[MOBY-dev] updating MOBY Central with input/output articleNames

[Mark Wilkinson]

Hi all,

A few months ago the spec for service registration was tightened such that  
all inputs and outputs require an articleName.  This is now required also  
in Taverna workflows, and as such, many "illegitimate" services currently  
in the registry will not function with Taverna even though they are  
perfectly functional in reality.

Given that these services are not looking for an articleName, it will do  
no harm to them if one were added.  Thus the fastest way to bring all  
service registrations back into compliance with the API would be for me to  
manipulate the MOBY Central database directly and add "dummy" articleNames  
("input", "output") to all inputs and outputs that are currently un-named.

Would this bother anyone?  Please let me know ASAP.

Mark