apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/controller/AdminController.java

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import eu.dnetlib.organizations.importer.ImportExecution;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.importer.ImportExecutor;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.SystemConfiguration;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.utils.VocabularyTerm;
+import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.view.PersistentOrganizationView;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.view.UserView;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.repository.SystemConfigurationRepository;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.repository.UserRepository;
@@ -202,4 +203,22 @@ public class AdminController extends AbstractDnetController {
 			throw new RuntimeException("User not authorized");
 		}
 	}
+
+	@GetMapping("/api/persistentOrgs")
+	public Iterable<PersistentOrganizationView> listPersistentOrgs() {
+		return dbUtils.listPersistentOrgs();
+	}
+
+	@PostMapping("/api/persistentOrgs")
+	public Iterable<PersistentOrganizationView> addPersistentOrgs(@RequestBody final List<String> ids) {
+		ids.forEach(id -> dbUtils.addPersistentOrgs(id));
+		return dbUtils.listPersistentOrgs();
+	}
+
+	@DeleteMapping("/api/persistentOrgs")
+	public Iterable<PersistentOrganizationView> deletePersistentOrgs(@RequestParam final String id) {
+		dbUtils.deletePersistentOrgs(id);
+		return dbUtils.listPersistentOrgs();
+	}
+
 }

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/controller/HomeController.java

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ModelAttribute;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ public class HomeController extends AbstractDnetController {
 	@Autowired
 	private SystemConfigurationRepository systemConfigurationRepository;
 
+	@Value("${openaire.explore.organization.baseurl}")
+	private String openaireBaseUrl;
+
 	@Value("${openorgs.support.pages}")
 	private String supportPagesJson;
 
@@ -40,6 +44,11 @@ public class HomeController extends AbstractDnetController {
 		return env.acceptsProfiles(Profiles.of("dev")) ? "redirect:main" : "home";
 	}
 
+	@GetMapping("/redirect/oa/{orgId}")
+	public String openaireUrl(@PathVariable final String orgId) {
+		return "redirect:" + String.format(openaireBaseUrl, orgId);
+	}
+
 	@GetMapping("/main")
 	public String main() {
 		return "main";

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/controller/OrganizationController.java

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
 import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
@@ -83,8 +82,6 @@ public class OrganizationController extends AbstractDnetController {
 	private JournalEntryRepository journalEntryRepository;
 	@Autowired
 	private DatabaseUtils databaseUtils;
-	@Value("${openaire.explore.organization.baseurl}")
-	private String oaBaseUrl;
 
 	@PostMapping("/save")
 	public List<String> save(@RequestBody final OrganizationView org, final Authentication authentication) {
@@ -107,9 +104,7 @@ public class OrganizationController extends AbstractDnetController {
 
 	@GetMapping("/info")
 	public OrganizationInfoView infoById(@RequestParam final String id, final Authentication authentication) {
-		final OrganizationInfoView info = organizationInfoViewRepository.findById(id).get();
+		return organizationInfoViewRepository.findById(id).get();
-		info.fillGraphNodeInfo(info.getId(), oaBaseUrl);
-		return info;
 	}
 
 	@GetMapping("/suggestionsInfo")
@@ -160,9 +155,7 @@ public class OrganizationController extends AbstractDnetController {
 	}
 
 	private List<OpenaireDuplicateView> listDuplicates(final String id) {
-		final List<OpenaireDuplicateView> list = openaireDuplicateViewRepository.findByLocalId(id);
+		return openaireDuplicateViewRepository.findByLocalId(id);
-		list.forEach(d -> d.fillGraphNodeInfo(d.getOaOriginalId(), oaBaseUrl));
-		return list;
 	}
 
 	@GetMapping("/conflicts/byCountry/{country}")

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/model/PersistentOrganization.java

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package eu.dnetlib.organizations.model;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+import javax.persistence.Column;
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.Table;
+
+@Entity
+@Table(name = "persistent_orgs")
+public class PersistentOrganization implements Serializable {
+
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 7684478315366015099L;
+
+	@Id
+	@Column(name = "id")
+	private String id;
+
+	public PersistentOrganization() {}
+
+	public PersistentOrganization(final String id) {
+		this.id = id;
+	}
+
+	public String getId() {
+		return id;
+	}
+
+	public void setId(final String id) {
+		this.id = id;
+	}
+
+}

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/model/utils/OpenaireGraphNode.java

@@ -1,23 +1,31 @@
 package eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.utils;
 
-import org.apache.commons.codec.digest.DigestUtils;
+import javax.persistence.Column;
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import javax.persistence.MappedSuperclass;
 
-public interface OpenaireGraphNode {
+@MappedSuperclass
+public abstract class OpenaireGraphNode {
 
-	String getOaGraphId();
+	@Column(name = "openaire_id")
+	private String openaireId;
 
-	void setOaGraphId(String oaGraphId);
+	@Column(name = "openaire_persistent")
+	private Boolean persistent = false;
 
-	String getOaGraphUrl();
+	public String getOpenaireId() {
+		return openaireId;
+	}
 
-	void setOaGraphUrl(String oaGraphUrl);
+	public void setOpenaireId(final String openaireId) {
+		this.openaireId = openaireId;
+	}
 
-	default void fillGraphNodeInfo(final String origId, final String baseUrl) {
+	public Boolean getPersistent() {
-		final String oaGraphId = StringUtils.substringBefore(origId, "::") + "::"
+		return persistent;
-			+ DigestUtils.md5Hex(StringUtils.substringAfter(origId, "::"));
+	}
-		setOaGraphId(oaGraphId);
+
-		setOaGraphUrl(baseUrl + oaGraphId);
+	public void setPersistent(final Boolean persistent) {
+		this.persistent = persistent;
 	}
 
 }

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/model/view/OpenaireDuplicateView.java

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import javax.persistence.Entity;
 import javax.persistence.Id;
 import javax.persistence.IdClass;
 import javax.persistence.Table;
-import javax.persistence.Transient;
 
 import org.hibernate.annotations.Type;
 
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.utils.OpenaireGraphNode;
 @Entity
 @Table(name = "oa_duplicates_view")
 @IdClass(OpenaireDuplicatePK.class)
-public class OpenaireDuplicateView implements Serializable, OpenaireGraphNode {
+public class OpenaireDuplicateView extends OpenaireGraphNode implements Serializable {
 
 	/**
 	 *
@@ -88,12 +87,6 @@ public class OpenaireDuplicateView implements Serializable, OpenaireGraphNode {
 	@Column(name = "ec_nutscode")
 	private Boolean ecNutscode;
 
-	@Transient
-	private String oaGraphId;
-
-	@Transient
-	private String oaGraphUrl;
-
 	public String getLocalId() {
 		return localId;
 	}
@@ -254,24 +247,4 @@ public class OpenaireDuplicateView implements Serializable, OpenaireGraphNode {
 		this.ecNutscode = ecNutscode;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public String getOaGraphId() {
-		return oaGraphId;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void setOaGraphId(final String oaGraphId) {
-		this.oaGraphId = oaGraphId;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public String getOaGraphUrl() {
-		return oaGraphUrl;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void setOaGraphUrl(final String oaGraphUrl) {
-		this.oaGraphUrl = oaGraphUrl;
-	}
-
 }

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/model/view/OrganizationInfoView.java

@@ -7,13 +7,12 @@ import javax.persistence.Column;
 import javax.persistence.Entity;
 import javax.persistence.Id;
 import javax.persistence.Table;
-import javax.persistence.Transient;
 
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.utils.OpenaireGraphNode;
 
 @Entity
 @Table(name = "organizations_info_view")
-public class OrganizationInfoView implements Serializable, OpenaireGraphNode {
+public class OrganizationInfoView extends OpenaireGraphNode implements Serializable {
 
 	/**
 	 *
@@ -48,12 +47,6 @@ public class OrganizationInfoView implements Serializable, OpenaireGraphNode {
 	@Column(name = "note")
 	private boolean note;
 
-	@Transient
-	private String oaGraphId;
-
-	@Transient
-	private String oaGraphUrl;
-
 	public String getId() {
 		return id;
 	}
@@ -126,24 +119,4 @@ public class OrganizationInfoView implements Serializable, OpenaireGraphNode {
 		this.note = note;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public String getOaGraphId() {
-		return oaGraphId;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void setOaGraphId(final String oaGraphId) {
-		this.oaGraphId = oaGraphId;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public String getOaGraphUrl() {
-		return oaGraphUrl;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void setOaGraphUrl(final String oaGraphUrl) {
-		this.oaGraphUrl = oaGraphUrl;
-	}
-
 }

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/model/view/OrganizationView.java

@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@ import org.hibernate.annotations.TypeDefs;
 import com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.json.JsonBinaryType;
 import com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.json.JsonStringType;
 
+import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.utils.OpenaireGraphNode;
+
 @Entity
 @Table(name = "organizations_view")
 @TypeDefs({
 	@TypeDef(name = "json", typeClass = JsonStringType.class),
 	@TypeDef(name = "jsonb", typeClass = JsonBinaryType.class)
 })
-public class OrganizationView implements Serializable {
+public class OrganizationView extends OpenaireGraphNode implements Serializable {
 
 	/**
 	 *

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/model/view/PersistentOrganizationView.java

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.view;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+import javax.persistence.Column;
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.Table;
+
+import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.utils.OpenaireGraphNode;
+
+@Entity
+@Table(name = "persistent_orgs_view")
+public class PersistentOrganizationView extends OpenaireGraphNode implements Serializable {
+
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = -8906936709574708538L;
+
+	@Id
+	@Column(name = "id")
+	private String id;
+
+	@Column(name = "name")
+	private String name;
+
+	@Column(name = "city")
+	private String city;
+
+	@Column(name = "country")
+	private String country;
+
+	public String getId() {
+		return id;
+	}
+
+	public void setId(final String id) {
+		this.id = id;
+	}
+
+	public String getName() {
+		return name;
+	}
+
+	public void setName(final String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+	}
+
+	public String getCity() {
+		return city;
+	}
+
+	public void setCity(final String city) {
+		this.city = city;
+	}
+
+	public String getCountry() {
+		return country;
+	}
+
+	public void setCountry(final String country) {
+		this.country = country;
+	}
+
+}

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/repository/OrganizationRepository.java

@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ public interface OrganizationRepository extends JpaRepository<Organization, Stri
 	@Query("update Organization set status = ?2 where id = ?1")
 	void updateStatus(String id, String status);
 
+	// to override the generation strategy of the ID
 	@Modifying
 	@Query(value = "insert into organizations(id) values (?1)", nativeQuery = true)
-	void preparePendingOrg(String id);
+	void prepareOrgWithId(String id);
 
 	double countByStatus(String string);
 

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/repository/PersistentOrganizationRepository.java

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package eu.dnetlib.organizations.repository;
+
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
+
+import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.PersistentOrganization;
+
+@Repository
+public interface PersistentOrganizationRepository extends JpaRepository<PersistentOrganization, String> {
+
+}

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/repository/readonly/PersistentOrganizationViewRepository.java

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package eu.dnetlib.organizations.repository.readonly;
+
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
+
+import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.view.PersistentOrganizationView;
+
+@Repository
+public interface PersistentOrganizationViewRepository extends ReadOnlyRepository<PersistentOrganizationView, String> {
+
+}

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/utils/DatabaseUtils.java

@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 
+import org.apache.commons.beanutils.BeanUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.codec.digest.DigestUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.OpenaireDuplicate;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.Organization;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.OtherIdentifier;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.OtherName;
+import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.PersistentOrganization;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.Relationship;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.Url;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.User;
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.utils.OrganizationConflict;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.utils.TempBrowseEntry;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.utils.VocabularyTerm;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.view.OrganizationView;
+import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.view.PersistentOrganizationView;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.view.UserView;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.repository.AcronymRepository;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.repository.JournalEntryRepository;
@@ -54,11 +58,13 @@ import eu.dnetlib.organizations.repository.OpenaireDuplicateRepository;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.repository.OrganizationRepository;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.repository.OtherIdentifierRepository;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.repository.OtherNameRepository;
+import eu.dnetlib.organizations.repository.PersistentOrganizationRepository;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.repository.RelationshipRepository;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.repository.UrlRepository;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.repository.UserCountryRepository;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.repository.UserRepository;
 import eu.dnetlib.organizations.repository.readonly.OrganizationViewRepository;
+import eu.dnetlib.organizations.repository.readonly.PersistentOrganizationViewRepository;
 
 @Component
 public class DatabaseUtils {
@@ -87,6 +93,10 @@ public class DatabaseUtils {
 	private OrganizationViewRepository organizationViewRepository;
 	@Autowired
 	private JournalEntryRepository journalEntryRepository;
+	@Autowired
+	private PersistentOrganizationRepository persistentOrganizationRepository;
+	@Autowired
+	private PersistentOrganizationViewRepository persistentOrganizationViewRepository;
 
 	@Autowired
 	private JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate;
@@ -129,7 +139,7 @@ public class DatabaseUtils {
 				final String pendingId = OpenOrgsConstants.OPENORGS_PENDING_PREFIX + UUID.randomUUID();
 				orgView.setId(pendingId);
 				// to override the generation strategy of the ID
-				organizationRepository.preparePendingOrg(pendingId);
+				organizationRepository.prepareOrgWithId(pendingId);
 			} else {
 				orgView.setId(null); // The ID is generated by the DB
 			}
@@ -468,45 +478,97 @@ public class DatabaseUtils {
 	@Transactional
 	public String fixConflictSimilars(final List<String> similarIds, final String user) {
 
-		final OffsetDateTime now = OffsetDateTime.now();
-
 		final List<OrganizationView> views =
 			similarIds.stream().map(organizationViewRepository::findById).filter(Optional::isPresent).map(Optional::get).collect(Collectors.toList());
 
-		// I create a new org
+		final List<OrganizationView> persistents = views.stream().filter(v -> v.getPersistent()).collect(Collectors.toList());
-		final OrganizationView newOrg = new OrganizationView();
-		newOrg.setId(null);
-		newOrg.setStatus(null);
-		newOrg.setName(findFirstString(views, OrganizationView::getName));
-		newOrg.setType(findFirstString(views, OrganizationView::getType));
-		newOrg.setLat(findFirstNumber(views, OrganizationView::getLat));
-		newOrg.setLng(findFirstNumber(views, OrganizationView::getLng));
-		newOrg.setCity(findFirstString(views, OrganizationView::getCity));
-		newOrg.setCountry(findFirstString(views, OrganizationView::getCountry));
-		newOrg.setOtherIdentifiers(findAll(views, OrganizationView::getOtherIdentifiers));
-		newOrg.setOtherNames(findAll(views, OrganizationView::getOtherNames));
-		newOrg.setAcronyms(findAll(views, OrganizationView::getAcronyms));
-		newOrg.setUrls(findAll(views, OrganizationView::getUrls));
-		newOrg.setRelations(findAll(views, OrganizationView::getRelations));
 
-		newOrg.getOtherNames()
+		final OrganizationView masterOrg = new OrganizationView();
-			.addAll(views.stream()
+
+		if (persistents.size() > 1) {
+			throw new RuntimeException("Too many persintent organizations");
+		} else if (persistents.size() == 1) {
+			backupOrg(persistents.get(0), user);
+			masterOrg.setId(persistents.get(0).getId());
+			masterOrg.setStatus(OrganizationStatus.approved.toString());
+		} else {
+			masterOrg.setId(null);
+			masterOrg.setStatus(null);
+		}
+		return fixConflicts(masterOrg, views, user);
+	}
+
+	private String backupOrg(final OrganizationView org, final String user) {
+		final String origId = org.getId();
+		final String backupId = origId + "::" + OffsetDateTime.now().toEpochSecond();
+
+		organizationRepository.prepareOrgWithId(backupId);
+		try {
+
+			final OrganizationView backupOrg = (OrganizationView) BeanUtils.cloneBean(org);
+			backupOrg.setId(backupId);
+
+			insertOrUpdateOrganization(backupOrg, user, false);
+
+			organizationRepository.updateStatus(backupId, OrganizationStatus.hidden.toString());
+
+			journalEntryRepository
+				.save(new JournalEntry(origId, JournalOperations.BACKUP_ORG, "Saved a backup copy: " + backupId, user));
+			journalEntryRepository
+				.save(new JournalEntry(backupId, JournalOperations.BACKUP_ORG, "Saved a backup copy of " + origId, user));
+
+			return backupId;
+		} catch (final Exception e) {
+			log.error("Error performing the backup of " + origId, e);
+			throw new RuntimeException("Error performing the backup of " + origId, e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private String fixConflicts(final OrganizationView masterOrg, final List<OrganizationView> orgs, final String user) {
+
+		final OffsetDateTime now = OffsetDateTime.now();
+
+		final String finalMessage = (masterOrg.getId() == null ? "New org created merging: " : "Merging in persistent org: ") +
+			orgs.stream()
+				.map(OrganizationView::getId)
+				.collect(Collectors.joining(",  "));
+
+		masterOrg.setName(findFirstString(orgs, OrganizationView::getName));
+		masterOrg.setType(findFirstString(orgs, OrganizationView::getType));
+		masterOrg.setLat(findFirstNumber(orgs, OrganizationView::getLat));
+		masterOrg.setLng(findFirstNumber(orgs, OrganizationView::getLng));
+		masterOrg.setCity(findFirstString(orgs, OrganizationView::getCity));
+		masterOrg.setCountry(findFirstString(orgs, OrganizationView::getCountry));
+		masterOrg.setOtherIdentifiers(findAll(orgs, OrganizationView::getOtherIdentifiers));
+		masterOrg.setOtherNames(findAll(orgs, OrganizationView::getOtherNames));
+		masterOrg.setAcronyms(findAll(orgs, OrganizationView::getAcronyms));
+		masterOrg.setUrls(findAll(orgs, OrganizationView::getUrls));
+		masterOrg.setRelations(findAll(orgs, OrganizationView::getRelations, r -> !r.getType().equals(RelationType.Merged_In.toString())
+			&& !r.getType().equals(RelationType.Merged_In.toString())));
+
+		masterOrg.getOtherNames()
+			.addAll(orgs.stream()
 				.map(OrganizationView::getName)
 				.filter(StringUtils::isNotBlank)
-				.filter(s -> StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase(s, newOrg.getName()))
+				.filter(s -> StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase(s, masterOrg.getName()))
 				.map(s -> new eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.view.OtherName(s, "UNKNOWN"))
 				.collect(Collectors.toList()));
 
-		final String masterId = insertOrUpdateOrganization(newOrg, user, false);
+		final String masterId = insertOrUpdateOrganization(masterOrg, user, false);
 
 		// I hide the merged organizations
-		similarIds.forEach(id -> {
+		orgs.stream()
-			hideConflictOrgs(masterId, id);
+			.map(OrganizationView::getId)
-			journalEntryRepository.save(new JournalEntry(masterId, JournalOperations.FIX_CONFLICT, "The org has been hidded and merged in " + masterId, user));
+			.filter(id -> !id.equals(masterId))
-		});
+			.forEach(id -> {
+				hideConflictOrgs(masterId, id);
+				journalEntryRepository
+					.save(new JournalEntry(id, JournalOperations.FIX_CONFLICT, "The org has been hidded and merged in " + masterId, user));
+			});
 
 		// I reassign the duplicates to the new org
-		final List<OpenaireDuplicate> newDuplicates = similarIds.stream()
+		final List<OpenaireDuplicate> newDuplicates = orgs.stream()
+			.map(OrganizationView::getId)
 			.map(openaireDuplicateRepository::findByLocalId)
 			.flatMap(l -> l.stream())
 			.map(d -> new OpenaireDuplicate(masterId, d.getOaOriginalId(), d.getRelType(), d.getOaCollectedFrom()))
@@ -518,18 +580,20 @@ public class DatabaseUtils {
 			openaireDuplicateRepository.updateModificationDate(d.getLocalId(), d.getOaOriginalId(), user, now);
 		});
 
-		for (final String similarId : similarIds) {
+		orgs.forEach(org -> {
+			final String similarId = org.getId();
 			openaireConflictRepository.updateMultipleStatusAndResetGroup(similarId, SimilarityType.is_different.toString(), user, now);
-		}
+		});
 
-		for (int i = 0; i < similarIds.size(); i++) {
+		for (int i = 0; i < orgs.size(); i++) {
-			for (int j = i + 1; j < similarIds.size(); j++) {
+			for (int j = i + 1; j < orgs.size(); j++) {
-				openaireConflictRepository.updateStatusAndResetGroup(similarIds.get(i), similarIds.get(j), SimilarityType.is_similar.toString(), user, now);
+				openaireConflictRepository
+					.updateStatusAndResetGroup(orgs.get(i).getId(), orgs.get(j).getId(), SimilarityType.is_similar.toString(), user, now);
 			}
 		}
 
 		journalEntryRepository
-			.save(new JournalEntry(masterId, JournalOperations.FIX_CONFLICT, "New org created merging: " + StringUtils.join(similarIds, ", "), user));
+			.save(new JournalEntry(masterId, JournalOperations.FIX_CONFLICT, finalMessage, user));
 
 		return masterId;
 	}
@@ -572,6 +636,10 @@ public class DatabaseUtils {
 		return views.stream().map(mapper).flatMap(s -> s.stream()).collect(Collectors.toCollection(LinkedHashSet::new));
 	}
 
+	private <T> Set<T> findAll(final List<OrganizationView> views, final Function<OrganizationView, Set<T>> mapper, final Predicate<T> filter) {
+		return views.stream().map(mapper).flatMap(s -> s.stream()).filter(filter).collect(Collectors.toCollection(LinkedHashSet::new));
+	}
+
 	private List<Relationship> hideConflictOrgs(final String masterId, final String otherId) {
 		organizationRepository.updateStatus(otherId, OrganizationStatus.hidden.toString());
 		openaireConflictRepository.findById(new OpenaireConflictPK(masterId, otherId)).ifPresent(openaireConflictRepository::delete);
@@ -585,4 +653,24 @@ public class DatabaseUtils {
 		return jdbcTemplate.queryForList(sql, String.class);
 	}
 
+	public Iterable<PersistentOrganizationView> listPersistentOrgs() {
+		return persistentOrganizationViewRepository.findAll();
+	}
+
+	public void addPersistentOrgs(final String id) {
+		final boolean valid = organizationRepository.findById(id)
+			.map(Organization::getStatus)
+			.filter(s -> s.equals(OrganizationStatus.approved.toString()))
+			.isPresent();
+		if (valid) {
+			persistentOrganizationRepository.save(new PersistentOrganization(id));
+		} else {
+			throw new RuntimeException("The ID does not refer to an approved Organization");
+		}
+	}
+
+	public void deletePersistentOrgs(final String id) {
+		persistentOrganizationRepository.deleteById(id);
+	}
+
 }

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/utils/JournalOperations.java

@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ public enum JournalOperations {
 	DUPLICATES,
 	FIX_CONFLICT,
 	NO_CONFLICT,
+	BACKUP_ORG,
 	UNKNOWN
 }

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/application.properties

@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ openorgs.support.pages = { "Ask a question": "https://www.openaire.eu/support/he
 
 openaire.override.logout.url = 
 
-openaire.explore.organization.baseurl = https://explore.openaire.eu/search/organization?organizationId=
+openaire.explore.organization.baseurl = https://explore.openaire.eu/search/organization?organizationId=%s

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/sql/schema.sql

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ DROP VIEW IF EXISTS users_view;
 DROP VIEW IF EXISTS conflict_groups_view;
 DROP VIEW IF EXISTS suggestions_info_by_country_view;
 DROP VIEW IF EXISTS duplicate_groups_view;
+DROP VIEW IF EXISTS persistent_orgs_view;
 
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS sysconf;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS other_ids;
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ DROP TABLE IF EXISTS relationships;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS urls;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS oa_duplicates;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS oa_conflicts;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS persistent_orgs;
+
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS organizations;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS org_types;
 
@@ -374,6 +377,10 @@ CREATE TABLE organizations (
 CREATE INDEX organizations_type_idx ON organizations(type);
 CREATE INDEX organizations_country_idx ON organizations(country);
 
+CREATE TABLE persistent_orgs (
+	id text PRIMARY KEY REFERENCES organizations(id) ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE
+);
+
 CREATE TABLE other_ids (
 	id      text REFERENCES organizations(id) ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE,
 	otherid text,
@@ -464,7 +471,9 @@ CREATE VIEW oa_duplicates_view AS
 	o.ec_internationalorganization,
 	o.ec_enterprise,
 	o.ec_smevalidated,
-	o.ec_nutscode
+	o.ec_nutscode,
+	substr(d.oa_original_id, 1, 14)||md5(substr(d.oa_original_id, 15)) as openaire_id,
+	false as openaire_persistent
 FROM
 	oa_duplicates d
 	LEFT OUTER JOIN organizations o ON (o.id = d.oa_original_id)
@@ -524,6 +533,8 @@ CREATE VIEW organizations_view AS SELECT
 	org.ec_enterprise,
 	org.ec_smevalidated,
 	org.ec_nutscode,
+	substr(org.id, 1, 14)||md5(substr(org.id, 15)) as openaire_id,
+	count(po.id) > 0 as openaire_persistent,
 	COALESCE(jsonb_agg(DISTINCT jsonb_build_object('id', oid.otherid, 'type', oid.type))                                         FILTER (WHERE oid.otherid IS NOT NULL), '[]') AS other_ids,
 	COALESCE(jsonb_agg(DISTINCT jsonb_build_object('name', n.name, 'lang', n.lang))                                              FILTER (WHERE n.name      IS NOT NULL), '[]') AS other_names,
 	COALESCE(jsonb_agg(DISTINCT a.acronym)                                                                                       FILTER (WHERE a.acronym   IS NOT NULL), '[]') AS acronyms,	
@@ -537,6 +548,7 @@ FROM
     LEFT OUTER JOIN urls u                ON (org.id = u.id)
     LEFT OUTER JOIN relationships r       ON (org.id = r.id1)
     LEFT OUTER JOIN organizations relorg  ON (relorg.id = r.id2)
+	LEFT OUTER JOIN persistent_orgs po    ON (org.id = po.id)
 GROUP BY
     org.id,
     org.name,
@@ -564,13 +576,16 @@ CREATE VIEW organizations_info_view AS SELECT
 	org.creation_date,
 	org.modified_by,
 	org.modification_date,
+	substr(org.id, 1, 14)||md5(substr(org.id, 15)) as openaire_id,
+	count(po.id) > 0 as openaire_persistent,
 	count(DISTINCT d.oa_original_id) as n_duplicates,
 	count(DISTINCT c.id2) as n_conflicts,
 	count(DISTINCT n.note) > 0 as note
 FROM organizations org
-	LEFT OUTER JOIN oa_duplicates d ON (org.id = d.local_id AND d.reltype = 'suggested')
+	LEFT OUTER JOIN oa_duplicates d    ON (org.id = d.local_id AND d.reltype = 'suggested')
-	LEFT OUTER JOIN oa_conflicts  c ON (org.id = c.id1 AND c.reltype = 'suggested')
+	LEFT OUTER JOIN oa_conflicts  c    ON (org.id = c.id1 AND c.reltype = 'suggested')
-	LEFT OUTER JOIN notes n         ON (org.id = n.id)
+	LEFT OUTER JOIN notes n            ON (org.id = n.id)
+	LEFT OUTER JOIN persistent_orgs po ON (org.id = po.id)
 GROUP BY org.id;
 	
 CREATE VIEW organizations_simple_view AS SELECT
@@ -674,6 +689,18 @@ WHERE
 GROUP BY o.id, o.name, o.city, o.country
 ORDER BY o.name;
 
+CREATE VIEW persistent_orgs_view AS SELECT
+	po.id,
+	substr(po.id, 1, 14)||md5(substr(po.id,15)) as openaire_id,
+	true as openaire_persistent,
+	o.name,
+	o.city,
+	o.country
+FROM
+	persistent_orgs po
+	JOIN organizations o ON (po.id = o.id)
+ORDER BY o.name;
+
 CREATE TABLE org_index_search(id text PRIMARY KEY, txt tsvector);
 CREATE INDEX org_index_search_txt_gin_idx ON org_index_search USING gin(txt);
 

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/html/pages/admin/persistentOrgs.html

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<h4>Persistent Organizations</h4>
+
+<p>
+	<small>It is necessary to persist the identifiers of the organizations associated to an Institutional Dashboard</small>
+</p>	
+
+<table class="table table-sm small">
+	<thead class="thead-light">
+		<tr>
+			<th style="width: 200px">ID</th>
+			<th style="width: 300px">OA Graph Node ID</th>
+			<th>Name</th>
+			<th style="width: 300px">Place</th>
+			<th style="width: 40px"></th>
+		</tr>
+	</thead>
+	<tbody ng-show="orgs.length > 0">
+		<tr ng-repeat="o in orgs">
+			<td><a href="#!/edit/0/{{o.id}}">{{o.id}}</a></td>
+			<td>{{o.openaireId}}</td>
+			<td>{{o.name}}</td>
+			<td><img ng-src="resources/images/flags/{{o.country}}.gif" /> {{o.city || '-'}}, {{o.country}}</td>
+			<td class="text-right">
+				<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm  btn-outline-danger" ng-click="deletePersistentOrg(o.id)">
+					<i class="fa fa-trash"></i>
+				</button>
+			</td>
+		</tr>
+	</tbody>
+	<tbody ng-hide="orgs.length > 0">
+		<tr>
+			<td colspan="5" class="text-muted">No persistent organizazions</td>
+		</tr> 
+	</tbody>
+	<tfoot>
+		<tr ng-init="newId=''">
+			<td colspan="4">
+				<input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="new persistent organization ID..." ng-model="newId" />
+			</td>
+			<td class="text-right">
+				<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-success" ng-click="addPersistentOrg(newId); newId=''" ng-disabled="!newId">
+					<i class="fa fa-plus"></i>
+				</button>
+			</td>
+		</tr>
+	</tfoot>
+</table>

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/html/pages/edit/edit.html

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 	<b>ID: </b>{{info.id}}<br />
 	<b>Created at</b> {{info.creationDate | date:'MMMM d, y HH:mm:ss'}} <b>by</b> {{info.createdBy}}<br />
 	<b>Modified at</b> {{info.modificationDate | date:'MMMM d, y HH:mm:ss'}} <b>by</b> {{info.modifiedBy}}<br />
-	<b>OA Graph Node ID: </b> {{info.oaGraphId}} <a href="{{info.oaGraphUrl}}" target="_blank">[try on OA Explore]</a><br/>
+	<b>OA Graph Node ID: </b> {{info.openaireId}} <a href="/redirect/oa/{{info.openaireId}}" target="_blank">[try on OA Explore]</a>
+	<span class="badge badge-info" title="It is probably related to an Institutional Dashboard" ng-show="info.persistent">persistent</span>	
+	<br/>
 </p>
 
 <div class="card">

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/html/parts/org_details.html

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 		'text-white bg-success' : show == 'success', 
 		'text-white bg-info'    : show == 'info',
 		'bg-secondary'          : show == 'secondary',
-		}">{{orgTitle}}</div>
+		}">{{orgTitle}} <span class="badge badge-warning" title="It is probably related to an Institutional Dashboard" ng-show="org.persistent">persistent ID</span></div>
 	<table class="table table-sm table-condensed" style="table-layout: fixed">
 		<tr class="d-flex">
 			<th class="col-4 pl-3">Name</th>

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/html/parts/org_duplicates.html

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 				<td class="col-2 text-center small"><img ng-src="resources/images/flags/{{sr.oaCountry}}.gif" /> {{sr.oaCountry}}</td>
 				<td class="col-3 small">
 					<b>Original Id:</b> <span class="text-monospace">{{sr.oaOriginalId}}</span><br />
-					<b>OA Graph Node ID: </b> <span class="text-monospace">{{sr.oaGraphId}}</span> <a href="{{sr.oaGraphUrl}}" target="_blank">[try]</a>
+					<b>OA Graph Node ID: </b> <span class="text-monospace">{{sr.openaireId}}</span> <a href="/redirect/oa/{{sr.openaireId}}" target="_blank">[try]</a>
 					<span ng-if="sr.oaCollectedFrom"><br /><b>Provenance:</b> {{sr.oaCollectedFrom}}</span>
 					<span ng-if="sr.createdBy && sr.createdBy != 'dedupWf'"><br /><b>Added by:</b> {{sr.createdBy}}</span>
 				</td>

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/js/organizations.js

@@ -119,7 +119,12 @@ orgsModule.directive('resolveConflictsModal', function($http, $route, $window) {
 					call_http_post($http, 'api/organizations/conflicts/fix/similar', ids, function(res) {
 						$('#' + scope.modalId).modal('hide');
 						if (scope.openNewOrg == '1') {
-							$('#' + scope.modalId).on('hidden.bs.modal', function (e) { $window.location.assign('#!/edit/0/' + res.data[0]); });
+							$('#' + scope.modalId).on('hidden.bs.modal', function (e) { 
+								var oldLoc = $window.location;
+								$window.location.assign('#!/edit/0/' + res.data[0]); 
+								var newLoc = $window.location;
+								if (oldLoc == newLoc) $route.reload();
+							});
 						} else { 
 							$('#' + scope.modalId).on('hidden.bs.modal', function (e) { $route.reload(); });
 						}
@@ -323,7 +328,13 @@ orgsModule.directive('orgConflicts', function($http, $window, $location, $route,
 					angular.forEach(scope.conflicts, function(o, pos) { ids.push(o.id); });
 					
 					if (merge) {
-						call_http_post($http, "api/organizations/conflicts/fix/similar", ids, function(res) { $window.location.assign('#!/edit/0/' + res.data[0]); }); 
+						call_http_post($http, "api/organizations/conflicts/fix/similar", ids, function(res) { 
+							if (res.data[0] == scope.org.id) {
+								$route.reload();
+							} else {
+								$window.location.assign('#!/edit/0/' + res.data[0]); 
+							}
+						}); 
 					} else {
 						call_http_post($http, "api/organizations/conflicts/fix/different", ids, function(res) { $route.reload(); }); 
 					}
@@ -379,6 +390,7 @@ orgsModule.config(function($routeProvider) {
 		.when('/sysconf',                              { templateUrl: 'resources/html/pages/admin/sysConf.html',           controller: 'sysConfCtrl' })
 		.when('/utils',                                { templateUrl: 'resources/html/pages/admin/utils.html',             controller: 'utilsCtrl' })
 		.when('/lastImport',                           { templateUrl: 'resources/html/pages/admin/lastImport.html',        controller: 'lastImportCtrl' })
+		.when('/persistentOrgs',                       { templateUrl: 'resources/html/pages/admin/persistentOrgs.html',    controller: 'persistentOrgsCtrl' })
 		.otherwise({ redirectTo: '/search' });
 });
 
@@ -806,6 +818,26 @@ orgsModule.controller('lastImportCtrl', function ($scope, $http) {
 	$scope.refresh();
 });	
 
+orgsModule.controller('persistentOrgsCtrl', function ($scope, $http) {
+	$scope.orgs = {};
+
+	$scope.refresh = function() {
+		call_http_get($http, 'api/persistentOrgs', function(res) { $scope.orgs = res.data; });
+	}
+	
+	$scope.addPersistentOrg = function(id) {
+		call_http_post($http, 'api/persistentOrgs', [ id ], function(res) { $scope.orgs = res.data; });
+	}
+	
+	$scope.deletePersistentOrg = function(id) {
+		if (confirm("Are you sure ?")) {
+			call_http_delete($http, 'api/persistentOrgs?id=' + id, function(res) { $scope.orgs = res.data; });
+		}
+	}	
+	
+	$scope.refresh();
+});	
+
 orgsModule.controller('utilsCtrl', function ($scope, $http) {
 	
 	$scope.fulltextIndexMessage = '';

apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/templates/main.html

@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ fieldset > legend        { font-size      : 1.2rem !important; }
 						<a class="dropdown-item" href="#!/utils" sec:authorize="hasRole('ROLE_OPENORGS_ADMIN')">System utilities</a>
 						<a class="dropdown-item" href="#!/lastImport" sec:authorize="hasRole('ROLE_OPENORGS_ADMIN')">Last import of suggestions</a>
 						<div class="dropdown-divider" sec:authorize="hasRole('ROLE_OPENORGS_ADMIN')"></div>	
+						<a class="dropdown-item" href="#!/persistentOrgs">Configure persistent organizations</a>
+						<div class="dropdown-divider" sec:authorize="hasRole('ROLE_OPENORGS_ADMIN')"></div>	
 						<a class="dropdown-item" href="#!/users">Manage users</a>
 					</div>
 				</li>