https://coptr.digipres.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=David+Underdown&feedformat=atomCOPTR - User contributions [en-gb]2024-03-28T10:05:15ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.35.14https://coptr.digipres.org/index.php?title=CSV_Validator&diff=2807CSV Validator2016-01-25T09:56:23Z<p>David Underdown: /* Description */ 1.1 released now</p>
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== Description ==<br />
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The CSV Validator is designed to allow validation of CSV files against user defined schema. It was developed at The National Archives (UK) to allow the validation of metadata files being received in CSV format. This was driven by the fact that CSV data is very easy to create for all users, via spreadsheet tools, or at worst any text editor. However, there was previously no straightforward way of checking that the received CSV files actually had the expected number of columns, or that those columns contained data of the type expected. Version 1.0 of the tool was released in July 2014, additional developer involvement is encouraged. The CSV Validator serves as reference implementation for the [http://digital-preservation.github.io/csv-schema/csv-schema-1.0.html CSV Schema Language version 1.0], released simultaneously. Further information in [http://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/csv-validator-new-digital-preservation-tool/ post on The National Archives blog].<br />
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[[http://digital-preservation.github.io/csv-schema/csv-schema-1.1.html CSV Schema Language version 1.1] was released on 25 January 2016, alongside [http://digital-preservation.github.io/csv-validator/ CSV Validator 1.1].<br />
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====Download====<br />
You can download CSV Validator under https://github.com/digital-preservation/csv-validator/releases.<br />
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== Development Activity ==<br />
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All development activity is visible on Github: https://github.com/digital-preservation/csv-validator/commits<br />
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.</div>David Underdownhttps://coptr.digipres.org/index.php?title=CSV_Validator&diff=1860CSV Validator2014-07-15T11:17:19Z<p>David Underdown: Release 1.0</p>
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{{Infobox_tool<br />
|purpose=Validation of CSV files against user-defined schema<br />
|image=Csv-validator-started-gui.png<br />
|homepage=http://digital-preservation.github.io/csv-validator/<br />
|license=[http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/ Mozilla Public Licence version 2.0]<br />
|platforms=Cross platform (Scala 2.10/Java Virtual Machine)<br />
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[[Category:Metadata Processing]]<br />
[[Category:Validation]]<br />
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[[Category:Spreadsheet]]<br />
[[Category:Document]]<br />
[[Category:Research Data]]<br />
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== Description ==<br />
<!-- Describe the what the tool does, focusing on it's digital preservation value. Keep it factual. --><br />
The CSV Validator is designed to allow validation of CSV files against user defined schema. It was developed at The National Archives (UK) to allow the validation of metadata files being received in CSV format. This was driven by the fact that CSV data is very easy to create for all users, via spreadsheet tools, or at worst any text editor. However, there was previously no straightforward way of checking that the received CSV files actually had the expected number of columns, or that those columns contained data of the type expected. Version 1.0 of the tool was released in July 2014, additional developer involvement is encouraged. THe CSV Validator serves as reference implementation for the [http://digital-preservation.github.io/csv-schema/csv-schema-1.0.html CSV Schema Language version 1.0], released simultaneously. Further information in [http://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/csv-validator-new-digital-preservation-tool/ post on The National Archives blog]<br />
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== User Experiences ==<br />
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== Development Activity ==<br />
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Full details of development can be seen in the GitHub repository https://github.com/digital-preservation/csv-validator/releases<br />
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--></div>David Underdownhttps://coptr.digipres.org/index.php?title=File:Csv-validator-started-gui.png&diff=1859File:Csv-validator-started-gui.png2014-07-15T11:09:28Z<p>David Underdown: Screenshot of GUI</p>
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<div>Screenshot of GUI</div>David Underdownhttps://coptr.digipres.org/index.php?title=User:David_Underdown&diff=1743User:David Underdown2014-03-21T14:41:49Z<p>David Underdown: typo</p>
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<div>I am a Senior Database Administrator/Systems Support Engineer at The National Archives (UK), where I have worked since May 2005, in the digital preservation arena throughout.</div>David Underdownhttps://coptr.digipres.org/index.php?title=User:David_Underdown&diff=1742User:David Underdown2014-03-21T14:41:31Z<p>David Underdown: Create</p>
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<div>I am a Senior Database Administrator/Systems Support Engineer at The National Archives (UK), where I have worked since May 2005, in the digital preservation arena throught.</div>David Underdownhttps://coptr.digipres.org/index.php?title=CSV_Validator&diff=1741CSV Validator2014-03-21T14:40:08Z<p>David Underdown: Create initial page</p>
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{{Infobox_tool<br />
|purpose=Validation of CSV files against user-defined schema<br />
|image=<br />
|homepage=http://digital-preservation.github.io/csv-validator/<br />
|license=[http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/ Mozilla Public Licence version 2.0]<br />
|platforms=Cross platform (Scala 2.10/Java Virtual Machine)<br />
}}<br />
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<!-- Add one ore more categories to describe the function of the tool. Choose carefully, and view the list of existing categories first (see the Navigation sidebar on the left). The following are common category examples, remove those that don't apply --><br />
[[Category:Metadata Processing]]<br />
[[Category:Validation]]<br />
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[[Category:Spreadsheet]]<br />
[[Category:Document]]<br />
[[Category:Research Data]]<br />
<br />
== Description ==<br />
<!-- Describe the what the tool does, focusing on it's digital preservation value. Keep it factual. --><br />
The CSV Validator is designed to allow validation of CSV files against user defined schema. It was developed at The National Archives (UK) to allow the validation of metadata files being received in CSV format. This was driven by the fact that CSV data is very easy to create for all users, via spreadsheet tools, or at worst any text editor. However, there was previously no straightforward way of checking that the received CSV files actually had the expected number of columns, or that those columns contained data of the type expected. The tool is currently in beta release, and feedback is welcomed.<br />
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== User Experiences ==<br />
<!-- Add hotlinks to user experiences with the tool (eg. blog posts). These should illustrate the effectiveness (or otherwise) of the tool. --><br />
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== Development Activity ==<br />
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Full details of development can be seen in the GitHub repository https://github.com/digital-preservation/csv-validator/releases<br />
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