This guide explains how to use the administrative features of the National Biomedical Imaging Archive (NBIA).
Security applies to all administration tools in NBIA. When you log into NBIA, only the administration tools for which you have been granted permissions are visible in the Admin menu. Their use is described on this page.
Only an NBIA administrator can create new users for NBIA.
Before NBIA users can be created, an administrator with access to the User Authorization Tool must register the NCIA application and assign an administrative user to the NCIA application there. The administrator can then assign users to NBIA and roles to each user. The following table describes the role structure in NBIA.
Role | Functionality | Can Perform Operation |
|---|---|---|
NCIA.READ | Search capability | Everything else Note: This role is applied to guest users. |
NCIA.MANAGE_VISIBILITY_STATUS | Access the QC Tool | |
NCIA.VIEW_SUBMISSION_REPORT | Access and verify a submission | |
NCIA.MANAGE_COLLECTION_DESCRIPTION | Edit a collection description | |
NCIA.SUPER_CURATOR | Create, edit, and delete workflow items Review and delete saved queries Approve the deletion of image series Delete a shared list | |
NCIA.DELETE_ADMIN | Delete images approved for deletion | |
| NCIA.ADMIN | Use the User Authorization Tool | Use the User Authorization Tool Note: This role is also needed to access CSM UPT. |
The roles you assign allow a user to perform tasks in NBIA. Additionally, an administrator can perform the following tasks:
Do not use special characters in user names. You can use special characters in passwords. |
For more information about creating new NBIA users/user groups and performing other tasks in the User Authorization Tool, see the User Authorization Tool documentation.
As an administrator, you can assist in the two-tier process of deleting NBIA data. To do so, you must have been granted specific roles. For more information about the roles and the deletion processes, see Approving Image Deletions and Manually Deleting Image Series.
NBIA role required to use this feature: NCIA.ADMIN
For more information about roles, see Creating a New NBIA User.
Administrators use the User Authorization tool to manage data access by users, user groups, protection groups, and roles.
Topics in this section include:
To access and use the User Authorization Tool, you must be an NBIA administrator.