If your user account has the Read permission level on a collection or data file in DME, you can view the metadata for that data in the GUI.
To view details:
- Log in as described in Logging In via the GUI. The Dashboard appears.
- Browse for content as described in Browsing for Data via the GUI. The Browse page appears.
- Navigate to and right-click the collection or data file you want to view. Click View Details. The Collection page or Data File page appears, listing the metadata for the collection or data file.
The following table describes the actions you can take on the Collection page or Data File page:
To do this ... | Do this ... |
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Download the collection or file | Click the download icon (Downloading Data via the GUI. ). The Download dialog box appears. For details, refer to |
Manage permissions for the collection or file | Click the permission icon ( Managing Permissions. ). The permissions page for that collection or file appears. For details, refer to |
Update user metadata for the collection or file | Click the edit icon (Updating Metadata for One Collection or Data File via the GUI. ). In the Metadata section of the page, the user metadata attributes become editable. For details, refer to |
Browse the collection or data file | Click the browse icon (Browsing for Data via the GUI. ). The Browse page appears, with the hierarchy of collections expanded to display the collection of interest or the parent collection for the data file. For details, refer to |
Bookmark the collection or data file | Click the bookmark icon (Creating a Bookmark via the GUI. ). The Bookmark dialog box appears. For details, refer to |
Delete the file | Click the delete icon (Deleting a Data File via the GUI. ). The availability of this icon depends on various factors. For details, refer to |
Delete an empty collection | Click the delete icon (Deleting a Collection via the GUI. ). The availability of this icon depends on various factors. For details, refer to |
Copy the path | Click the copy icon ( ). The system copies the path for the collection or file to your clipboard. |
View information about an attribute | Click the information icon ( ), if the attribute has that icon. The system displays information about that attribute. |
View the metadata of ancestor collections | Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Ancestor Metadata. The metadata rows for the ancestor collections appear, in order by collection type. |