Guide to entering file metadata
File metadata
File Name
Name of the file which complies with a naming convention if one has been established. (Compulsory)
Advice: Do not use file names which are too long, avoid special characters like & * % $ £ ° { ! @ which may be reserved for specific tasks depending on the operating system, use underscores or hyphens instead of fullstops or spaces, include as much descriptive information as possible to help identify the file.
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File Path
Hierarchical path of the directory structure used to display the file tree. (Optional)
Description
Summary which describes the file and its variables. (Recommended)
Provenance File
A file from a tool for capturing data provenance (like provR, RDataTracker, NoWorkFlow, recordr or CamFlow) which generates a graph of the origin of the data and the transformations it may have undergone. The file should be in the JSON format and conform to W3C standards. Currently this information can only be viewed by people who have editing rights on the dataset. (Optional)
Provenance Description
Information which documents the history of the dataset including how the data were created and modified and who worked on them. Currently this information can only be viewed by people who have editing rights on the dataset. (Optional)
File Tags
A tag used to describe a file. The values suggested in the list are: Documentation, Data and Code. New tags can be created with the command Custom File Tag (Recommended).
A helpful tip: it is possible to select several file tags for a single file. The tags must not replace other specific metadata like Keyword or Kind of data.
Tabular Data Tags
Label describing the type of data. The values suggested in the list are: Survey, Time Series, Panel, Event, Genomics, Network, Geospatial.
A helpful tip: it is possible to select several tabular data labels for a single file. Such labels must not replace other specific metadata like Keyword or Kind of data.