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meta_data [2022/03/28 12:34]
yves
meta_data [2023/11/21 17:18] (current)
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 ===== Meta-data ===== ===== Meta-data =====
  
-With meta-data, we identify all data that surrounds ​a slide, but that is not graphical. The actual pixels (or viewport representation) of a slide are //not// meta-data. [[working_with_annotations|Annotations]] can be considered meta-data in the semantic sense, ​but they'​re ​link to graphical ​activities as wellSo [[working_with_annotations|annotations are discussed elsewhere in this manual]].+With meta-data, we identify all non-graphical ​data about a slide. The actual pixels (or viewport representation) of a slide are //not// meta-data. [[working_with_annotations|Annotations]] can be considered meta-data in the semantic sense, ​however ​they'​re ​linked ​to graphical ​dataTherefore, ​[[working_with_annotations|annotations are discussed elsewhere in this manual]].
  
 There is [[https://​realdata.pathomation.com/​how-to-handle-slide-meta-data/​|a blog article]] that serves as a complementary tutorial to this blog entry. In [[https://​realdata.pathomation.com/​how-to-handle-slide-meta-data/​|the article]], we consider 3 types of meta-data in PMA.core: There is [[https://​realdata.pathomation.com/​how-to-handle-slide-meta-data/​|a blog article]] that serves as a complementary tutorial to this blog entry. In [[https://​realdata.pathomation.com/​how-to-handle-slide-meta-data/​|the article]], we consider 3 types of meta-data in PMA.core:
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 ==== Intrinsic meta-data ==== ==== Intrinsic meta-data ====
  
-This type of data can be consulted via the Image Management's [[image_manager#​slide_view_right_panel|left panel]], or more directly via the [[interfacing_the_server_from_3rd_party_software|API]].+This type of data can be consulted via the Image Manager's [[image_manager#​slide_view_right_panel|left panel]], or more directly via the [[interfacing_the_server_from_3rd_party_software|API]]. 
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 +==== User-captured meta-data ==== 
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 +In the [[form_management|forms management section]], data input forms can be designed that are subsequently assigned to virtual slides. These forms can then be filled in by the system'​s users while viewing slides. The data that users submit for each form are also available within this section. 
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 +==== External meta-data ==== 
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 +No matter how powerful we make our own [[form_management|form management]],​ we realize that there will always be external data silos that for any number of reasons are inconvenient to bring to PMA.core in their entirety. 
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 +That's why we provide the option to [[external_data|establish links to external databases systems]] in a two-step fashion:  
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 +  - You define the link to the resource (via a connection string). In PMA.core this can be a SQLServer or Oracle RDBMS. 
 +  - You define a query that retrieves the data from the RDBMS, and identify a way that individual records can be mapped back to specific filenames. 
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 +Furthermore,​ PMA.core can be configured to [[external_api_data|fetch JSON formatted data from external APIs]]. 
  
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