Manage Dataverses

You can edit and remove both standard and harvesting dataverses.

For harvesting dataverses, you can:

  • Define harvesting schedule.
  • Schedule harvesting.
  • Run harvester manually.

See the following topics for detailed information:

Edit Dataverse Setup

To edit options for a dataverse:

  1. Navigate to the Network homepage.
  2. Click Network Options in the top-right corner, scroll to Dataverses, Harvesting, Exporting and OAI Sets, and then click Manage Dataverses.
    You see the Manage Dataverses page.
  3. Click the name of the dataverse for which you choose to manage options.
    You see the My Options page for the dataverse that you selected.
    For information about the setup of standard dataverses, see Create a New Dataverse.
    For information about the setup of harvesting dataverses, see Create a New Harvesting Dataverse.

Define Harvesting Schedule

Use the Status column in the Harvest Dataverse list to access harvesting schedules as follows:

  1. Navigate to the Network homepage, and click Network Options.
    You see the [Your] Dataverse Network Admin Options page.
  2. Scroll to the Dataverses, Harvesting, Exporting, and OAI Sets options, and then click Manage Dataverses.
    You see the Manage Dataverses page.
  3. If no schedule is set up, the message Harvesting Schedule Not Defined is displayed in the row for that dataverse.
    To set up a harvesting schedule, click the Define Harvesting Schedule link.
    You see the Harvest Dataverse page, with values for the current configuration.
  4. Click the Scheduled Harvesting? check box to enable the schedule.
  5. Set up the following fields to enable the schedule. See Create a New Harvesting Dataverse for information about these fields:
    • Scheduled Harvesting Period - Select Harvest daily or Harvest weekly.
    • Scheudled Harvesting Hour of Day - Set the time of day at which to perform the harvest.
    • Scheduled Harvesting Day of Week - For a weekly harvest, also set the day on which to perform the harvest.
  6. Click Save to save the schedule, or click Cancel to loose the setup.

Schedule Harvesting

Use the Status column in the Harvest Dataverse list to enable or disable scheduled harvesting as follows:

  1. Navigate to the Network homepage, and click Network Options.
    You see the [Your] Dataverse Network Admin Options page.
  2. Scroll to the Dataverses, Harvesting, Exporting, and OAI Sets options, and then click Manage Dataverses.
    You see the Manage Dataverses page.
  3. If a schedule is set up but is not active, the message Not Scheduled is displayed in the row for that dataverse. A Schedule Haravesting button appears beside the message.
    If a schedule is set up and is active, the message Scheduled is displayed, and an Unschedule Haravesting button appears.
    To enable harvesting on the configured schedule, click the Schedule Harvesting button.
    To disable harvesting on the configured scheduled, click the Unshcedule Harvesting button.

Run Harvester Manually

To harvest a dataverse manually:

  1. Navigate to the Network homepage, and click Network Options.
    You see the [Your] Dataverse Network Admin Options page.
  2. Scroll to the Dataverses, Harvesting, Exporting, and OAI Sets options, and then click Manage Dataverses.
    You see the Manage Dataverses page.
  3. Click the Run Harvester Now button in the row corresponding to the dataverse you choose to harvest.
    The page changes to display Harvesting Currently Running in place of the Run Harvester Now button. All options for that dataverse are disabled until the harvesting activity is complete, or until you toggle the Schedule/Unschedule Harvesting button.

Remove Dataverses

To remove a dataverse from the Network:

  1. Navigate to the Network homepage.
  2. Click Network Options in the top-right corner, scroll to Dataverses, Harvesting, Exporting and OAI Sets, and then click Manage Dataverses.
    You see the Manage Dataverses page.
  3. Locate the entry for the dataverse that you choose to remove, and then click the Remove link in that row of the list.
    You see the Deleting a Dataverse page.
  4. To confirm the remove action, click the Delete button. Or click the Cancel button to keep the dataverse in the Network.
    If your delete was successful, you see a Delete Successful page.