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===(1) Using the Infrastructure===
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== What is Project Metadata?==
<span style="margin-right:6px; margin-top:5px; float:left; color:ivory; background:#FF9999; border:1px solid #444; font-size:30px; line-height:25px; padding-top:2px; padding-left:2px; padding-right:2px; font-family:times; ">R</span>All projects are [http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/Eclipse_Project_Requirements.html required] to use the standard left menu on the project home page. See the [http://www.eclipse.org/projects/dev_process/project-status-infrastructure/left-menu.php detailed, but easy, instructions] for how to make that left menu appear.
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# Relatively static structural information such as the project description and scope, the names of the project's mailing lists and newsgroups, the bugzilla products, source code repositories, etc.
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# Historical information such as previous release downloads, release review slides and IP logs, etc.
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# Status and future looking information such as the project and milestone plans, the features scheduled for the current release, release dates, etc.
  
===(2) What Meta-Data Does What===
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=== Who maintains it?===
The project meta-data is maintained by project committers via the portal. Missing information on various eclipse.org website pages are caused either (a) by the project not providing the meta-data, or (b) by the project not having an instance of that resource.
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Eclipse committers and project leads are responsible for maintaining their project's metadata. This information is an important part of being an Eclipse project.
  
====/projects/ page====
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==Viewing and Editing Project Metadata==
<table border="1">
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<tr><th>What</th><th>Data Storage w/ Link to How to Update</th></tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Project Name</td><td> <b>projectname</b> in the project meta data. Use the  [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Info Page</td><td>Standard format page for all projects</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Phase</td><td> Foundation internal database. Email [mailto:emo@eclipse.org emo@]
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Home Page</td><td> <b>projecturl</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Newsgroup</td><td> <b>newsgroup.name</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Mailing List</td><td> <b>mailinglist.name</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Wiki</td><td> <b>wikiurl</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td>IP Log</td><td> <b>iplogurl</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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The complete listing of all current [http://projects.eclipse.org/list-of-projects Eclipse projects] provides one starting point for viewing projects. From here, you can link directly to a project information page. Navigation options are provided to help you move from one project to another.
</td></tr>
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</table>
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====Standard project information page====
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Here is an example of a project page (visit the [http://projects.eclipse.org/projects/technology.egit live project page]).
E.g., [http://www.eclipse.org/projects/project_summary.php?projectid=technology.dash Project Dash's standard information page]
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For those more visual people, there's also an [http://wiki.eclipse.org/Image:Standard-project-page-annotated.gif annotated screenshot] of a standard information page.
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[[Image:PMI-project-page.png]]
<table border="1">
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<tr>
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    <td>Name</td><td> Foundation internal database. Email [mailto:emo@eclipse.org emo@]
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Download</td><td> <b>downloadsurl</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Description</td><td> <b>descriptionurl</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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Should be an html paragraph or two (recommended).
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If the url points to an eclipse.org website page, we attempt to extract the
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midcolumn contents as the paragraph.</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Logo</td><td> <b>logourl</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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If you are a project committer, you can authenticate with the system by clicking the "Login" link. Once logged in, you will have the ability to edit the information being displayed.
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<tr><td>Commits Activity</td><td> <b>sourcerepository</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Newsgroups</td><td> <b>newsgroup.*</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Mailing Lists</td><td> <b>mailinglist.*</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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[[Image:PMI-edit.png]]
</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Source Repository</td><td> <b>sourcerepository.*</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Committers</td><td> Foundation internal database. Email [mailto:emo@eclipse.org emo@].
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Activity is taken from the [http://dash.eclipse.org/dash/commits/web-app/ commits explorer]
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driven by <b>sourcerepository</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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<em>Active</em> is any commit activity in the last three months, <em>participating</em> is any
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in the last nine months.
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Company logos are shows for [http://www.eclipse.org/membership/ member companies]  
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of active committers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Leaders</td><td> Foundation internal database. Email [mailto:emo@eclipse.org emo@]
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There are several sections on the page. When you switch the page into "Edit" mode, you will be provided with lots of help regarding the contents of each of the fields (note that the help text is currently rendered below the fields).
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<tr><td>Update site</td><td> <b>updatesiteurl</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Releases</td><td> <b>release.*</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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Valid release status includes: scheduled, completed, tentative.</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Bugs</td><td> <b>bugzilla</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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===Description and Scope===
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At the top are the description and the scope. The description should  be suitable for display with a collection of other projects (e.g. [http://projects.eclipse.org/build-technology/maven Use of Maven Build Technology]). A single paragraph is generally appropriate for the description.
<tr><td>Website</td><td> Foundation internal database. Email [mailto:emo@eclipse.org emo@]
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Wiki</td><td> <b>wikiurl</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Documentation</td><td> <b>documentationurl</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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The scope is intended for a more select audience; generally speaking the scope should be taken directly from the project's proposal. Project members have the ability to change the text of the project scope, but should be careful to avoid changing the meaning. If the meaning of the scope needs to change, consult your PMC regarding a restructuring review.
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<tr><td>Articles</td><td> <b>articlesurl</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Project Plan</td><td> <b>projectplanurl</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Mentors</td><td> Set by Architecture Council members using the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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</td></tr>
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</table>
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====Project Plan Page====
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===More===
<table border="1">
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<tr><td>Project Plan</td><td> <b>projectplanurl</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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        Also see the [[Development_Resources/Project_Plan|documentation]].</td></tr>
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</table>
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====Mailing Lists Page====
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There is a lot more information displayed on this page. We'll fill in these details over the coming days and weeks.
The eclipse.org [http://www.eclipse.org/mail list of mailing lists].
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<table border="1">
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<tr> <td>Mailing List</td><td> <b>mailinglist.*</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Topics</td><td> Foundation internal database. Email [mailto:emo@eclipse.org emo@]
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</td></tr>
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</table>
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====Newsgroups Page====
 
The eclipse.og [http://www.eclipse.org/newsgroups/ list of newsgroups].
 
<table border="1">
 
<tr> <td>Newsgroup</td><td> <b>newsgroup.*</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
 
</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>Topics</td><td> Foundation internal database. Email [mailto:emo@eclipse.org emo@]
 
</td></tr>
 
</table>
 
 
====Timeline====
 
The eclipse.org [http://www.eclipse.org/projects/timeline/ timeline page].
 
<table border="1"
 
<tr>
 
<td>Releases</td><td> <b>release.*</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
 
Valid release status includes: scheduled, completed, tentative.</td></tr>
 
</table>
 
 
====Categories====
 
<table border="1">
 
<tr>
 
<td>Category</td><td> <b>categories</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
 
</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>Description</td><td> <b>paragraphurl</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
 
</td></tr>
 
 
<tr><td>Homepage</td><td> <b>projecturl</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
 
</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>Newsgroups</td><td> <b>newsgroup.*</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
 
</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>Mailing Lists</td><td> <b>mailinglist.*</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
 
</td></tr>
 
 
<tr><td>Wiki</td><td> <b>wikiurl</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
 
</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>Docs</td><td> <b>documentationurl</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
 
</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>Download</td><td> <b>downloadsurl</b> in the project meta data. Use the [http://portal.eclipse.org/ portal].
 
</td></tr>
 
</table>
 
 
===(3) When is project status information considered out-of-date?===
 
Different kinds of information go out of date at different rates and        times, but here's an easy checklist:
 
* All structural status information is out-of-date if it does not            match the infrastructure. For example, if the project has added a            new project-announce@ mailing list, but the project status files do            not list that mailing list, then they are out of date.
 
* Status summaries must be updated at least once a quarter. It's            better to update them once a month.
 
* Historical information (downloads, release information, and so on)            and status summaries need updating with each release (obviously).
 
 
===(4) Why is project status information important?===
 
Eclipse projects belong to a larger community - Eclipse - which is comprised of a not only the committers and developers on the project, but also the developers on other projects, plug-in developers outside the Eclipse projects, and the entire ecosystem surrounding Eclipse. In order to keep all these people up-to-date on the direction and status of the Eclipse projects, each project
 
needs to provide timely and accurate descriptive and status information. (See "[http://www.eclipse.org/projects/dev_process/development_process.php#2_4_Eclipse_Ecosystem 2.4 Eclipse Ecosystem]" in the Eclipse Development Process.)
 
 
The project status information drives a number of the        eclipse.org web pages including [http://www.eclipse.org/ the categories on the home page], [http://www.eclipse.org/projects/dashboard/ the dashboard],        [http://www.eclipse.org/projects/timeline/ the timeline],        [http://www.eclipse.org/projects/ lists of projects],        lists of [http://www.eclipse.org/mail/ mailing lists] and [http://www.eclipse.org/newsgroups/ newsgroups],        status pages, and more.
 
 
===(5) What is project status information?===
 
The project status information encompasses three kinds of        information:
 
# Relatively static structural information such as the names of the            project's mailing lists and newsgroups, the bugzilla products and            CVS repository, etc.
 
# Historical information such as previous release downloads, release            review slides and IP logs, etc.
 
# Status and future looking information such as the project and            milestone plans, the features scheduled for the current release,            release dates, etc.
 
 
===(6) Who is responsible for maintaining the project status information?===
 
Each Eclipse project's project lead is responsible for maintaining        that project's status information. This information is an important part        of being an Eclipse project and thus while we acknowledge that it is        possible to write code without status information, it is not possible to        be an <i>Eclipse project</i> without providing status to the rest of the        community.
 
 
''This page is moderated by Anne Jacko and Bjorn Freeman-Benson (Eclipse Foundation)''
 
 
[[Category:Development_Resources]]
 
[[Category:Development_Resources]]
 
[[Category:How to Contribute]]
 
[[Category:How to Contribute]]
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[[Category:Project Metadata]]

Revision as of 17:51, 19 February 2013

What is Project Metadata?

  1. Relatively static structural information such as the project description and scope, the names of the project's mailing lists and newsgroups, the bugzilla products, source code repositories, etc.
  2. Historical information such as previous release downloads, release review slides and IP logs, etc.
  3. Status and future looking information such as the project and milestone plans, the features scheduled for the current release, release dates, etc.

Who maintains it?

Eclipse committers and project leads are responsible for maintaining their project's metadata. This information is an important part of being an Eclipse project.

Viewing and Editing Project Metadata

The complete listing of all current Eclipse projects provides one starting point for viewing projects. From here, you can link directly to a project information page. Navigation options are provided to help you move from one project to another.

Here is an example of a project page (visit the live project page).

PMI-project-page.png

If you are a project committer, you can authenticate with the system by clicking the "Login" link. Once logged in, you will have the ability to edit the information being displayed.

PMI-edit.png

There are several sections on the page. When you switch the page into "Edit" mode, you will be provided with lots of help regarding the contents of each of the fields (note that the help text is currently rendered below the fields).

Description and Scope

At the top are the description and the scope. The description should be suitable for display with a collection of other projects (e.g. Use of Maven Build Technology). A single paragraph is generally appropriate for the description.

The scope is intended for a more select audience; generally speaking the scope should be taken directly from the project's proposal. Project members have the ability to change the text of the project scope, but should be careful to avoid changing the meaning. If the meaning of the scope needs to change, consult your PMC regarding a restructuring review.

More

There is a lot more information displayed on this page. We'll fill in these details over the coming days and weeks.

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