Summary of Web Services¶

The Summary pill contains all the basic information about the current web service.

The Summary pill shows the basic information about the web service¶

This information consists of:

• A description about the web service. At first, it is obtained from Virtual DataPort. However, if you have the proper permissions, you will see a icon next to the description. Click it and define a new description, which will be specific to the Data Catalog.

  

  The Data Catalog can have its own description for a web service, in plain text or HTML¶

• The domains and categories the web service belong to. If you are allowed to assign domains and categories you will see the option Actions > Add Category in the header. Click it to edit the domains or categories.

  

  In the dialog to edit the domains or categories the current list is highlighted in blue¶

• The tags that describe the web service. If you are allowed to assign tags you will see the option Actions > Add Tag in the header. Click it to edit the tags.

  

  In the dialog to edit the tags the current list is highlighted in blue¶

• The people who endorsed this web service. Since Data Catalog 8.0, users can leave comments on web services to show their support. The Endorsements section displays each endorsement along with its author. You can edit your own comment clicking . Depending on your permissions, you may also be able to edit other people’s comments.

  If you are allowed to create endorsements, you will see the option Actions > Endorse in the header. Click it and write your comment. Take into account that you can only endorse a web service once. If you write a new comment, the previous endorsement will be replaced.

• The people who warned against this web service. In the same way that users can support web services writing endorsements, they can advise against them writing warnings. The Warnings section displays each warning along with its author. You can edit your own comment clicking . Depending on your permissions, you may also be able to edit other people’s comments.

  If you are allowed to write warnings, you will see the option Actions > Warn in the header. Remember that you can only write one warning against a web service.

In addition, an administrator of the Data Catalog can add custom properties to the web service to improve the information you have about it. If they are configured to appear in the Summary pill, you will see a collapsible section for each group of custom properties. With the proper permissions, you will find a icon next to each custom property to edit it.

If you are allowed to assign property groups and at least one group contains properties, the Actions > Add property group option will be available in the header. Click it to edit the property groups. Only groups that contains properties will be displayed.

In the dialog to edit the property groups the current list is highlighted in blue.¶