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File View, Edit, and Download

Adam Wead edited this page Aug 17, 2020 · 70 revisions

View a Work

  • Log in using the ‘Login’ at the top right of the page
  • click on "View Works"
  • select the Work you wish to view
  • click the title or thumbnail of the file you wish to view
    • Check under ‘Metadata’ to see that all metadata fields have populated
    • Click on all 'Citations' links (EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley) to confirm they are working
      • Endnote will download a file
      • Zotero and Mendeley will return a SS page with info about embedded metadata
    • Click all hyperlinks on page to confirm they work
    • Click on all share links (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Edit a Work

Editing Metadata

  • Assuming you are viewing the work you wish to edit, otherwise view that work using the steps above
  • click on the edit button which will be visible if you have edit permissions just under the thumbnail
    • you can also Click ‘edit work’ from the ‘Select an Action’ drop menu
  • Add info to empty fields in Descriptions
  • Make sure that the Subject field autocompletes
  • Make sure that the Language field autocompletes
  • Make sure that the Location field autocompletes
  • click save
    • Go back to browse view (click breadcrumb) and verify entries

Uploading a new Version

  • On a work show page
  • In the Items listing click select the “Versions’ option from the dropdown
  • Choose a file (it can really be any file)
  • Click open
    • you should see the file name beside the choose file button
  • Click "upload new version"
    • At the top of the page you will see confirmation of the upload reading: The file filename has been updated.
  • Double check user activity by clicking your name at the top right and selecting "View Profile'
    • Select ‘Activity’ tab to see if it matches activity
  • Special Note - Make sure to wait a bit or press ctrl and the refresh button OR command-r to see the thumbnail regenerate

Reverting to Original

  • On a work show page
  • In the Items listing click select the “Versions’ option from the dropdown
  • Use the radio button beside the version to select it
  • click Save version
    • You should see 'The file <title> has been updated.'
    • Make sure to refresh the browser to see the change

Editing Visibility

  • Select "Edit" from the work show page
  • Switch visibility from Public to Penn State or Embargo or Lease
  • Open new browser but do not log in and confirm work cannot be seen
  • Login with the new browser and confirm work exists in latest activity
  • Logout and make sure work does not exist in activity
  • Set work back to Open Access and reload browser to confirm file appears

Download a Work

  • Login using the 'login' menu at the top right of the page
  • Click on 'View Works'
  • Select a work you wish to operate on via either:
    • Clicking the work's thumbnail
    • Clicking the work's title
    • Clicking 'Select an action' next to the particular item
    • Checking the box next to the particular item, then clicking 'Edit Selected'
  • Download the work's representative fileset by clicking the 'Download xxx' button under the thumbnail on the right side.
  • Download the work as a zip file by clicking the button under the thumbnail
  • Download one of the work's filesets, either:
    • Clicking the file's thumbnail image or title (loads the file's page) then clicking the 'Download xxx' button
    • Clicking 'Select an action' drop down menu for the particular file, then selecting 'Download'

Known Issues

Last Tested

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  • 06/28/2017 - Adam Wead - 3.0.4 (stage)
  • 07/17/2017 - Carolyn Cole - 3.0.5 (qa)
  • 09/21/2017 - M.Tribone 3.1 (qa-libraries)
  • 11/21/2017 - M.Tribone 3.2 (qa-libraries)
  • 01/23/2018 - Adam Wead - 3.3 (staging)
  • 02/21/2018 - Adam Wead - 3.3 (staging)
  • 04/05/2018 - M.Tribone - 3.4 (qa)
  • 05/15/2018 - K. Etienne - 3.4 (stage)
  • 06/15/2018 - Adam Wead - 3.5 (qa)
  • 06/21/2018 - K. Etienne - 3.5 (prod)
  • 07/18/2018 - K. Etienne - 3.5 (prod)
  • 09/05/2018 - Adam Wead - 3.6 (dce-fedora) With issues: #1392, #1393, #1394
  • 09/21/2018 - Carolyn Cole - 3.6
  • 10/30/2018 - Adam Wead - migration
  • 02/24/2019 - Carolyn Cole - 3.7 (qa)
  • 05/10/2019 - Adam Wead - 3.8 (qa)
  • 08/08/2019 - M.Tribone - 3.9 (qa)
  • 08/21/2019 - Adam Wead - 3.9.1 (qa)
  • 09/03/2019 - Adam Wead - 3.10 (qa)
  • 10/28/2019 - Adam Wead - 3.10.1 (qa)
  • 04/27/2020 - Adam Wead - 3.10.2 (stage)
  • 08/17/2020 - Adam Wead - 3.10.4 (qa)

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