If your user account has the Read, Write, or Own permission level on a collection or data file in DME, you can browse for that data.
To browse for data:
- Log in as described in Logging In via the GUI. The Dashboard appears.
Click the Browse tab. The Browse page appears, displaying content based on access given to you by your group administrator. Your group administrator may have given you access to a specific collection, but not to a base path.
- If you do not have access to your base path, you have the following options:
- If you know some attributes for the collection of interest, you can search for it. For instructions, refer to Searching for Data via the GUI.
- If you have previously created a bookmark to access the collection or data file of interest (as described in Creating a Bookmark via the GUI), you can use that bookmark. For instructions, refer to Using a Bookmark via the GUI.
- If your group administrator has given you a path to the collection of interest, perform the following steps:
Click the browse to path icon (), visible on the left side or middle of the page, depending on the size of your browser window. The Browse dialog box appears.
- Specify your path and click Browse. The Browse page displays the collection of interest, including a details panel for the selected collection.
- To download data from the details panel, in the row for the item you want to download, click the download icon (). For more details, refer to Downloading Data via the GUI.
- To get the latest information from the database about a collection: Right-click the collection and select Refresh Node.
To return to the base path, click the browse to home icon (), visible on the left side or middle of the page, depending on the size of your browser window.
From the Browse page, you can take various actions. For instructions, refer to the following pages:
- Viewing Metadata via the GUI
- Creating an Empty Collection via the GUI
- Registering from Your File System via the GUI
- Registering Data in Bulk via the GUI
- Updating Metadata via the GUI
- Deleting a Bookmark via the GUI