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====== Best Practices ====== | ====== Best Practices ====== | ||
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- | The section will be gradually | + | The section will be gradually |
- | If you feel that an important information should be added to this section, | + | If you believe |
- | ===== Data Naming ===== | + | ===== Naming |
For the optimal usage of the RDMS, it is highly recommended to follow these best practices for naming your files/ | For the optimal usage of the RDMS, it is highly recommended to follow these best practices for naming your files/ | ||
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- | Example of a folder structure with good naming: | + | Example of a folder structure with correct |
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- | ===== Detecting Corrupt Files ===== | + | ===== Bundling of Data Sets ===== |
- | In rare cases, it can happen that data arrives | + | To improve the performance of the RDMS, it is recommended to store data sets numerous small files in a structured format like '' |
- | Restarting the data transfer can solve this issue, but it can also happen that the already transferred data is kept in a locked state which results in problems when the transfer is restarted as those files cannot be overwritten directly. | + | Best practices to handle such cases are: |
- | If you experience these issues, it is normally recommended | + | - Fist, collect all data locally. |
+ | - Before archiving in the RDMS, bundle the data set or its subsets into a structured data format (as mentioned above). | ||
+ | - Upload the bundled format | ||
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+ | - (Optional) Unbundle the data on the RDMS.) | ||
- | Users of the command-line tool `iCommands` have furthermore the possibility to detect such locked files directly via an appropriate | + | For extraction on the RDMS, CLI users can use the '' |
- | In general, these issues manifest in '' | + | For RDMS web interface users, the " |
- | To check all files at a RDMS location ''/ | + | ===== Locked Files (HIERARCHY_ERROR) ===== |
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+ | In rare cases, data may arrive in an incomplete form in the RDMS. This usually happens if a data transfer abruptly interrupted, | ||
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+ | Restarting the data transfer may solve this issue. However, it is possible that the already transferred data remains in a locked state, causing problems when the transfer is restarted as those files cannot be overwritten directly. | ||
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+ | If you experience these issues, it is recommended to contact [[rdms-support@rug.nl|RDMS-Support]]. | ||
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+ | Users of the command-line tool [[rdms: | ||
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+ | In general, these issues manifest in '' | ||
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+ | To check all files at a RDMS location ''/ | ||
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- | While the locked files cannot be directly removed, they can still be moved first to another location in the your home/team location, for example a separate folder for locked files. Afterwards, the data transfer can be restarted. | + | ==== Removal of Locked Files ==== |
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+ | While the locked files cannot be directly removed, they can still be moved first to another location in your home/team location, for example | ||
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+ | Best practices to handle locked files and resolve the '' | ||
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+ | - Create a new folder in your home or team drive to contain all locked files. | ||
+ | - Use the ' | ||
+ | - Restart the data transfer. The '' | ||
+ | - If you accumulated multiple locked files in your folder which you cannot delete, please contact [[rdms-support@rug.nl|RDMS-Support]] and we will help you remove these. | ||
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+ | **Note:** It is recommended not to contact RDMS support for every locked file, but instead first try to resolve it as described above. However, if numerous locked files are detected, you can directly contact RDMS support. |