Adding Taxonomies Taxonomy Management

Figure 13. Add Taxonomy 3. In the field labeled Name, name your taxonomy. 4. Skip the field labeled tModel key. This key is generated when you save the taxonomy. 5. In the field labeled Description, briefly describe the use of the taxonomy. 6. Check one or more of the boxes in the section labeled Categorization. Categorizations are discussed in Section 5.4.2, Taxonomy Types . 7. You may enforce that your taxonomy can be used only within the UDDI structures of your choice. Select one or more of the main UDDI structure types in the section labeled Compatibility. 8. Validation In this section, specify whether the values in keyedReferences within the taxonomy will be checked or not. • Select checked internal if you want Oracle Service Registry to check keyedReferences in which the taxonomy is used against a validation service deployed within Oracle Service Registry. • Select checked external if you want Oracle Service Registry to check keyedReferences in which the taxonomy is used against a validation service deployed on a remote SOAP stack. If you are using an external validation service, provide at least one Validation service endpoint. • Select unchecked if you do not want Oracle Service Registry to perform any checks on values used in keyedReferences in which the taxonomy is used. 9. Use the box labeled Unvalidatable to mark taxonomies as temporarily unavailable. Page 312

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10. Check the box labeled System taxonomy if you want to mark the taxonomy for internal use. Users and administrators can filter System taxomies easily when searching in the Business Service Control. 11. Select a Value type for keyValues. You can choose from three existing comparators or create a custom comparator. Existing comparators are: • string - keyValues are treated as string values. If keyValues type is unknown then keyValues are treated as strings. The maximum length is 255 characters. • numeric - keyValues are treated as decimal numbers. The value can have maximum 19 digits before the decimal point and maximum 6 digits after the decimal point. • date - keyValues are treated as dates. If you want to categorize using a custom comparison, you must create a new comparator tModel and implement a transformation service. The Transformation service endpoint must start with the class: prefix. Please see the Section 5.4.4, Types of keyValues and Section Custom Ordinal Types for more information. 12. Use the box labeled Add to favorites to mark the taxonomy as either a personal favorite. This is an option available to all users. Check the box labeled Add to enterprise to mark the taxonomy specific to the particular enterprise or application. For more information, see Section Enterprise Taxonomies

13. Click Save taxonomy.

Note Later, you will be able to modify all taxonomy attributes except the validation type. See Section 1.5.3, Editing Taxonomies for attribute descriptions.

1.5.2. Finding Taxonomies

To locate a taxonomy in Oracle Service Registry: 1. Log on as administrator. 2. Click the Manage tab under the Main menu, and then click on the Registry management link under the Manage menu tab. 3. Click Taxonomy management. This returns a blank Taxonomy management page. Select a filter from the drop down list labeled Show. Possible filters are: • Favorite taxonomies • Enterprise taxonomies • All taxonomies hide system • All taxonomies including system This returns a list of taxonomies similar to that shown in Figure 11 . 4. On the returned Find taxonomy page, you can further filter the results by a. name Page 313

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b. type - Types are discussed in Section 5.4.2, Taxonomy Types c. compatibility d. validation 5. From the list of taxonomies the fit the filter criteria, select the taxonomy you wish to view by clicking on its name.

1.5.3. Editing Taxonomies

The Registry Control makes it possible to change any taxonomy attribute except the validation type attribute. To edit a taxonomy: 1. Identify the taxonomy you want to edit as described in Section 1.5.2, Finding Taxonomies . 2. Click on the Edit Taxonomy icon in the Find Taxonomy page shown in Figure 12 . This loads the Edit taxonomy page shown in Figure 14 . Figure 14. Edit Taxonomy 3. In the field labeled Name, edit the taxonomys name. 4. In the field labeled Description, briefly describe the use of the taxonomy. Page 314

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