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- Log in as described in Logging In via the GUI. The Dashboard appears.
- 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 collection in which you want to register your data file. Click Add DatafileData File. The Register Data File page appears.
- If you are familiar with the data destination, select this method: In the left panel, click Register > Data File. The Register Data File page appears.
If you browsed to the data destination, that portion of the page has only the Data File Path field, with a system-generated collection path already specified.
If the Base Path and Collection Type fields are available, specify the data destination:
Select the base path specified by your group administrator.
The systemAn information icon () appears next to the Base Path field and the system begins to populate values in the Collection Type field and the Data File Path field. (If you are a group administrator and want the Collection Type field to list more collection types, contact NCIDataVault@mail.nih.gov.)
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.
To close the Valid Hierarchies chart, click elsewhere on the page.
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- Specify the data source:
Consider specifying a checksum for validation of data transfer.
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Include Page shared step - specify data file path shared step - specify data file path - Consider hovering over the information icon (
) for each attribute. A tooltip appears with information about that attribute. - Specify the file metadata:
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