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This chapter describes how to use My Favorites. Topics in this chapter include:

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This section describes how to use the Favorites feature.

Topics in this section include the following:

My Favorites

Favorites are Samples, Protocols, or Publications that you choose to bookmark in caNanoLab for easy access on the My Favorites page. To add a favorite to the Favorites page, you must log in and perform a search for a Sample, Protocol, or Publication. From the search results, click Add to Favorites. Click the Favorites option on the caNanoLab menu bar, and the item will be listed under My Samples, My Protocols, or My Publications. The check boxes at the top enable you to select or hide any of the three types of Favorites.

The Favorites Samples, Protocols, and Publications tables display the following information.

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Definition

When you log in and click My Favorites, all of the samples, protocols, and publications that you bookmarked and added to My Favorites are listed on one page. You can view, edit, and remove these items from the My Favorites list. 

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Actions

Displays links to View, Edit, and Remove from Favorites for the item in that row.

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The name of the Sample Name, Protocol Name, or Publication Title defined for the item in caNanoLab.

Managing Items in Favorites

Once submitted items are loaded into My Favorites, you can view, edit, delete, or copy with the View, Edit, and Remove from Favorites links in the Action column.

Viewing a Sample

To display a Favorite Sample from the My Favorites page:

1. Find the Sample to review, and click View in the Action column.
   The Sample page opens with the following information.

   Name	Definition
   Sample Name	The name of the sample entered in caNanoLab.
   Created Date	Indicates the date on which the sample was submitted to caNanoLab.
   Keywords	Add any keyword(s) you want associated with the selected sample, one keyword per line. You can enter something not necessarily captured by any data. The keywords you enter can be used to search for this sample ID.
   Point of Contact	The site that is source of the sample.
   Primary Contact	Indicating whether the point of contact is the main point of contact in the organization.
   Contact Person	A contact person at the organization.
   Organization	The name of the organization for the point of contact.
   Role	The role of the point of contact at the organization.

   To return to the My Favorites page, click the Back ( _{Image Removed} ) button, not the Browser button.

Updating a Sample

To update a Favorite Sample from the My Favorites page:

1. Click Edit in the Action column of the sample row that you want to update, copy, delete, or reset.
   The Sample Update page opens with the following information.

   Name	Definition
   Sample Name	The name of the sample entered in caNanoLab.
   Point of Contact	To add additional Points of Contact, click Add. The Point of Contact dialog box displays. Add the information as needed, and click Save or Cancel. Another contact row is added. To edit the Point of Contact, click Edit in the appropriate contact row. The Point of Contact dialog box displays. Modify the information as needed, and click Save or Cancel. The contact row is updated.
   Primary Contact	Indicating whether the point of contact is the main point of contact in the organization.
   Contact Person	A contact person at the organization.
   Organization	The name of the organization's point of contact.
   Role	The role of the point of contact in the organization.
   Keywords	Add any keyword(s) you want associated with the selected sample, one keyword per line. You can enter something not necessarily captured by any data. The keywords you enter can be used to search for this sample ID.
   Access to the Sample	To add a Group Name, click Add. The Access Information panel displays. Click the Collaboration Group button, and enter a name. To add a User Name Login, click Add. The Access Information panel displays. Click the User button, and enter a name. If you enter a partial name, click the search icon Image Removed to select from groups or users to which you have read access. Specify whether the group or user can read only or read, update, and delete the sample. To remove the information that you just entered, click Remove. When you are done, click Save. The row is updated.
   Group Name and Access	Displays the Group Name at the Organization that will have access to the sample.
   User Login Name and Access	Displays the User at the Organization that will have access to the sample.
   Data Availability Metrics	To display the Data Availability Metrics for the sample, click Generate. The Metrics display. To edit the Metrics, click Edit. The Data Availability Metrics dialog box displays. See Data Availability Metrics for more information.

2. To reset the values and remove your changes, click Reset.

3. To remove the sample from caNanoLab, click Delete. Confirm the deletion. This action deletes the sample from the caNanoLab database, executed behind the scenes at a scheduled time.

4. To make a copy of the sample in caNanoLab, click Copy. For more information, see Copying Samples.

5. To save your changes, click Update.

Viewing a Protocol

To display a Favorite Protocol from the My Favorites page:

1. Find the protocol to review, and click View in the Action column.

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   Not all protocols have PDF files associated with them, so the View link may not be available for every protocol.

2. You are prompted to open or save the file on your computer.

Updating a Protocol

To update a Favorite Protocol from the My Favorites page:

Click Edit in the Action column of the protocol row that you want to update, copy, delete, reset or submit.
The Protocol Update page opens with the following information for you to change.

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Name

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Definition

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Protocol Name

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The name of the sample entered in caNanoLab.

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Shortened phrase used in place of the protocol name

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Protocol Version

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Enter or select from the drop-down list of protocol version numbers.

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Protocol File

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Click the Browse button to navigate to the protocol file.

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Enter the title of the protocol file.

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Enter any additional descriptive information that the form does not include.

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1. To add a Group Name, click Add. The Access Information panel displays. Click the Collaboration Group button, and enter a name.
   To add a User Name Login, click Add. The Access Information panel displays. Click the User button, and enter a name.
2. If you enter a partial name, click the search icon Image Removed to select from groups or users to which you have read access.
3. Specify whether the group or user can read only or read, update, and delete the sample.
   To remove the information that you just entered, click Remove.
4. When you are done, click Save. The row is updated.

You can adjust what items are listed on My Workspace with the Samples, Protocols, or Publications boxes at the top of the page.

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My Favorite Samples

You can review or edit a sample, or remove the sample from My Favorites.  

1. Ensure that Samples is selected at the top of My Favorites and scroll down to My Samples.

2. Find the sample you want to review or change. My Samples includes a column for the Sample Name and Nanomaterial Entity Description column which may or may not be complete. 

3. Select an action as described in the following table.

   To...	In the Actions column...
   Review a sample	Click View and the Sample page opens. For details, refer to Managing Samples in caNanoLab.
   Update a sample	Click Edit and the Update Sample page opens. For details, refer to Updating a Sample.  Info title Updating after approval If you need to update an item after it is released to the public, you must update and submit it for curator review again.
   Remove a sample from My Favorites	Click Delete from Favorites and confirm the removal, and the sample is removed from My Favorites.
   Share a Sample with a user or user group	Click Edit. For details, refer to Sharing a Sample with a User or Group.

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My Favorite Protocols

You can review or edit a protocol, or remove the protocol from My Favorites.  

1. Ensure that Protocols is selected at the top of My Favorites and scroll down to My Protocols.

2. Find the protocol you want to review or change. My Protocols includes a column for the Protocol Name and Protocol File Title which may or may not be complete. 

3. Select an action as described in the following table.

   To...	In the Actions column...
   Update a protocol	Click Edit and the Edit Protocol page opens. For details, refer to Editing a Protocol.  Info title Updating after approval If you need to update an item after it is released to the public, you must update and submit it for curator review again.
   Remove a protocol from the caNanoLab database	Click Delete from Favorites and confirm the removal, and the protocol is removed from My Favorites.
   Share a protocol with another user or user group	Click Edit. For details, refer to Sharing a Protocol with a User or Group.

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My Favorite Publications

You can review or edit a publication, or remove the publication from My Favorites.  

1. Ensure that Publication is selected at the top of My Favorites and scroll down to My Publications.

2. Find the publication you want to review or change. 

3. Select an action as described in the following table.

   To...	In the Actions column...
   Update a publication	Click Edit and the Edit Publication page opens. For details, refer to Editing a Publication.  Info title Updating after approval If you need to update an item after it is released to the public, you must update and submit it for curator review again.
   Remove a publication from the caNanoLab database	Click Delete from Favorites and confirm the removal, and the protocol is removed from My Favorites.
   Share a publication with a user or user group	Click Edit. For details, refer to Sharing a Publication with a User or Group.
   Access Publication ID	If available, click the link to display information about the publication at the PubMed.gov web site.

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To reset the values and remove your changes, click Reset.

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To remove the protocol from caNanoLab, click Delete.

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To submit your changes for review, click Submit for Review.

Viewing a Publication

To display a Favorite Protocol from the My Favorites page:

1. Load the Protocols into MyWorkspace, find the protocol to review, and click View in the Action column.
   The Publication information shows on the PubMed.gov web site.

Updating a Publication

To update a Favorite Publication from the My Favorites page:

1. Click Edit in the row of the publication that you want to update, delete, reset, or submit.
   The Publication Update page opens with the following information.

   Name	Definition
   Publication Type	Select (or review) the type of publication from the drop-down list. Pre-selected if starting from within a sample. Book chapter Editorial Peer review article Proceeding Report Review
   Publication Status	If appropriate, from the drop-down list, select the appropriate status. Or if appropriate, simply review the status. In Preparation In Press Published Submitted
   PubMed ID	The PubMed ID (can be a hypertext link). Once you enter the ID, the other appropriate data fields on this form, such as Title, Journal, Authors, etc., are automatically populated. You can enter keywords and description, however, to override the text from PubMed. If you remove the PubMed ID, the related data fields are cleared.
   Digital Object ID	Appropriate DOI
   Title	Publication title. (See PubMed ID description for how to auto-populate this field)
   Journal	Journal in which publication occurs.
   Year of Publication	Year of the publication.
   Volume	Volume of the publication
   Authors	Publication authors.
   Keywords	A term that can be used in a search query to find the publication.
   Description	A description for the publication.
   Research Category	Check (or review) the Research Category relevant to the publication. animal cell line characterization clinical trials in vitro [characterization] in vivo [characterization] synthesis
   File	Click the Browse button to navigate to the publication to be associated with the sample, or enter the URL where the publication is located.
   Sample Name	One or more sample names to be associated with the publication.
   Access to the Publication	To add a Group Name, click Add. The Access Information panel displays. Click the Collaboration Group button, and enter a name. To add a User Name Login, click Add. The Access Information panel displays. Click the User button, and enter a name. If you enter a partial name, click the search icon Image Removed to select from groups or users to which you have read access. Specify whether the group or user can read only or read, update, and delete the sample. To remove the information that you just entered, click Remove. When you are done, click Save. The row is updated.
   Group Name and Access	Displays the Group Name at the Organization that will have access to the sample.
   User Login Name and Access	Displays the User at the Organization that will have access to the sample.

2. To reset the values and remove your changes, click Reset.

3. To remove the sample from caNanoLab, click Delete. Confirm the deletion. This action deletes the sample from the caNanoLab database, executed behind the scenes at a scheduled time.

4. To submit your changes for review, click Submit for Review.

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   If the Update button is not available to save your changes, you must click Submit for Review first.

Deleting a Favorite

To remove a Favorite from the My Favorites page, click the Remove From Favorites link in the Action column. You must confirm the deletion by clicking OK. The Favorite is removed from the My Samples, My Protocols, or My Publications table.

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