Sakai External Database Data Authority

This page will explore the process of determining authority for multiple-source data as well as the process for sythesizing that data into a single source.

Requirements

*TBD

Design

In order to provide a framework for authority, the following elements must be created:

• Authority Registry: A record of sources of authority for information and/or resources.
• Administrator List: A list of users authorized to administer information for one or more authorities.

Once the Authority management framework is in place, a peer authority table will need to be created for each table in which authority may be asserted. These tables will record the per-authority values, as well as the authority identifiers.

The attached SED Authority Structure ERD provides a more concrete example of asserting authority on course ownership and term start and end dates.

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