Dataverse Settings

For detailed information about how to customize and manage general functions for your own dataverse, see the following topics:

Edit General Settings

To edit the type, affiliation, name, or alias settings of your dataverse:

  1. Log in and navigate to your dataverse homepage.
  2. Click My Options, scroll to Dataverse Settings and click Edit General Settings.
    You see the Edit Dataverse General Settings page.
  3. You can change the type of your dataverse if you choose.
    Note: If you change the type of a dataverse, you remove that dataverse from any group to which you added it. A Scholar dataverse always appears in the Scholar Dataverses group on the Network homepage, while a Basic dataverse without a group assignment appears in the Other group.
  4. If you edit a Scholar dataverse type, you can edit any of the following:
    • First Name - Edit your first name, which appears with your last name on the Network homepage in the Scholar Dataverse group.
    • Last Name - Edit your last name, which appears with your first name on the Network homepage in the Scholar Dataverse group.
    • Affiliation - Edit your insitutional identity.
    • Dataverse Name - Edit the title for your dataverse, which appears on your dataverse homepage.
      There are no naming restrictions.
    • Dataverse Alias - Edit your dataverse's URL.
      Special characters (~,`, !, @, #, $, %, ^, &, and *) and spaces are not allowed.

    If you edit a Basic dataverse type, you can edit any of the following:

    • Affiliation - Edit your institutional identity.
    • Dataverse Name - Edit the title for your dataverse, which appears on your dataverse homepage.
      There are no naming restrictions.
    • Dataverse Alias - Edit your dataverse's URL.
      Special characters (~,`, !, @, #, $, %, ^, &, and *) and spaces are not allowed.
  5. Click Save to keep your changes, or click Cancel to lose your changes.

Edit Layout Branding (Dataverse)

When you first create a dataverse, the top of every page contains the text A description of your Dataverse or announcements may be added here. Use My Options to edit or remove this text.. You can customize the default banner and footer to any style, such as that used on your personal website. You can use plain text, HTML, JavaScript, and style tags to define your custom banner and footer. If your website has such elements as a navigation menu or images, you can add them here.

To edit the banner and footer of your dataverse:

  1. Log in and navigate to your dataverse homepage.
  2. Click My Options, scroll to Dataverse Settings and click Edit Layout Branding.
    You see the Edit Dataverse Layout Branding page.
  3. In the Custom Banner field, enter your banner.
    See Layout Branding Tips for guidelines.
  4. In the Footer field, enter your footer.
    See Layout Branding Tips for guidelines.
  5. Click Save to keep your changes, or click Cancel to lose your changes.

Layout Branding Tips

Use these tips for creating or editing your dataverse layout branding:

  • A light blue background in any form field indicates that HTML, JavaScript, and style tags are permitted. The html and body element types are not allowed.
  • When you link to files, such as images or pages on a web server outside the Network, be sure to use the full URL. An example is http://www.mypage.com/images/image.jpg.
  • If you recreate content from a website that uses frames to combine content on the sides, top, or bottom, then you must substitute the frames with table or div element types. You can open such an element in the banner field and close it in the footer field.
  • Each time you click Save, your banner and footer automatically are validated for HTML and other code errors. If an error message is displayed, correct the error and then click Save again.
  • You can use the banner or footer to house a link from your homepage to your personal website. Be sure to wait until you release your dataverse to the public before you add any links to another website. And, be sure to link back from your website to your homepage.

Edit Description (Dataverse)

By default your dataverse homepage includes the following description: There are no local announcements.

To change the content of this description:

  1. Log in and navigate to your dataverse homepage.
  2. Click My Options, scroll to Dataverse Settings and click Edit Description.
    You see the Edit Dataverse Description page.
  3. Enter your announcement text in the field provided.
    Note: A light blue background in any form field indicates HTML, JavaScript, and style tags are permitted. The html and body element types are not allowed.
  4. Click Save to keep your changes, or click Cancel to lose your changes.

Manage E-Mail Notifications (Dataverse)

You can edit the e-mail address used on your dataverse’s Contact Us page and by the Network when sending notifications on processes and errors. By default, the e-mail address used is from the user account of the dataverse creator.

To edit the contact and notification e-mail address for your dataverse:

  1. Log in and navigate to your dataverse homepage.
  2. Click My Options, scroll to Dataverse Settings and click Manage E-Mail Notifications.
    You see the Manage E-Mail Notifications page.
  3. Enter one or more e-mail addresses in the E-Mail Address field.
    Provide the addresses of users who you choose to receive notification when contacted from this dataverse. Any time a user submits a request through your dataverse, including the Request to Contribute link and the Contact Us page, e-mail is sent to all addresses that you enter in this field.
    Separate each address from others with a comma. Do not add any spaces between addresses.
  4. Click Save to keep your changes, or click Cancel to lose your changes.

Add Fields to Search Results

Your dataverse includes the Network's search and browse features to assist your visitors in locating the data that they need. By default, the Cataloging Information fields that appear in the search results or in studies' listings include the following: study title, authors, ID, production date, and abstract. You can customize other Cataloging Information fields to appear in this listings after the default fields. Additional fields appear only if they are populated for the study.

To add more Cataloging Information fields listed in the Search or Browse panels:

  1. Log in and navigate to your dataverse homepage.
  2. Click My Options, scroll to Dataverse Settings and click Add Fields to Search Results.
    You see the Add Fields to Search Results page.
  3. Click the check box beside any of the following Cataloging Information fields to include them in your results pages: Producer, Distribution Date, Distributor, Replication For, Related Publications, Related Material, and Related Studies.
  4. Click Save to keep your changes, or click Cancel to lose your changes.

Note: These settings apply to your dataverse only.

Get Code for Promotional Links or Search

You can copy the source code examples on this page, and then add a promotional link or search box for your dataverse by pasting the code on your personal web site.

To add a dataverse link or search box to your personal web site:

  1. Log in and navigate to your dataverse homepage.
  2. Click My Options, scroll to Admin Options, and then under Dataverse Settings click Get Code for Promotional Links or Search.
    You see the Get Code for Links page.
  3. To add to your personal web site a link, button, or search box for your dataverse, click the Select All Code button that applies:
    • Text Link - Add text that links to your dataverse.
    • Button Link - Add a button that links to your dataverse.
    • Search Box - Add a Search field that searches the contents of your dataverse.
  4. Go to your personal web site and paste the code in your header, footer, navigation area, or anywhere you choose.