Techdoc:Archival workflow

The figure shows the conceived archival workflow for PANGAEA data. Essential differences to the current workflow are: Further details for file archival are specified in the access to data and metadata section.
 * verification of data and metadata by the middleware (currently metadata verification only by editorial system). This allows automated imports into PANGAEA.
 * improved upload of file based data into the file storage system
 * interaction with the issue tracking system, resp. the editorial workflow