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This page describes how to view data (collection or file) details in the web If your user account has the Read permission level on a collection or data file in DME, you can view the metadata for that data in the GUI. 

To view details:

  1. Log in as described in Logging In via the Web GUI. The Dashboard appears.
  2. Include Page
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    shared step - browse for content
  3. Navigate to and right-click the collection or data file you want to view. Click View Details. The Collection page or Data File page appears. (Optional) To view , listing the metadata of for the parent collection, click Parent Metadata.collection or data file. 

The following table describes the actions you can take on From the Collection page or Data File page, you can take various actions. For instructions, refer to the following pages::

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Download the collection or file

Click the download icon (The download icon.Image Added). The Download dialog box appears. For details, refer to Downloading Data via the

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GUI. 

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Manage permissions for the collection or file

Click the permission icon ( The permissions icon.Image Added ). The permissions page for that collection or file appears. For details, refer to Managing Permissions.

Update user metadata for the collection or file 

Click the edit icon (The edit icon.Image Added). In the Metadata section of the page, the user metadata attributes become editable. For details, refer to Updating Metadata for One Collection or Data File via the GUI.

Browse the collection or data file

Click the browse icon (The browse icon.Image Added). The Browse page appears, with the hierarchy of collections expanded to display the collection of interest or the parent collection for the data file. For details, refer to Browsing for Data via the GUI.

Bookmark the collection or data file

Click the bookmark icon (The bookmark icon.Image Added). The Bookmark dialog box appears. For details, refer to Creating a Bookmark via the

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GUI.

Delete the file

Click the delete icon (

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The delete icon.Image Added). The availability of this icon depends on various factors. For details, refer to Deleting a Data File via the GUI.

Delete an empty collection

Click the delete icon (The delete icon.Image Added). The availability of this icon depends on various factors. For details, refer to Deleting a Collection via the GUI.

Copy the path

Click the copy icon (The copy icon.Image Added). The system copies the path for the collection or file to your clipboard.

View information about an attribute

Click the information icon (The attribute information icon.Image Added), if the attribute has that icon. The system displays information about that attribute. 

View the metadata of ancestor collectionsScroll down to the bottom of the page and click Ancestor Metadata. The metadata rows for the ancestor collections appear, in order by collection type.