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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
    shared step - browse for content
    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 the Collection page or Data File page:

To do this ...Do this ...
Download the collection or file
In the row for the collection or file of interest, click

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

Web

GUI. 

Manage permissions for the collection or file
In the row for the collection or file of interest, click

Click the permission icon (

screenshot TBD

The permissions icon.Image Added ). The permissions page for that collection or file appears. For details, refer to

(link TBD)

Managing Permissions.

Update
custom
user metadata for the collection or file 

Click the edit icon (The edit icon.Image Modified). In the Metadata section of the page, the

custom

user metadata attributes become editable. For details, refer to Updating Metadata for One Collection or Data File via the

Web

GUI.

Browse the collection or data file

Click the browse icon (The browse icon.Image Modified). 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

Web

GUI.

Bookmark the collection or data file

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

Web

GUI.

Delete the file

Click the delete icon (The delete icon.Image Modified)

. A message appears, prompting you to confirm the deletion

. 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.