Release a Dataverse

When you release a dataverse to the public, you can request that the Network admin announce the availablity of your dataverse on the Network homepage. Submit an e-mail request to the Network admin to announce your dataverse. On the Network homepage, click the main menu Contact Us option to submit your request by e-mail.

To make your dataverse available to the public:

1. Navigate to your dataverse homepage.
2. Click My Options in the top-right corner, scroll to Dataverse Users, Privileges, Release Settings and click Manage User Privileges, Release Dataverse.
   You see the Manage User Privileges and Release Dataverse page.
3. Under Dataverse Release Settings, click the drop-down list and change the setting from Not Released to Released.
4. Click Save Changes to keep your changes, or click Cancel to lose your changes.
   If your save succeeds, you see the message Update Successful!.
   Your dataverse is now available to the other Network users as specified by your site settings.