Extension DMS Extension


Extension Basics

Title
DMS Extension
Name
ckanext-dms
Type
Public extension
Description
This extension provides data management system (DMS) enhancements for CKAN. It includes activity stream UI cleanup and styling improvements. The extension has been upgraded to support CKAN 2.11. It features CSS styling, HTML templates, JavaScript components, and Python backend logic. Developed by Fjelltopp with 57 commits and 5 contributors. GitHub Actions CI testing is integrated. Active development with last update in 2024.
CKAN versions
Download-Url (zip)
Last commit
a year ago (2025-01-06 15:40:30)
Url to repo
Category
Data Management & Quality


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ckanext-dms

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Requirements

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Compatibility with core CKAN versions:

CKAN version Compatible?
2.6 and earlier not tested
2.7 not tested
2.8 not tested
2.9 not tested

Suggested values:

  • “yes”
  • “not tested” - I can’t think of a reason why it wouldn’t work
  • “not yet” - there is an intention to get it working
  • “no”

Installation

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To install ckanext-dms:

  1. Activate your CKAN virtual environment, for example:

    . /usr/lib/ckan/default/bin/activate

  2. Clone the source and install it on the virtualenv

    git clone https://github.com/fjelltopp/ckanext-dms.git cd ckanext-dms pip install -e . pip install -r requirements.txt

  3. Add dms to the ckan.plugins setting in your CKAN config file (by default the config file is located at /etc/ckan/default/ckan.ini).

  4. Restart CKAN. For example if you’ve deployed CKAN with Apache on Ubuntu:

    sudo service apache2 reload

Config settings

None at present

TODO: Document any optional config settings here. For example:

# The minimum number of hours to wait before re-checking a resource
# (optional, default: 24).
ckanext.dms.some_setting = some_default_value

Developer installation

To install ckanext-dms for development, a

Version
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Contact name
fjelltopp
Contakt email
Contact Url
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Installation Guide

Configuration hints

TODO: Add any additional install steps to the list below. For example installing any non-Python dependencies or adding any required config settings.

To install ckanext-dms:

  1. Activate your CKAN virtual environment, for example:

    . /usr/lib/ckan/default/bin/activate

  2. Clone the source and install it on the virtualenv

    git clone https://github.com/fjelltopp/ckanext-dms.git cd ckanext-dms pip install -e . pip install -r requirements.txt

  3. Add dms to the `ckan.pl

Plugins to configure (ckan.ini)
dms
CKAN Settings (ckan.ini)
# ckanext.dms.some_setting = some_default_value
DB migration to be executed
(not set)
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