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What will you learn?

• How to upload, download and manage data
• How to inspect metadata/project overview info
• How to do simple searches
• How to create private and public links to share data

Lets get Started 

We have a website interface to our data storage system.  This is intended as a light weight interface for small scale data management work.

Load the website at https://data.pawsey.org.au (we recommend you use Chrome in this training).

Login with your provided authentication details.  Contact a trainer if something goes wrong.


Exercises

Exercise 1 - Navigate and inspect data with Data Portal

Perform the following:

  • login to the Data Portal,
  • navigate Data portal 
  • search for files (including wild card search)
  • discover allocation size


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titleSolution 1
  • login with your authentication details
  • Navigate the portal

  • Search for files


  • Find allocation size...how much storage does my project have?


Exercise 2 - Upload and download using Data Portal

Perform the following:

  • Upload a file to your project.
  • Download a file from your project,


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titleSolution 2
  • Upload a file to your project.

You can either drag and drop a file to your browser window, with the target folder selected. Alternatively, use the upload button

Observe the upload detail pane...click on Uploads. Have a look at the activity log button...

  • download a file from your project,

Exercise 3 - Managing data with Data Portal 

Perform the following:
  • Make a file public
  • Make a folder
  • Move file 
  • Move folder


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titleSolution 3
  • Make a file public and private

  • Make a folder

  • Moving file and folders

Navigate to the destination and click "Move to Here". This will work with Folders.