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Administrative Tasks in caNanoLab

If you are logged in as an admin, click the Administration menu option to perform administrative tasks. This option is hidden from those logged in as users or curators.

The Administration page displays three options. Click one of these links for more information about administrative tasks.

• Creating New User Accounts
• Configuring Site Preferences
• Transferring Data Ownership

Creating New User Accounts

To configure new users, you must log into caNanoLab as an administrator.

Follow these steps to configure new users:

1. Click the Administration menu bar option.
2. In the page that opens, click the Create User Accounts and Assign Privileges link. This link leads to the NCI's Common Security Module (CSM) where you can create users in the User Provisioning Tool (UPT). You must have administrative privileges to perform the tasks associated with creating a new user.

You can find more information about creating new users and assigning user privileges in the UPT User's Guide.

Configuring Site Preferences

To configure site preferences, you must log into caNanoLab as an administrator.

Using this feature of caNanoLab, you can add a logo or site banner to your instance of the caNanolab tool.

1. Click the Administration menu bar option.
2. In the page that opens, click the Configure Site Preferences link.
3. On the Site Preference page, click the Browse button.
4. Navigate to the logo or banner file you want to display in caNanoLab.
5. Click Submit. The imported logo displays in the upper right corner of the caNanoLab page. Click Reset to clear the fields on the form.

Transferring Data Ownership

To transfer data ownership, you must log into caNanoLab as an administrator.
Using this feature, you can transfer ownership of the data (samples, protocols, publications, collaboration groups) to a different user.

1. Click the Administration menu option.
2. In the page that opens, click the Transfer Data Ownership link.
3. On the Transfer Ownership page, enter the Current Owners Login Name. Click the search button ( Image Removed ) to find the information if you do not know it.
4. Enter the New Owner Login Name. Click the search button (Image Removed ) to find the information if you do not know it.
5. Select the Data Type from the drop-down list.
6. Click Submit to confirm the ownership transfer. All of the data owned by that owner will be transferred to the new owner. Click Reset to clear the fields on the form.

Managing Collaboration Groups

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1. On the Managing Collaboration Groups page, click the Edit link corresponding to an existing collaboration group.
2. On the form that opens, you can modify any details of the collaboration group, following the instructions given in .Creating a Collaboration Group.

Curating Data

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title Curator permissions
When a user is given curation privileges and logs in as a curator, caNanoLab displays features unavailable to users without curation permissions. A curator can review data in caNanoLab and determine whether to make it publicly available. A curator can also manage batch data availability.

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