To reach the harvesting main page you have to be logged in as an administrator. From the administration page, click the link shown in Figure 10.1, “How to reach the harvesting main page” with a red rectangle.

Figure 10.1. How to reach the harvesting main page

Figure 10.2, “The harvesting main page” shows the harvesting main page. The page shows a list of harvesting nodes that have been created so far. On the bottom side there is a set of buttons to manage these nodes. The meaning of each column is as follows:

Select This is just a checkbox to select one or more nodes. The selected nodes will be affected by the first row of buttons (start, stop, run, remove). For example, if you select 3 nodes and press the Remove button, these 3 nodes will be removed. Name This is the node’s name provided by the administrator. Type The node’s harvesting type choosed when the node was created (geonetwork, web folder etc...). Status This is an icon that reflects the node’s current status. See Table 10.1, “Possible status icons” for all different icons and status description. Errors This column reflects the status of the last harvesting run, which could have succeeded or not. The result is reflected on this icon and a tooltip will show detailed information. See Table 10.2, “Possible error icons” for all different icons. Every Time (in days, hours, minutes) between two consecutive harvesting from this node. Last run The date, in ISO 8601 format, of the most recent harvesting run. Operation A list of buttons for all possible operations on a node. At least, an Edit button is present. Pressing this button you will reach the same page used to create the node. From this page you can change the desired parameters.

Figure 10.2. The harvesting main page

The bottom side of the page contains two rows of buttons. The first row contains buttons that can operate on a set of nodes. You can select the nodes using the checkbox on the first column and then press the proper button. When the button finishes its action, the checkboxes are cleared. The second row contains general purpose buttons. Here is the meaning of each button:

Activate When a new harvesting node is created, it’s status is inactive. Use this button to make it active and thus to start harvesting from the remote node. Deactivate Stops harvesting from a node. Please notice that this does not mean that a currently running harvesting will be stopped but it means that this node will be ignored during future harvestings. Run This button simply tells the harvesting engine to start harvesting immediately. This is usefull for testing during the harvesting setup. Remove Remove all currently selected nodes. A dialog will ask the user to confirm the action. Back Simply returns to the main administration page. Add This button allows to create new harvesting nodes. See section ?? for more information. Refresh Refreshes the current list of nodes quering the server. This can be usefull to see if the harvesting list has been altered by someone else or if any harvesting process started.