Registration statuses
METEOR has new simplified registration statuses for metadata items. New statuses are in bold:
New registration statuses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Old status | → | New status |
| Not progressed | → | Not progressed |
| Proposed | ⇉ | Incomplete |
| Draft | ||
| Recorded | ⇉ | Candidate |
| Final | ||
| Candidate | → | Recorded |
| Standardisation Pending | → | Qualified |
| Standard | ⇉ | Standard |
| Endorsed | ||
| Preferred Standard | ||
| Archived | ⇉ | Superseded |
| Superseded | ||
| Retired | → | Retired |
What is a registration status?
A registration status is the value assigned to a metadata element as it progresses through the registration process (or metadata life cycle). Registration statuses signify levels of quality and completeness of the element from the point of view of the registration authority. The status of metadata elements as they progress through the registration process also affects their visibility to different users (eg. metadata developers and the general public.). Registration statuses in METEOR are based on ISO/IEC 11179 .
The following table provides more detail on the meaning and visibility of Registration Statuses. The 11179 definitions are also provided.
Registration status | Meaning | Visibility |
| Unregistered/No registration status | Status on initial creation. [11179 definition: Submitter wishes to make the community that uses this metadata register aware of the existence of an Administered Item in their local domain.] | Registrar and members of the workgroup |
| Incomplete | A developer has submitted this item for consideration by the registrar. [11179 definition: Submitter wishes to make the community that uses this metadata register aware of the existence of an Administered Item in their local domain.] | Registrar and members of the workgroup |
| Candidate | The item has been reviewed by a data committee and has been accepted onto their work program. [11179 definition: The Administered Item has been proposed for progression through the registration levels.] | Registrar and members of the workgroup |
| Recorded | The registrar has determined that the item meets basic quality criteria and is ready for consideration by the relevant data committee. [11179 definition: The Registration Authority has confirmed that — all mandatory metadata attributes have been completed.] | Publicly visible |
| Qualified | A data committee has recommended the item to a registration authority for approval as a Standard. [11179 definition: The Registration Authority has confirmed that
| Publicly visible |
| Standard | The item has been endorsed by a registration authority as a data standard. [11179 definition: The Registration Authority confirms that the Administered Item is
| Publicly visible |
| Preferred Standard | Where more than one similar data standard is available, the registration authority recommends this as the preferred standard. [11179 definition: The Registration Authority confirms that the Administered Item is preferred for use within the community that uses this metadata register.] | Publicly visible |
| Superseded | A registration authority has superseded this item with another standard. [11179 definition: The Registration Authority determined that the Administered Item is
| Publicly visible |
| Retired | The item has been nominated by a registration authority as retired. [11179 definition: The Registration Authority has approved the Administered Item as
| Publicly visible |
| Not progressed | The item will no longer be considered by the registrar, a data committee or a registration authority. | Registrar and members of the workgroup |