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Version: 8.0.1

Add edit permissions

Background

There are four roles available for a dataset: owner, manager, editor, and viewer. Each of them provides different permissions for making changes to a dataset. These permissions are summarized in the table below. You can find out more about permissions on the associated Pennsieve help page.

When you create a dataset, it is private and accessible only to you (you have owner permissions on the dataset). You can change who can access and modify your dataset by giving permissions to members or entire teams.

PermissionsOwnerManagerEditorViewer
View/download files
Edit name of a dataset
Upload/delete files
Add metadata
Manage permissions
Change dataset status
Share dataset with SPARC consortium (embargo)
Reserve DOI
Submit for pre-publishing review✅ (+ORCID linked)
Delete dataset
Change owner

Prerequisite

Team members who need to contribute to your dataset must have a Pennsieve account and have access to the SPARC Consortium organization on Pennsieve (see the Prerequisite section here for details).

How to

To access this interface click on the Free Form Mode side bar option, then click on the Manage Datasets tab, and finally click on the Add/edit permissions card.

Start by selecting/confirming your Pennsieve account and dataset. If you have not connected your Pennsieve account with SODA yet, use the instructions available here. The current permissions on the selected dataset will be displayed.

Add/edit permissions for team members

Follow these steps to give permissions to a team member:

  1. Click on Add/edit user permissions.
  2. Select the user from the dropdown list.
  3. Select a role from the dropdown list.
  4. Click on Add permission for user.

Add/edit permissions for teams

Follow these steps to give permissions to an entire Pennsieve team:

  1. Click on Add/edit team permissions.
  2. Select the team from the dropdown list.
  3. Select a role from the dropdown list.
  4. Click on Add permission for team.

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