Adjusting metadata and functionality extensions

Metadata and functionality extension settings can only be adjusted by an Administrator.

Metadata and functionality extensions can be used to provide additional metadata types, and functionality to the Aristotle Metadata Registry, respectively.

How to adjust metadata and functionality extensions

1. Select the Aristotle Cloud Dashboard from the left side panel.

1. Select View registry settings.

1. From the Metadata extensions menu, the following metadata extensions can be enabled or disabled:

   • Aristotle ISO 11179: edition 2 backwards compatibility: Adds the 'Aristotle Backwards Compatibility' category to the registry's list of creatable metadata item types. This category includes classification schemes

   • Aristotle Ontology Tools: Adds the 'Aristotle Ontology Tools' category to the registry's list of creatable metadata item types. This category includes:

     • Object class specialisations

     • Property groups

   • Aristotle Dataset Extensions: Adds the 'Aristotle Dataset Registration Extensions' category to the registry's list of creatable metadata item types. This category includes:

     • Data catalogues

     • Data sets

     • Data set specilaisations

     • Distributions

   • Aristotle Relations and Links: Adds the 'Aristotle Concept Links and Relations' category to the registry's list of creatable metadata item types. This category includes relations

   • Mallard Question Registry: Adds the 'Mallard Questionnaire Registry' category to the registry's list of creatable metadata item types. This category includes questions

   • Comet Indicator Registry: Adds the 'Comet Indicatory Registry' category to the registry's list of creatable metadata item types. This category includes:

     • Frameworks

     • Indicators

     • Indicator sets

     • Outcome areas

     • Quality statements

   • Glossary: Adds the 'Aristotle Glossary Extension' category to the registry's list of creatable metadata item types. This category includes glossary items.

   • Classifications: Adds the 'Classifications Management' category to the registry's list of creatable metadata item types. This category includes:

     • Classifications

     • Correspeondence tables.

   

Note: The list of currently created item types and item type categories can be easily viewed in the Aristotle Bulk Creator's metadata type dropdown (below):

1. From the Functionality extensions menu, the following functionality extensions can be enabled or disabled:

• Enable Slots: Enables or disables the 'Slots' tab in the metadata item editor (screenshot below)

• Enable Identifiers: Enables or disables the 'Identifiers' tab in the metadata item editor (screenshow below)