ReDBox 2 represents a review and renewal of the ReDBox system. The program is driven by a number of things:

1. A lot has changed since the program started in late 2010:
   1. New initiatives have started such as ORCID and ISNI
   2. Standards such as RIF-CS have been improved upon
2. We've also established a broader user base (from 1 to 12) in a brief amount of time:
   1. We've seen where parts of the system have stretched/broken
   2. As different groups have brought the system into their environment we've seen where they've had issues around integration,  and skills.

Big-ticket items

There are a few areas that we know cause annoyance to our users and resolving them

• Merge ReDBox and Mint into the one system
  • There were reasons (long ago) that saw them stand alone - these reasons don't really exist anymore
  • The underlying platform is the same
• Deliver a new harvest client
  • This will replace both the harvester system (used in Mint) and alerts system (used in ReDBox)
  • Key goals:
    • Improve error handling on incoming data
    • Improve the range of information sources that can be harvested
    • Improve the configuration of the harvester
• Completely rewrite the curation sub-system
  • Curation of a large network of relationships just fails. 
  • We want to create a more effective curation sub-system that also provides better levels of feedback
• Standardise the technology mix used in the application stack so that customizing the application to your needs is simpler.
• Make administration and upgrading of the system more user friendly
• Renew the dataset forms
  • The current review forms use an older layout system that's difficult to maintain - it's time to drop that and move to the system created for Data Management Plans
  • The forms themselves are in need of review

Delivery

The elements described under the ReDBox 2 plan are quite broad and involve a substantial amount of work. We prefer to take bite-sized chunks so will take an approach that allows for

1. Delivering components that can be used in ReDBox 1 and 2
2. A safer and more trouble-free upgrade process

The following roadmap has been proposed to meet the afforementioned requirements:

Version 1.8 

• New curation manger 
• New harvest client
• New administration application to allow for configuration via web interface
• Simplification of the institutional builds concept by removing the requirement of using Maven

Version 1.9 

• Merge ReDBox and Mint into the one application