Record cloning

Overview

Allow an existing ReDBox record to be cloned. This primarily assists in 2 use cases:

    1. Easy creation of a similar record based on a different data set (e.g. "Sensor Readings 2010" and " Sensor Readings 2011") that requires only minor edits to the metadata

    2. Easy creation of metadata to describe a new version of the underlying data.

Functional requirements

    • Relationship with DOI and correct tracking of data versions:

      • A published dataset shouldn't be changed.

      • Any changes to the data should be provided as a new version, with a new DOI

        • Data signatures/checksums could help track/alert changes made to the underlying data. See also Reporting and statistics feature

      • The data storage system should create a read-only copy of the data

Design

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