Data Model#

The Curator software works with the following types of entities.

Catalog Record#

Catalog records contain one or more files and metadata describing a study and its data.

Data File#

Data files contain quantitative data, and may be in plain text, Excel, Stata, SPSS, or other formats.

Other Material#

Other Material is any file other than a data file. Examples include codebooks and readme files. Other Materials can be attached to Catalog Records.

Organization#

An organization contains one or more users.

User#

The Curator software has different types of users. A user belongs to an organization and has one or more permissions.

Permissions#

The following permissions can be assigned to users. These permissions can be combined to create different roles.

  • Assign permissions to other users

  • View all catalog records

  • Assign curators to catalog records

  • Edit organization details

  • Create catalog records

  • Upload files

  • Perform curation tasks

  • Request catalog record publication

  • Approve catalog records for publication

  • View private content

  • View published content

  • Create users

  • Modify users