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include taxonRankID in the combined names index #223

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adam-collins opened this issue Dec 14, 2023 · 0 comments
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include taxonRankID in the combined names index #223

adam-collins opened this issue Dec 14, 2023 · 0 comments

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The combined version of the names index (found here) does not include http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRankID. This is required to stop the bie-index from returning different values.

When bie-index imports a DwCA it uses its own rankID lookup. This already differs from RankType.java. e.g. ALA reports different rankID values for the same species bie-index and ala-namematching-service

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  • My preference is to add taxonRankID to the combined index. The intention is that bie-index will use this instead of the unmaintained lookup.
  • My second preference is to add the RankType.java information into the combined archive. This would be used by the bie-index in place of taxonRanks.json. An advantage is that bie-index service ws/ranks would not require an update.
  • Lastly, when a new index is released the taxonRanks.json file will be kept up to date manually. This is not preferred because it has a history of not taking place, it would require maintaining an additional file, and more closely tie bie-index versions to particular index versions.
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