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 admin 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 |
|---|---|
NCIA.READ | Search capability |
NCIA.MANAGE_VISIBILITY_STATUS | Privilege to access QC Tool |
NCIA.VIEW_SUBMISSION_REPORT | Privilege to access Verify Submission |
NCIA.MANAGE_COLLECTION_DESCRIPTION | Privilege to edit a collection description |
NCIA.SUPER_CURATOR | Privilege to approve the deletion of image series |
NCIA.DELETE_ADMIN | Privilege to execute the deletion of images approved for deletion |
The roles you assign allow a user to perform tasks in TCIA. Additionally, an administrator can perform the following tasks:
For more information about creating new TCIA 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 National Biomedical Imaging Archive Administrator's Guide 6.5 and Manually Deleting Image Series.
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.