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1. Log in as described in Logging In via the GUI. The Dashboard appears.
   
   
2. Select a method:
   
   • If you are not familiar with the data destination, browse for it, as described in Browsing for Data via the GUI. Navigate to and right-click the location where you want to create your collection. Click Add Collection. The Register Collection page appears. 
   • If you are familiar with the data destination, select this method: In the left panel, click Register > Collection. The Register Collection page appears. 
     
     
     
     If you browsed to the data destination, that portion of the page has only the Collection Type and Collection Path fields, with a system-generated collection path already specified.
     
     

3. If the Base Path field is available, select the base path specified by your group administrator. The system begins to populate values in the Collection Type field and the Collection Path field. (If you are a group administrator and want the Collection Type field to list more collection types, contact NCIDataVault@mail.nih.gov.) 
   
   

4. Specify the rest of the data destination:
   

   1. Include Page
      shared step - select collection type shared step - select collection type

   2. Include Page
      shared step - specify collection path shared step - specify collection path

5. Consider hovering over the information icon () for each attribute. A tooltip appears with information about that attribute. 
   
   
   
6. Specify the collection metadata:
   
   

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      shared step - add metadata 20190926 shared step - add metadata 20190926

   2. Include Page
      shared step - specify attribute values shared step - specify attribute values

7. Include Page
   shared step - register collection shared step - register collection

For instructions on performing a similar task in the CLU, refer to Creating an Empty Collection via the GUI - 20190926.