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How do I set the Alt.link to collect data from Release Monitoring?

Updated:2024-10-29 MAIA & SBOM Central

Read here about how Vcs, Homepage and Alt.Link is used

Alt. link is an alternate and manually inserted link address to a component source, superseding Vcs and Homepage. When adding the Alt. link, all versions registered in MAIA/SBOMC, current, previous and future, will have the Alt. link activated.

Example:

  • Pages referenced in this example:

    • openssl 1.1.1o (component/version) show page.
    • openssl component index page.
    • openssl component edit dialog.

  • The component is openssl 1.1.1o.

  • Weblink is set to openssl.org with no usable API for MAIA.

  • No update information available.

  • Action 1: open the component index page by clicking the openssl/openssl link in the top the information section.

  • Action 2: find the openssl component on a repository service integrated with MAIA/SBOMC.
  • Open SSL is a software that is monitored by the Release Monitoring web.
  • The Release Monitoring API is integrated with MAIA/SBOMC.
  • Action 3: Search for openssl on the releasemonitoring page.
  • There are 39 different projects for openssl. Here the first project (openssl.org) is matching our component.
  • Action 4: select and open the openssl link to open the project page.

  • Check that the openssl project page seems to match the information known for your component.
  • Action 5: copy the release-monitoring project web address, https://release-monitoring.org/project/2566/

  • Action 6: click the Edit button to change component information.

  • Action 7: paste the weblink into the Alt weblink section.
  • Action 8: save and close

  • The component index page is updated.
  • The Alt. link in the information section is updated.
  • All weblinks, for each version, in the table are updated.

  • Data in the openssl 1.1.1o show page is updated.
  • Later, when the externa artifact update job is executed, the MAIA/SBOMC services will update the version status for openssl 1.1.1o.