= Release 2.2 =

== What was planned ==

=== Timeline ===

 * 2007-09-09: Release Candidate GN v2.2
 * 2007-09-20: Final release GN 2.2. 
   This is just before the FOSS4G and the Intergeo conferences taking place in the week of 23 September

=== Features ===

 * GUI improvements based on the outcome of two usability assessments
 * Simple LDAP authentication to allow authentication against corporate authentication system
 * Plain text version (for low bandwidth searching)
 * CSW harvesting
 * Open Archive Initiative (OAI) server and client (harvesting) support + administration interface
 * Notification system for system administrators in !GeoNetwork software:
   * A client thread to send a keep alive message to the server;
   * Using the keep alive messages, the server provides a list of users/ hosts currently active. An administrator service will be added to show the list of connected users;
   * The new administrative page that displays the active users provides the administrator the option to send a message to all or single users;
   * The text message will be presented on the client browser;
   * A maintenance password will be used to avoid logins before a scheduled reboot, or while testing the system. This prevents users to connect to an unstable system.

!InterMap improvements:

 * Export/print functionality to !InterMap to export maps in pdf or geotiff format
 * Export in GEOTIFF (image with internal geo-reference)
 * Export in PDF format. Add a dialogue to set the title, north arrow, scale, page orientation, visible layer legends, copyright info
 * “Email this map to” support, using Web Map Context support already available in !InterMap
   The HTML based mail will provide:
   * Thumbnail of the map
   * A hyperlink that will open the embedded WMC context in the original !InterMap instance.
 * Updated documentation
 * An updated DVD will be produced with this version of the !GeoNetwork software.

 Under discussion but not confirmed !InterMap improvements:

 * Integration of the !OpenLayers API in the client part
 * !InterMap server part to act as a WMS-T cascading server
 * Support for KML export of a project, including adding comments with pins etc...

Also under discussion, as a result of usability assessment:

''To improve searchability''

 * Ability to refine search by searching ‘within’ search results
 * Results to be classified/sorted by:
   * Date of publication
   * Date map refers to
   * Rating
   * Number of views (popularity)
 * Highlight searched keywords (context) in results
 * By default, search should:
   * Spell check
   * A search for synonyms and equivalents and yield the relevant results
 * Metadata to show version number, which is revised each time metadata is updated

''To improve admin and publishing''

 * Automate the registration process, with an email sent to site administrator who then approves the account
 * Creation of a lost-password retrieval system
 * Data managers have customised user pages which contain all “their” files, and can view usage statistics
 * Automated email to data manager asking them to check that their metadata/data is still valid on an annual basis from creation/update (to help improve "housekeeping")


== What was delivered ==

=== Timeline ===

 * 2008-01-26: RC1 released
 * 2008-03-10: RC2 released
 * 2008-04-03: 2.2.0 released

=== Features ===

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== What was not delivered ==

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Please list the features planned, but not implemented in this release, giving reasons.
For example:
 * Feature X.  No longer required, because feature Z was implemented instead.
 * Feature Y.  Ran out of time.  Should be a high priority for [wiki:Release2.3].