- Search for the data of interest, as described in Finding Data.
- In the search results, click the link for the asset of interest. The Asset Details page appears with the following lists:
- The program, study, and asset names.
- The asset path and a shareable link. To copy the shareable link, click the copy icon. The system copies the URL to your clipboard.
- A list of asset attributes and attribute values. If an attribute value begins with http or https, DME displays it as a hyperlink.
- A list of files.
The following two tables describe the actions you can take in the list of files.
You can perform the following the actions in the list of files without logging in:
To do this ... | Do this ... |
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Select the number of files per page | In the Rows per Page box, select a number. The minimum number of files per page is 10 and the maximum is 100. |
Sort by name or file size | Click the column header. |
View all user metadata and key system metadata for a file | Click the Metadata icon () next to the filename. (For recently-updated metadata, click this icon one hour after the update.) If an attribute value begins with http or https, DME displays it as a hyperlink. |
Move to the previous page of results | Click the previous icon. |
Move to the next page of results | Click the next icon. |
If you uploaded the asset, or if you belong to an access group associated with the asset, you can perform the following the actions in the list of files after logging in. (For instructions, refer to Logging In.) In the row for the file of interest, click the Copy File Path icon (). The system copies the path to your clipboard. In the row for the file of interest, click the Download File icon (). The Download page appears. For details, refer to Downloading Data. Select the Batch Select checkbox. (To exclude a file from download, click the checkbox for that row.) Click Download Selected Files. The Download page appears. For details, refer to Downloading Data. In the row for the file of interest, click the Edit File Metadata icon (). For details, refer to Editing Metadata. In the row for the file of interest, click the Download File Metadata icon (). A message appears. For details, refer to Downloading Metadata for an Asset. In the row for the file of interest, click the Delete File icon (). A confirmation message appears. For details, refer to Deleting a File. If the following criteria are met, you can delete a file: The parent collection is not public. For information, refer to Managing Group Access. # To do this ... Do this ... 1 Copy the path for a file 5 Download a file 6 Download multiple files 2 Edit the metadata for a file 3 Download the metadata for a file 4 Download the metadata for multiple files Select the Batch Select checkbox. (To exclude a file from download, click the checkbox for that row.) Click Download Selected Metadata. A message appears. For details, refer to Downloading Metadata for an Asset. 7 Delete a file