How to include customized DC fields in Rosetta without adding a namespace?

Description

We would like to add some customized Dublin Core metadata fields to Rosetta for searching (Solr), etc.
For example, we want to add the following legacy identifiers from DigiTool: ingest name, ingest id, and PID.
We prefer to stick with DC as it's an established (interoperable) metadata standard rather than create a custom namespace.

Resolution

To add customized DC fields in Rosetta do the following:

1. Connect to the Administrative Module and go to Home > Repository > Metadata > DC Configuration > webeditor_dublincore_configuration.xml

2. Create a local backup on your desktop or network before making any edits (e.g. "webeditor_dublincore_configuration_BACK_20181231.xml")

3. Click "Edit" to update the webeditor_dublincore_configuration.xml

4. Add the local elements with either a " _ " (underscore) or " - " (hyphen), and click "Save" when completed e.g.:

dc:identifier_DTLIngestID
dc:identifier_DTLIngestName
dc:identifier_DTLPID

  <element>
    <code>dc:identifier_DTLIngestID</code>
    <desc>DigiTool Ingest ID</desc>
    <qualifiers>
      <qualifier>
        <code>xml:lang</code>
        <desc>Language</desc>
        <format>LIST</format>
        <values>
          <value>English</value>
          <value>Hebrew</value>
          <value>French</value>
        </values>
      </qualifier>
    </qualifiers>
    <validationRoutines>
      <validationRoutine />
    </validationRoutines>
    <correctionRoutines>
      <correctionRoutine />
    </correctionRoutines>
  </element>

  <element>
    <code>dc:identifier_DTLIngestName</code>
    <desc>DigiTool Ingest Name</desc>
    <qualifiers>
      <qualifier>
        <code>xml:lang</code>
        <desc>Language</desc>
        <format>LIST</format>
        <values>
          <value>English</value>
          <value>Hebrew</value>
          <value>French</value>
        </values>
      </qualifier>
    </qualifiers>
    <validationRoutines>
      <validationRoutine />
    </validationRoutines>
    <correctionRoutines>
      <correctionRoutine />
    </correctionRoutines>
  </element>

  <element>
    <code>dc:identifier_DTLPID</code>
    <desc>DigiTool PID</desc>
    <qualifiers>
      <qualifier>
        <code>xml:lang</code>
        <desc>Language</desc>
        <format>LIST</format>
        <values>
          <value>English</value>
          <value>Hebrew</value>
          <value>French</value>
        </values>
      </qualifier>
    </qualifiers>
    <validationRoutines>
      <validationRoutine />
    </validationRoutines>
    <correctionRoutines>
      <correctionRoutine />
    </correctionRoutines>
  </element>

Additional Information

NOTE: Do not use a " . " (period) as this causes the same UI labels to be created, hence you can’t search by it.

• Article last edited: 28-Feb-2018