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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 existing collection in which you want to create your new 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  An information icon (Image Added) appears next to the Base Path field and 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.) 
   
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   Consider examining the valid hierarchies for the selected base path. To do so, click the information icon next to the Base Path field. A Valid Hierarchies chart appears indicating the collection type or types allowed within each collection type. In the chart, a check mark indicates each collection in which you can register data files. 
   
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   To close the Valid Hierarchies chart, click elsewhere on the page.

4. Specify the rest of the data destination:
   
   1. Include Pageshared step - select collection typeshared step - select collection type

      If there is more than one collection type, select one for the new collection. For guidance on selecting a collection type, refer to your group administrator. For some collection types, the system displays a list of required metadata attributes. (If you are a group administrator and want to adjust the metadata attributes required by the collection type, contact NCIDataVault@mail.nih.gov.)

   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:
   
   

   1. Include Page
      shared step - add metadata shared step - add metadata

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

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

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