Network Settings

When you customize your Network settings, they appear on all pages of the Network by default. Dataverse Admins then can set up individual layouts, descriptions, and contact addresses to appear on their own dataverse pages.

You can customize the following Network settings:

Edit Name

The name of your Dataverse Network installation is displayed at the top of the Network homepage, and as a link at the top of each dataverse homepage in your Network.

To customize the name of your Network:

  1. Log in and navigate to the Network homepage.
  2. Click Network Options, scroll to Network Settings, and then click Edit Name.
    You see the Edit Network Name page.
  3. Edit the name of your Network.
    Enter a descriptive title for your Network. There are no naming restrictions, but it appears in the heading of every dataverse in your Network, so a short name works best.
  4. Click Save to keep your changes, or click Cancel to lose your changes.
    The name of your Network is displayed on the Network pages, and as a link at the top of the homepage for all dataverses in your Network.

Edit Layout Branding (Network)

When you install a Network, there is no banner or footer on any page in the Network. You can apply any style to the Network pages, such as that used on your organization's 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 to your Network pages.

To customize the layout branding of your Network:

  1. Log in and navigate to the Network homepage.
  2. Click Network Options, scroll to Network Settings, and then click Edit Layout Branding.
    You see the Edit Network Layout Branding page.
  3. In the Custom Banner field, enter your Network 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.
    The banner and footer are displayed on the Network pages.
    If a dataverse is set up with a custom banner or footer, that customization is displayed when you navigate to that dataverse.

Edit Description (Network)

By default your Network homepage has the following description: There are no network announcements. You can edit that text to describe or announce such things as new Network features, new dataverses, or maintenance activities. You also can disable the description to not display on the homepage.

To disable or edit the content of the Network description:

  1. Log in and navigate to the Network homepage.
  2. Click Network Options, scroll to Network Settings, and then click Edit Description.
    You see the Network Homepage Description page.
  3. To disable any description on the Network homepage, remove the check from the Enable Description in Homepage option.
    To enable the description on the homepage, check this option.
  4. Enter your text in the field provided.
    You can add to or remove existing announcements at any time.
    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.
  5. Click Save to keep your changes, or click Cancel to lose your changes.
    The Network homepage description is displayed at the right side of the Network page.
    If a dataverse is set up with a description, that customization is displayed when you navigate to that dataverse.

Manage E-Mail Notifications (Network)

On the main menu of your Network pages is a Contact Us link. By default the e-mail address set up for all contacts and requests on your Network pages is the support address for the Dataverse Network Project, dvn_support@help.hmdc.harvard.edu.

To enter your own e-mail address for your Network contacts and requests:

  1. Log in and navigate to the Network homepage.
  2. Click Network Options, scroll to Network Settings, and then click Manage E-Mail Notifications.
    You see the Edit Contact and Notifications E-Mail Addresses page.
  3. Enter one or more e-mail addresses in the E-Mail Address field.
    Provide the addresses of administrators who you choose to receive notification when contacted from this Network. Any time a user submits a request through your Network, including the Request to create a Dataverse link and the Contact Us page, e-mail is sent to all addresses that you enter in this field.
    If a dataverse has a customized contact e-mail set up, requests that originate from within that dataverse are sent to that customized address.
  4. Click Save to keep your changes, or click Cancel to lose your changes.