BC Data Catalogue service disruptions

From noon on Tuesday, December 10 to noon on Wednesday, December 11, the following is being upgraded:

• Upgrades to CKAN version 2.9, including  
• Schema changes for certain resource fields.

Please refer to the Change Log for a detailed list of changes included in this version. 

On this page:  

• What you should know
• What you should do
• Impacts to the BC Data Catalogue API 
• Contact us

What you should know

During the scheduled outage, the following services will not be available: 

• The Catalogue website, including editing or adding new datasets, resources or files 
• Access to datasets and files in the datastore  

During the scheduled outage, the following services will be available: 

• Data sources independent of the catalogue, such as external APIs 
• Data distribution services will be running and continues to be available via iMapBC 

What you should do

Prior to the release: 

• Review the schema changes in the BC Data Catalogue Change Log. 
• If you are creating or editing resource metadata via API, then you will need to adjust the changed fields to comply with the new format as stated in the BC Data Catalogue Change Log.
• If you are programmatically handling resource metadata obtained through the API, then you will need to adjust the changed fields to comply with the new format.  

After the release

Data custodians and editors will receive an email notification indicating that the release is successfully completed, and the new version of the catalogue is live. 

• Please wait until you receive the completion email to initiate your switchover and migrate the changes to your production environment. 
• Run a check to validate your setup and ensure that everything is running as intended after the new version is live.  

Impacts to the BC Data Catalogue API

If you or your clients use the BC Data Catalogue via API to access, view or edit your resources, the schema changes highlighted in the Change Log will affect your current setup after the scheduled outage.  

To avoid issues, ensure you’ve made the necessary changes outlined in the Change Log. 

Contact us

The BC Data Catalogue team will send an email notification to data custodians and editors: 

• At the beginning of the scheduled outage window 
• At the end of the scheduled outage window 

If you would like to be included in these email notifications or have any questions, please get in touch with the BC Data Catalogue team.