Data storages describe the storage solution for datasets. A data storage can be accessible with multiple protocols. You must also defined how data is organized in the Data storage.
Fields:
- Name: The name of the data storage (required).
- Authenticated groups: Please assign one or more groups to the Data storage. Assigned groups will have change permissions to the Data storage. You can continue to assign permissions on the "Manage permissions" page of the created Data storage (required).
- Description: A text description of the Data storage.
- Data organization: How data is organized in the data storage. Eg. by Users/Subjects/Datasets; or simpler by Projects/Datasets.
- Data storage protocols: Description of the protocols active for the Data storage. This can be local hard drives, network protocols (CIFS, NFS, or AFP), cloud solutions (Dropbox or Google drive), web- or Peer-to-peer solutions. For each protocol, the path must be defined as well as the public status of the protocol (if the data storage is publicly available)
Permissions
You manage permissions through the management tab, where you can assign individual users and groups access levels to a data storage. Data storage have four permission levels: membership (read access), change permissions, managers, and owners. For more information on permissions, please visit the permissions page.
Data storage API Access
The API allows for programmable access to Data storage, enabling you to read, edit, and delete data storage through the API. For details about the data storage's fields and data structure, refer to the data storage API page.