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MilestonesDSpace 7.0 will be the largest release in the history of DSpace. It is the culmination of strategic planning by DSpace Governance in response to community feedback, use cases and needs (for additional details see Strategic Planning)
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(2014-15) Governance creates a Strategic Plan for modernizing & refreshing DSpace for the future. A key goal of this plan is a "single, out of the box user interface" to replace the aging XMLUI and JSPUI. Major benefits of DSpace 7
Major benefits of DSpace 7
This release This release finally brings together two user interfaces and their communities, who had previously been working in parallel. The ambition is to bring together the best of both JSPUI and XMLUI worlds, meaning that all features you love and use are re-imagined, and re-implemented on a single new user interface technology, Angular. This new UI is backed by a brand new REST API, which opens all data & features to the web, allowing DSpace to integrate or interact with external systems/services like never before.
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For much more information on the history behind these decisions, see DSpace 7 UI Project Plain Language Summary
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Because of the complexity of merging features of two UIs (XMLUI and JSPUI) into one, and the desire to make 7.0 available as soon as possible, we have chosen to release 7.0 as soon as the highest priority features (those deemed most widely used) are completed. Therefore, some features have been delayed for either a later 7.1 or 7.2x release. See DSpace 7 Release Goals for more information.
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In April-May 2021, all DSpace Steering & Leadership members were surveyed on the features not yet | ||
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The list below should be considered tentative as the Roadmap for all 7.x release is still under discussion by the DSpace Governance. That said, these are all features that have not yet been implemented in 7.x. |
Below is the list of features currently scheduled for 7.1 (not exhaustive & may change):
- General features
- Feedback form
- Contextual help (e.g. hover-overs which provide hints/tips on using the user interface)
- View your groups (on user profile page)
- Request a Copy
- Support "Browse By" configurations for custom browse options. In 7.0, "Browse By" options shown in the UI are hardcoded when they should be read from configuration.
- Submission related features
- Support drag & drop of multiple files at once from MyDSpace page. In 7.0, only one file can be drag & dropped at a time from MyDSpace...however, you can drag & drop additional ones during submission.
- Embargo entire Item (including metadata). In 7.0, only a Bitstream/File can be embargoed
- Make an Item private during submission. In 7.0, it's only possible to make an item private after it is submitted.
- Extracting metadata from a bibliographic file (e.g. BibTex, PDF) to enrich an in-progress submission. In 7.0, metadata extraction only will occur when uploading a file from the MyDSpace page to start a new submission.
- External lookup of metadata using a search or identifier (e.g. DOI) to enrich an in-progress submission. In 7.0, external searches/lookups can only be done from the MyDSpace page to start a new submission.
- SHERPA/RoMEO Integration
- Support for kicking off a Curation Task during Submission process.
- Workflow related features
- Full support for custom configurable workflow steps. In 7.0, some workflow step names are hardcoded, so custom named steps may not be recognized automatically.
- Ability to batch claim workflow tasks. In 7.0, you can only claim one task at a time.
- Preview an item during workflow approval (via a button), to allow for easier accepting/rejecting.
- Administrative features
- Export an Item, a Collection or a Community to Zip file. In 7.0, it is still possible to batch export from command line, but not possible from the Admin UI.
- Batch Import from a Zip file. In 7.0, it is still possible to batch import from command line, but not possible from the Admin UI.
- Ability to export metadata (to CSV) from search results.
- Ability to preview Batch Metadata changes during import of CSV. In 7.0, it is possible to import a CSV but you are not shown a preview of pending changes.
- Create a new Item Version (as an administrator or a submitter). In 7.0, viewing Item Versions is supported, but new versions cannot be created.
- Embargo an archived Item - applying an embargo after the fact to an Item that is already available.
- Bulk access control management (previously called "Advanced Policy Manager") - The ability to modify policies on several items at once.
- OAI-PMH harvesting (from an external OAI-PMH endpoint) into a DSpace Collection
- Edit Homepage News from Admin UI
- Statistics features
- Workflow reports - statistics on items currently in workflow approval.
- Administrative (potentially log-based) statistical reports (still under discussion on inclusion or exclusion)
For an up-to-date list of all 7.1 tickets/features, see the 7.1 Project Board
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Because of the complexity of merging features of two UIs (XMLUI and JSPUI) into one, and the desire to make 7.0 available as soon as possible, we have chosen to release 7.0 as soon as the highest priority features (those deemed most widely used) are completed. Therefore, some features have been delayed for either 7.1 or 7.2. See DSpace 7 Release Goals for more information.
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The list below should be considered tentative as the Roadmap for all 7.x release is still under discussion by the DSpace Governance. That said, these are all features that have not yet been implemented in 7.x. |
Below is the list of features currently scheduled for 7.2 (not exhaustive & may change):
- General features
- RSS / ATOM feeds for Site, Community or Collection
- Ability to subscribe to email updates for a Collection (Manage Subscriptions)
- Tag Cloud visualization (like in JSPUI)
- Export all personal data (for your user account)
- Submission related features
- Support for hierarchical controlled vocabularies
- Support for type-based submission forms (<type-bind> configuration)
- Workflow related features
- Migrate additional workflow steps for DSpace 6: "Select Single Reviewer Workflow", "Score Review Workflow", etc.
- Administrative features
- Edit Item via Submission Form (easier to use Edit Item form)
- Administrative Control Panel (similar to XMLUI)
- Supervision Orders (similar to JSPUI)
- Edit default deposit license from Admin UI (similar to JSPUI)
- Statistics features
- Search reports - statistics on searches performed in DSpace.
- Integrations
- OpenURL support
- OpenSearch API support
- ResourceSync support, aligning with recommendations from the COAR Next Generation Repositories Report
- Signposting support, aligning with recommendations from the COAR Next Generation Repositories Report
- SWORDv1 Client (under discussion)
- Configurable Entities features
- AIP Backup and Restore should support export/import of Entities & their relationships
- SAF Import should support Entity/relationship creation
- SWORD should support Entity/relationship creation
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0. They were asked to rank those features on behalf of their institution(s) they represent. In June 2021, a subset of those members compiled the results into 5 "tiers", based on the results of that survey. These "tiers" provide the priority of every outstanding feature, and map to a rough plan for releases 7.1 through 7.5. Features are also ranked within a "tier" based on their number (with #1 being the highest priority within that tier). The DSpace 7 Working Group will formalize these rough tiers into a Roadmap for each 7.x release. Keep in mind, some features may be moved around slightly in the final Roadmap (e.g. in some scenarios it may make sense to build related features together). The goal is to spread this work over several releases (likely at least 5), in order to get higher priority features out as quickly as possible. The release timeline is TBD, but it may be similar to the "Staged Beta Release" process (see above), where we released 5 Betas in a little over a year. |
Tier 1 : Highest Priority after 7.0 (coming soon), likely in 7.1
- (Admin) Ability to preview Batch Metadata changes during import of CSV, similar to 6.x. In 7.0, it is possible to import a CSV from the Admin Toolbar, but you are not shown a preview of pending changes.
- (General) Request a Copy, similar to how it worked in 6.x
- (NEW) External lookup of metadata using a search or identifier (e.g. DOI) to enrich an in-progress submission. In 7.0, external searches/lookups can only be done from the MyDSpace page to start a new submission.
- (Submission) Embargo entire Item (including metadata) via an "Access" section, similar to 6.x. In 7.0, only individual Bitstreams/Files can be embargoed during a submission.
- (Admin) Collection harvested from an OAI-PMH endpoint (like in 6.x XMLUI), and kick off a new harvest from the UI.
- (Submission) Create a new Item Version, similar to 6.x (as either an administrator or a submitter). In 7.0, viewing Item Versions is supported, but new versions cannot be created.
- (Workflow) Preview an item during workflow approval (via a button/popup), to allow for easier accepting/rejecting, similar to 6.x
- (General) Feedback form, similar to 6.x
Tier 2 : Medium-High Priority (possibly in 7.2)
- (Submission) Support for hierarchical controlled vocabularies, similar to 6.x
- (General) List of Recently Added Items (Recent Submissions) on homepage, similar to 6.x. In 7.0, this is only available on Collection homepages.
- (Submission) SHERPA/RoMEO integration, similar to 6.x
- (NEW) Export all personal data for your user account (compliance for privacy)
- (NEW) Extracting metadata from a bibliographic file (e.g. BibTex, PDF) to enrich an in-progress submission. In 7.0, metadata extraction only will occur when uploading a file from the MyDSpace page to start a new submission.
- (Submission) Supervision Orders (similar to 6.x JSPUI)
- (General) Support "Browse By" configurations for custom browse options. In 7.0, "Browse By" options shown in the UI are hardcoded when they should be read from configuration. (May move to "Medium priority"?)
- (Admin) Administrative Control Panel (similar to 6.x XMLUI) (May move to "Medium priority"?)
- (Submission) Support for type-based submission forms (<type-bind> configuration), similar to 6.x. (May move to "Medium priority"?)
- (Submission) Make an item "private" during submission, similar to 6.x
- (NEW) Signposting support, aligning with recommendations from the COAR Next Generation Repositories Report (May move to "Medium priority"?)
- (Integrations) OpenSearch API support, similar to 6.x (May move to "Medium priority"?)
Tier 3: Medium Priority (possibly in 7.3)
- (Admin) Batch Import from a Zip file in Admin UI, similar to 6.x. In 7.0, it is still possible to batch import from command line, but not yet possible from the Admin UI.
- (Admin) Batch Export an Item, a Collection or a Community to Zip file in Admin UI, similar to 6.x. In 7.0, it is still possible to batch export from command line, but not possible from the Admin UI.
- (Workflow) Full support for custom configurable workflow steps, similar to 6.x. In 7.0, some workflow step names are hardcoded, so custom named steps may not be recognized automatically.
- (NEW) AIP Backup and Restore should support export/import of Entities & their relationships
- (General) RSS / ATOM feeds for Site, Community or Collection, similar to 6.x
- (General) Ability to subscribe to email updates for a Collection (Manage Subscriptions), similar to 6.x
- (NEW) Ability to edit an Archived Item via a submission-like form (i.e. easier to use Edit Item form)
- (NEW) ResourceSync support, aligning with recommendations from the COAR Next Generation Repositories Report
- (Statistics) Administrative (potentially log-based) statistical reports, similar to 6.x
Tier 4: Medium-Low Priority (possibly in 7.4)
- (NEW) Simple Archive Format (SAF) Import should support Entity/relationship creation
- (Admin) Bulk access control management (previously called "Advanced Policy Manager" in 6.x) - The ability to modify policies on several items at once.
- (General) Additional contextual help (e.g. hover-overs which provide hints/tips on using the user interface), similar to 6.x JSPUI
- (Workflow) Ability to batch claim workflow tasks. In 7.0, you can only claim one task at a time.
- (Submission) Support for kicking off a Curation Task during Submission process, similar to 6.x
- (Workflow) Migrate additional configurable workflow steps from 6.x, specifically "Select Single Reviewer Workflow", "Score Review Workflow", etc.
- (NEW) OpenAIRE integration with the notification broker and the claim service
- (NEW) SWORD should support Entity/relationship creation
Tier 5: Low Priority (possibly in 7.5 or later)
These features were deemed lowest priority of all on our list. While most will still be implemented in 7.x, some may also be reviewed for possible removal (or replacement) if the feature is no longer useful.
- (Admin) Ability to export metadata (to CSV) from search results, similar to 6.x. In 7.0, it's possible to export metadata to CSV from a Community/Collection/Item, but not from a set of search results.
- (Admin) Edit homepage news from Admin UI, similar to 6.x JSPUI.
- (NEW) Easily embargo an Archived Item using a date-picker or form. In 7.0, you can embargo an Item by modifying its Policies/Permissions directly (e.g. creating an Anonymous policy that starts on a future date will embargo that item until that date).
- (General) Display "More like this" (similar items) on an Item page, similar to 6.x XMLUI.
(General) View your groups in your user profile page.(Removed, as this ended up being included in 7.0)- (Integrations) Migrate SWORDv1 client (ability to send content from DSpace to an external SWORDv1 server) from 6.x
- (NEW) Support drag & drop of multiple files at once from MyDSpace page. In 7.0, only one file can be drag & dropped at a time from MyDSpace. However, you can drag & drop additional files during submission.
- (Admin) Edit default deposit license from Admin UI, similar to 6.x JSPUI.
- (Integrations) OpenURL Support
- (Statistics) Search reports, similar to 6.x. Statistics on searches performed in DSpace.
- (General) Tag cloud visualization, similar to 6.x JSPUI.
- (Statistics) Workflow reports, similar to 6.x. Statistics on items currently in workflow approval in DSpace.
Try out DSpace 7
Try out DSpace 7 has instructions for installing DSpace 7 locally, or via Docker. Keep in mind, DSpace 7 is not yet "production ready" until 7.0 is released.
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