Overview

The landing page of the RDMS web portal consists of three main sections: the (navigation) menu, the browser, and the content of the selected menu item. By hovering over the button on the menu bar, you will see all the menu items that are available to you. Clicking on the icons in the menu will let you navigate to the relevant browser and content page of the item you selected. By default, the landing page of the Web interface is set to be the “Data Browser” for all users (see figure above).

Because the Data Browser is your landing page, we will explain what you are seeing in a bit more detail. The green box in the figure above is the browser of the menu item. In this case, it is a directory browser allowing you quick access to your files and folders in the RDMS. You can reveal and hide the directory browser by using the and buttons in the menu bar, respectively. Depending on your permissions, you might not be able to see entries in the “Projects” and “Team drives” environments. How to gain access to such environments is explained in the wiki sections about RDMS Team Drives and RDMS Projects and Archives.

To the right of the directory browser, you will find the area that shows the content of the currently selected section of the RDMS. For example, if you select “My folder”, you will see the content of your personal home folder. Next to the data in the selected location, you can use the button to reveal/hide further information and options. Among other things, this window can be used to display general information about the selected data, to see and modify associated metadata, to display info on currently set permissions, and to share data with other RDMS users . The button highlighted in the figure below will show information on the current directory, while selecting the button to the side of a folder or file name will display information on the selected file or folder.

For quick access to the explanation of the different menu items, please refer to the list below:

• Data Browser
• Search
• Open Data Browser in a new tab
• Data Management*
• Metadata Templates Settings
• Workflows
• Processes and Jobs
• Dashboard
• Reports
• Contact Support
• User Profile
• User Notifications

*: Item only available for users with elevated roles in the system.