DoD Metadata Registry (MDR) Version 7.2.4 New Features

1. DoD Metadata Registry (MDR)Version 7.2.4New Features 04/13/2010 Steve Clifford FGM, Inc. NIPR: https://metadata.dod.mil SIPR: https://metadata.dod.smil.mil

2. MDR v7.2.4 New Features • Data Services Environment (DSE) • Taxonomy Improvements • Data Currency • Improved Account Security • Other Enhancements

3. Data Services Environment (DSE) • DSE provides easy access and interface with several NCES capabilities • Metadata Registry has an enhanced User Interface, in support of the DSE theme

4. Data Services Environment (DSE)

5. Data Services Environment (DSE)

7. DSE Feedback Form

10. Taxonomy Improvements • Taxonomies can now be viewed in a tree hierarchy on IR Details pages • Taxonomies can be used in the Net-Centric Publisher (NCP) to categorize services

12. Data Currency • Namespace administrators can now mark IRs as "Current and Correct" according to the rules of their governance namespace • Namespace administrators receive monthly reports about their namespace inventories

14. Improved Account Security • New hyperlink-based Account Sponsor workflow replaces the old email-based system • Accounts are now deactivated after 60 days of inactivity. Users are warned 14 days in advance • ebXML Query web services are now protected with DoD PKI / ECA, rather than self-signed certificates • Automated messages from MDR are now digitally signed

15. Other Enhancements • Additional criteria for searching on the Advanced Search page • Proof-of-concept Federation capability uses ebXML Federation framework to allow searches of other ebXML registries • Proof-of-concept OpenSearch capability exposes MDR search results via OpenSearch (DoD PKI / ECA required) • Miscellaneous security fixes and resolved defects

19. Net-Centric Publisher (NCP)Version 2.0New Features 04/13/2010 Steve Clifford FGM, Inc. NIPR: https://metadata.dod.mil SIPR: https://metadata.dod.smil.mil

20. NCP v2.0 New Features • Enhanced User Interface (UI) in support of DSE theme • Service Update and Editing Capability • Taxonomy/tModel Support • Enhanced Support for Restful Services • Other Enhancements

21. Enhanced NCP User Interface

22. NCP Service Update & Editing • Users will have the ability to update and edit Web Service content and either submit for approval or save/continue to update until the service is ready to be submitted for approval

23. NCP Service Update & Editing

24. Taxonomy/tModel Support • The ability to add new taxonomies specifically for use in categorizing Services • The ability to use newly created “user-defined” taxonomies to categorize services going through the registration process

25. Enhanced RESTful Services Support • The ability to associate and provide documents and artifacts supporting RESTful Web Services • Amplifying Documents • Source Code/Example Code • XML Schemas • XSLT • SDKs • Other

26. Other Enhancements • The ability to assign publications to non-submitter • Defect corrections based on user input, FOT&E and internal testing

27. Service Discovery (SD)Version 4.2New Features 04/13/2010 Steve Clifford FGM, Inc. NIPR: https://metadata.dod.mil SIPR: https://metadata.dod.smil.mil

28. SD v4.2 New Features • Enhanced UI in support of DSE theme • UDDI Subscription Support • Provide machine-to-machine API support supplementing existing Inquiry and Publishing services

29. Enhanced SD User Interface

30. SD Search

32. Questions? Use Feedback and Support Form or Contact: Metadata Registry Support Team mailto:mdreg_support@fgm.com