TIDCC TMAP was a first attempt at constructing an over-arching AP for crystallography data which would facilitate the exchange of not only metadata, but also the data itself. However, following several meetings is has become apparent that a more effective way forward is to adapt the ICAT data model (a simpler version of the CSMD) and schema to cater for curatorial and preservation activities since ICAT is presently being used by a growing proportion of the science community for managing their data. In future this record may be deprecated in favor of ICAT.