Install the plugin

To add the plugin to GeoNetwork Enterprise:

  1. Stop the application

  2. Download the latest patch version of the plugin from our Nexus repository. If you run a GeoNetwork Enterprise 2020.5, download the latest patch version related, for example gne-2020.5.4-austrian-pdf-report.zip.

  3. Unzip the package.

  4. Copy the content of the folder austrian-pdf-report to $CATALINA_BASE/webapps/geonetwork.

  5. Restart the GeoNetwork Enterprise

  6. Configure the plugin. See next section.

Configuration

You first have to go to Admin -> Settings -> Metadata - PDF group report, configuring the following fields:

  • Cover pdf: URL of the cover pdf for the PDF report. If not defined, no cover page is added to the report.

  • Introduction pages pdf: URL of the pdf with the introduction pages for the PDF report. If not defined, no introduction pages are added to the report.

  • Add table of contents (TOC) page: if enabled adds a TOC page to the PDF report.

  • Header text (left): text to display on the page header left side. The following template fields are supported: {date}, {siteInfo}, to print the date of the report and the information about the catalogue.

  • Header text (right): text to display on the page header right side. The following template fields are supported: {date}, {siteInfo}, to print the date of the report and the information about the catalogue.

  • Footer text (left): text to display on the page footer left side. The following template fields are supported: {date}, {siteInfo}, to print the date of the report and the information about the catalogue.

  • Footer text (right): text to display on the page footer right side. The following template fields are supported: {date}, {siteInfo}, to print the date of the report and the information about the catalogue.

  • Owner group(s) of the metadata for the report: comma separated list of group name(s) to filter the metadata for the report.

  • Report file name: Template for the report file name. The following template fields are allowed to be used: {year}, {month}, {day}, {date} and {datetime}. Template fields are replaced with the related date values. {date} uses yyyyMMdd format and {datetime} uses yyyyMMddHHmmss format.

  • Keyword prefix: keyword prefix for the keywords used to group the metadata in the report.

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Note

Do not confuse the configuration section for this PDF report with Admin -> Settings -> Metadata selection - pdf report, which allows you to configure the default metadata PDF report provided by GeoNetwork.