If your registry can not submit the XML format you must inform WMDA as soon as possible. The deadline to completely switchover to the new XML format is fixed. By contacting us we can investigate options to help your organisations with every help we can provide to smoothly transition to this format.
Please contact the WMDA office as soon as possible through support@bmdw.org so we can discuss the appropriate course of action.
After the successful implementation of phase one of the BMDW Search & Match Service, WMDA is now focusing on improving the data collection which will in-turn help with better search functionality. As part of this initiative, WMDA would like to receive a more extensive data-set from listing organisations and represent these to the users as part of search results. The current data file format (DOT20) is not appropriate to receive more data fields and therefore another more applicable file format is necessary. The new file format is an XML (Extensible Markup Language) file, which is considered an industry standard that is extendable, secure, robust and easy to use.
The XML Schema definition files describes if fields are mandatory or optional. If your organisation will not be able to supply these mandatory fields you need to contact the WMDA office as soon as possible in order to facilitate an appropriate solution for smooth uploading and processing of your data through the XML format.
Please contact the WMDA office as soon as possible through support@bmdw.org so we can discuss the appropriate course of action. .
HELP AND SUPPORT
Yes you can translate your existing Dot20 registry file to XML but this isn't a single press a button and its translated. There is a lot to consider and it depends from registry to registry. If your registry wishes to go down this route we do advice that you contact WMDA and get some support and guidance to ensure that the translations will work.
If your organisation lacks the knowledge and IT resources to create an XML file from your inventory, we can offer some assistance by providing a consultation with IT staff from WMDA/BMDW. During this (free) consultation, he will investigate the effort and costs that are required to implement the changes.
As part of providing support and guidance through this transition we have various blogs and newsletters informing you of possible solutions to ensure this transition is as smooth as possible.