable for the deployment of InPort Release 6.0.0. Downtime Schedule April 1, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm Eastern / 10:00am - 12:00pm Pacific / 7:00am - 9:00am Hawaii Impacted Areas - InPort Website: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport - InPort WAF: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf What's New in InPort New Features: A new Catalog Item Type -- Data Management Plan -- is now supported, which conforms to the latest NOAA-level Data Management Plan template. In addition, a new ACDO Role and custom workflow have been implemented to support management and approval of Data Management Plans. Support has been added for documenting ORCIDs and ROR IDs in Contact information. More Information on Data Management Plans As of Release 6.0.0, InPort now supports the creation and management of Data Management Plans (DMPs), based on the latest version of the NOAA DMP Template. DMPs are implemented in InPort as a dedicated Catalog Item type and are created within a Library's Catalog Hierarchy, in the same way as other Catalog Items in InPort, such as Data Sets, Entities, and Projects. In conjunction with the new Data Management Plan functionality, we are also expanding the InPort community beyond NOAA Fisheries & NOS to all NOAA line offices, who now have access to InPort for creating DMPs. Please see the InPort Data Management Plan Help Guide in InPort Help section (available after release) for a comprehensive overview of the new DMP functionality. - What about the old DMPs? Existing InPort users may be aware that InPort has already been indirectly supporting the generation of DMPs via Data Set metadata. This functionality has now been deprecated, and users who have been creating DMPs this way should use the new dedicated DMP Catalog Item type going forward. Users should also know that we will be implementing a way to export existing InPort legacy DMPs to the new DMP record type, in a future release within the next few months. - Note on Line Office Requirements The rollout and use of InPort for DMPs will be handled by each line office according to their specific situation and needs. While all users are welcome to explore and learn about the new functionality with this release, we highly recommend that you work with your line office Assistant Chief Data Officer (ACDO) and data governance representatives to understand how your organization intends to fulfill NOAA DMP requirements. NMFS users should reach out to their regional data governance officer for further guidance. Please consult this document to determine who your data governance officer is. Notice on Disallowing HTTP URLs As of this version, metadata authors can no longer enter URL fields with http://, and must use https:// URLs instead. This change is primarily due to issues experienced by downstream metadata repositories such as Data.gov, which cannot make use of non-secure HTTP links. We are planning to automatically update all metadata records in a future release which contain HTTP URLs for NOAA sites (i.e. anything using the .noaa.gov domain) to the equivalent HTTPS URL. This reflects the now longstanding requirement within NOAA that all of its web properties use HTTPS. We will also be working with Librarians to identify and update non-NOAA URLs within metadata records that are still using HTTP. Note: We have not yet introduced the HTTP restriction to the InPort XML Loader, in order to give time for Loader users to update their scripts and processes. However, this restriction will be implemented in a future release, and we encourage Loader users to start making adjustments to prevent URLs from being rejected when this change goes into effect. Notice on the Catalog Hierarchy Default View Currently, when viewing the Catalog Hierarchy page for any organization, by default the Catalog tree is expanded down to 2 levels. Due to user feedback, we plan to change this behavior in the next InPort release to expand only 1 level by default. As most Organization Catalogs have greatly increased in size over the years, it has become more likely that the desired area to browse is pushed far down the page. Release Notes IP-3728 - Increased the maximum length of Distribution File Names to 250 characters. * IP-3732 - Internal cleanup of legacy objects on the backend. * IP-3736, IP-3737, IP-3787, IP-3788, IP-3790, IP-3792, IP-3801, IP-3802, IP-3810, IP-3811, IP-3827, IP-3828, IP-3860, IP-3863, IP-3865, IP-3872, IP-3876, IP-3877 - Added support for a new dedicated Data Management Plan Catalog Item Type, conforming to the requirements of the 2025 NOAA DMP Template. * IP-3742 - Increased the maximum length of Loader Input File Names to 150 characters. * IP-3752 - Fixed a display issue in the Summary tab when Distribution Format is Not Applicable. * IP-3753 - Added a canonical tag to the Hierarchy page when parameterized. * IP-3754 - Added support for storing ORCIDs and ROR IDs with Contact components. * IP-3761 - Changed the API to return a 404 response code when objects are not found. * IP-3762, IP-3772 - Added new Line Offices. * IP-3764, IP-3817 - Added support for managing Observing Systems (SoRs). * IP-3770 - Fixed an insufficient privilege issue when transitioning to the Review/Revise state. * IP-3779 - Fixed an issue with notifications on jobs. * IP-3780, IP-3781, IP-3808, IP-3818 - Added support for a new ACDO Role. * IP-3782, IP-3783, IP-3803, IP-3815 - Added support for a new custom workflow for Data Management Plans. * IP-3796 - Fixed an issue to prevent workflow states from being assigned to the state it was already in. * IP-3816, IP-3846 - Added support for managing NOAA Programs. * IP-3826 - Fixed an issue in the XML Loader report where errors were not displayed when data attributes are not included for entities. * IP-3829 - Added support for a Line Office DMP dashboard. * IP-3831 - Updated web application dependencies. * IP-3832 - Added additional error display in the batch load validation report when failures occur. * IP-3837 - Updated the Tools page content with information on the entity extract script. * IP-3836 - Updated the entity extract script to support wildcard exclusions. * IP-3841 - Updated URL validation to restrict the use of http. * IP-3858 - Updated GCMD Location Thesaurus. * IP-3874 - Changed PRA expiration date to OMB Review Pending. * IP-3878 - Added support for copying the Distribution Information section. * IP-3879 - Added links to training videos to the Help section.

From:

InPort Admin

To:

All Users

Message:

Downtime Notice: Tuesday, April 1 @ 1pm Eastern. InPort and its associated services will be under maintenance and unavailable for the deployment of InPort Release 6.0.0.

Downtime Schedule

April 1, 2025

1:00pm - 3:00pm Eastern / 10:00am - 12:00pm Pacific / 7:00am - 9:00am Hawaii

Impacted Areas

- InPort Website: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport

- InPort WAF: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf

What's New in InPort

New Features:

A new Catalog Item Type -- Data Management Plan -- is now supported, which conforms to the latest NOAA-level Data Management Plan template. In addition, a new ACDO Role and custom workflow have been implemented to support management and approval of Data Management Plans.

Support has been added for documenting ORCIDs and ROR IDs in Contact information.

More Information on Data Management Plans

As of Release 6.0.0, InPort now supports the creation and management of Data Management Plans (DMPs), based on the latest version of the NOAA DMP Template. DMPs are implemented in InPort as a dedicated Catalog Item type and are created within a Library's Catalog Hierarchy, in the same way as other Catalog Items in InPort, such as Data Sets, Entities, and Projects.

In conjunction with the new Data Management Plan functionality, we are also expanding the InPort community beyond NOAA Fisheries & NOS to all NOAA line offices, who now have access to InPort for creating DMPs.

Please see the InPort Data Management Plan Help Guide in InPort Help section (available after release) for a comprehensive overview of the new DMP functionality.

- What about the old DMPs?

Existing InPort users may be aware that InPort has already been indirectly supporting the generation of DMPs via Data Set metadata. This functionality has now been deprecated, and users who have been creating DMPs this way should use the new dedicated DMP Catalog Item type going forward. Users should also know that we will be implementing a way to export existing InPort legacy DMPs to the new DMP record type, in a future release within the next few months.

- Note on Line Office Requirements

The rollout and use of InPort for DMPs will be handled by each line office according to their specific situation and needs. While all users are welcome to explore and learn about the new functionality with this release, we highly recommend that you work with your line office Assistant Chief Data Officer (ACDO) and data governance representatives to understand how your organization intends to fulfill NOAA DMP requirements.

NMFS users should reach out to their regional data governance officer for further guidance. Please consult this document to determine who your data governance officer is.

Notice on Disallowing HTTP URLs

As of this version, metadata authors can no longer enter URL fields with http://, and must use https:// URLs instead. This change is primarily due to issues experienced by downstream metadata repositories such as Data.gov, which cannot make use of non-secure HTTP links.

We are planning to automatically update all metadata records in a future release which contain HTTP URLs for NOAA sites (i.e. anything using the *.noaa.gov domain) to the equivalent HTTPS URL. This reflects the now longstanding requirement within NOAA that all of its web properties use HTTPS. We will also be working with Librarians to identify and update non-NOAA URLs within metadata records that are still using HTTP.

Note: We have not yet introduced the HTTP restriction to the InPort XML Loader, in order to give time for Loader users to update their scripts and processes. However, this restriction will be implemented in a future release, and we encourage Loader users to start making adjustments to prevent URLs from being rejected when this change goes into effect.

Notice on the Catalog Hierarchy Default View

Currently, when viewing the Catalog Hierarchy page for any organization, by default the Catalog tree is expanded down to 2 levels. Due to user feedback, we plan to change this behavior in the next InPort release to expand only 1 level by default.

As most Organization Catalogs have greatly increased in size over the years, it has become more likely that the desired area to browse is pushed far down the page.

Release Notes

* IP-3728 - Increased the maximum length of Distribution File Names to 250 characters.

* IP-3732 - Internal cleanup of legacy objects on the backend.

* IP-3736, IP-3737, IP-3787, IP-3788, IP-3790, IP-3792, IP-3801, IP-3802, IP-3810, IP-3811, IP-3827, IP-3828, IP-3860, IP-3863, IP-3865, IP-3872, IP-3876, IP-3877 - Added support for a new dedicated Data Management Plan Catalog Item Type, conforming to the requirements of the 2025 NOAA DMP Template.

* IP-3742 - Increased the maximum length of Loader Input File Names to 150 characters.

* IP-3752 - Fixed a display issue in the Summary tab when Distribution Format is Not Applicable.

* IP-3753 - Added a canonical tag to the Hierarchy page when parameterized.

* IP-3754 - Added support for storing ORCIDs and ROR IDs with Contact components.

* IP-3761 - Changed the API to return a 404 response code when objects are not found.

* IP-3762, IP-3772 - Added new Line Offices.

* IP-3764, IP-3817 - Added support for managing Observing Systems (SoRs).

* IP-3770 - Fixed an insufficient privilege issue when transitioning to the Review/Revise state.

* IP-3779 - Fixed an issue with notifications on jobs.

* IP-3780, IP-3781, IP-3808, IP-3818 - Added support for a new ACDO Role.

* IP-3782, IP-3783, IP-3803, IP-3815 - Added support for a new custom workflow for Data Management Plans.

* IP-3796 - Fixed an issue to prevent workflow states from being assigned to the state it was already in.

* IP-3816, IP-3846 - Added support for managing NOAA Programs.

* IP-3826 - Fixed an issue in the XML Loader report where errors were not displayed when data attributes are not included for entities.

* IP-3829 - Added support for a Line Office DMP dashboard.

* IP-3831 - Updated web application dependencies.

* IP-3832 - Added additional error display in the batch load validation report when failures occur.

* IP-3837 - Updated the Tools page content with information on the entity extract script.

* IP-3836 - Updated the entity extract script to support wildcard exclusions.

* IP-3841 - Updated URL validation to restrict the use of http.

* IP-3858 - Updated GCMD Location Thesaurus.

* IP-3874 - Changed PRA expiration date to OMB Review Pending.

* IP-3878 - Added support for copying the Distribution Information section.

* IP-3879 - Added links to training videos to the Help section.