Charles

My understanding is that gateway data is not intended to be  loaded into Recorder. If you want to use it then it has to be incorporated outside Recorder or you have to go back to the dataset owner and get the source data via a data exchange agreement. If you were to import it into Recorder , then you would need to delete the whole dataset when a new one becomes available and re-import it. This of course means that you can not apply your own validations etc. and would need to take steps to avoid passing the data on to others.

The data on the gateway will often be just a partial snapshot of the data held by the dataset supplier and may not include essential information (like the owner and/or custodian of the record). My understanding  is that the data from the Gateway is intended for information only (eg for including in reports) and not for incorporation as records in other datasets.

Mike

Thank you Mike and Graham. What you say is pretty much what I had in mind myself. Thing is, we were explicitly told we should download the data from the Gateway and not get it direct from source (which we did originally ask for). Armed with what you've said, I'll go back and attempt to get the data directly.

Many thanks,
Charles