|| '''Date''' || 2010/03/22 ||
|| '''Contact(s)''' || Francois ||
|| '''Last edited''' || [[Timestamp]] ||
|| '''Status''' || Draft ||
|| '''Assigned to release''' || 2.5 ||
|| '''Resources''' || GéoSource [BRGM] ||
|| '''Ticket''' ||  ||

== Overview ==
This proposal add configuration parameters for categories.


Options are :
 * '''turn on/off category management''' (administration interface, search criteria, metadata editing)
 * display '''category icons in search results'''
  * based on category table
  * based on category defined on metadata information. These categories allow to quickly identified metadata on datasets and metadata on services (which is an INSPIRE 'nice to have' option).


[[Image(category-list.png)]]


[[Image(category.png)]]




=== Proposal Type ===
 * '''Type''': GUI
 * '''App''': !GeoNetwork
 * '''Module''': GUI

=== Links ===
 
 * '''Email discussions''': 
 * '''IRC discussions''': 

=== Voting History ===
 * Vote proposed by Francois the 22nd march 2010

== Proposal details ==
Default configuration parameter is equivalent to current GeoNetwork behavior.

Parameters are defined in config-gui.xml :
{{{
<!-- Display or not category information : Categories are stored in the database and a metadata
 record could be linked to one or more categories. -->
 <category>
  <!-- 
   To disable that feature
   comment this out. This will hide categories in search criteria, 
   metadata editing and administration interface.
  -->
  <admin/>
  
  <!-- Display category as icon in search results. Categories could be :
    * define from category table or
    * define based on schema : iso19139 could be service or dataset and iso19110 is feature catalogue (internal category)
  
  mode attribute could be:
   * all : all categories
   * db : only from category table
   * internal : only internal category

  <display-in-search mode="db"/>
   -->    
 </category>
}}}


Icons could be added to images/category directory.


== Backwards Compatibility Issues ==
None.

== Risks ==

== Participants ==
 * Francois