[ome-users] OME XML export and import

[Josiah Johnston]

On Sep 21, 2005, at 5:02 AM, gerhard wrote:
...
> Thanks very much,
> so there's is no way to do an independent import of an OME-XML file.
>  So what happens if I create an OME-XML file with an writer (lets say
> from any image format). I can't leave the <ExperimenterID> blank. So I
> have to fill the <ExperementerID> with an ID that exists on the 
> machine?
>

I poked around a bit, looking for a workable solution. The problem is 
worse than I thought. Right now I'm considering this a severe bug. I 
made a listing for it:
	http://bugs.openmicroscopy.org.uk/show_bug.cgi?id=580

I tried to CC you, but learned you aren't registered on bugzilla. Not 
with this email anyway.

I don't have more time to work on this today. I have to compile a 
report for a meeting tomorrow.

As a temporary work-around, if you fill in the ExperimenterID with the 
LSID of your experimenter on the machine you are importing into, then 
you should be able to see things. If you want to be clean, you should 
also change the GroupID.

The easier temporary solution is to either

	a) make yourself the super user on the local machine by updating the 
configuration table to the DB ID
select * from experimenters;
	# Find your account and its id from the output, then
update configuration set value='31' where name='super_user';

	b) turn off access controls by updating the configuration table
update configuration set value='0' where name='super_user';

If you are already the super user, then the reason you can't see the 
images in your search results is you are filtering to only images that 
you own. If you change the Owner search field from the default to "all" 
then you'll be able to see all the images in the DB. Assuming you are 
the super user.

-Josiah