gmd:distributionFormat value seems to be incorrect.

[ianwallen]

FGP shows the following which uses the code in the gco:CharacterString

<gmd:distributionFormat>
            <gmd:MD_Format>
               <gmd:name>
                  <gco:CharacterString>CDED ASCII</gco:CharacterString>
               </gmd:name>
               <gmd:version>
                  <gco:CharacterString>test</gco:CharacterString>
               </gmd:version>
            </gmd:MD_Format>
         </gmd:distributionFormat>

Our System shows the following which uses the language value in the gco:CharacterString
This is incorrect because if this is what is supposed to be there then we would also require the translated text and it does not have the translated text

<gmd:distributionFormat>
            <gmd:MD_Format>
               <gmd:name>
                  <gco:CharacterString>ASCII (CDED)</gco:CharacterString>
               </gmd:name>
               <gmd:version>
                  <gco:CharacterString>test</gco:CharacterString>
               </gmd:version>
            </gmd:MD_Format>
         </gmd:distributionFormat>

So there bug seems to be related to the editor/validator that should be using codes to follow FGP
Or both English and French values should exists.

[ianwallen]

Another issue with current setup is that gco:CharacterString is set based on the main language. But the value set is based on English.

• create metadata record where the main language is French
• Set distribution format to "ASCII (CDED)"
• Validate to ensure it is correct. - It will fail validation with

This is because it tries to compare the french value to the english value.

It is better if is use codes instead to be consistent

[ianwallen]

According to https://github.com/metadata101/schemas/blob/de-geogratis/hnap/2.3.1/HNAP.md#clause-51131-name
It says that the values need to be
https://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/wiki/Federal_Geospatial_Platform/Policies_and_Standards/Catalogue/Release/Appendix_B_Guidelines_and_Best_Practices/Guide_to_Harmonized_ISO_19115:2003_NAP/Format?setlang=en&uselang=en
But these are all the English values within the src/main/config/codelist/local/thesauri/theme/GC_Resource_Formats.rdf
Switching to the French does not change the codes. This seems like a bug in the documentation as it does not make sense to use English values - codes exists and are language independent.

FGP Excel Spreadsheet seems to have the correct codes as the following.

[bo-lu]

Hi Ian, I think it is best to keep the code value since it would require quite a bit of change for us. The application can convert these code to the bilingual value. Also, there is no clear direction from the policy side.