The Dataverse , the software underlying software of the Texas Data Repository (TDR), manages permissions to different parts of the repository through "roles."
Depending on your own role in relations to a dataverse a Dataverse collection or dataset in the repository, you may be able to assign roles to other users. The chart below describes the roles available in the repository and the permissions assigned to each. For a description of how liaisons can set up their own Institutional Dataverse repository permissions in the TDR, see Liaison Administration Options
ROLE | DESCRIPTION | CAN BEASSIGNEDAT DATAVERSE COLLECTIONLEVEL? | CAN BEASSIGNEDATDATASETLEVEL? |
| Administrator | A person who manages the dataverseDataverse collection, including assigning permissions to the dataverseDataverse collection. Can also add add Dataverse sub-dataverses collections and datasets and edit/publish/deaccession datasets submitted to the dataverseDataverse collection. | Yes | Yes |
| Contributor | For datasets submitted to the dataverseDataverse collection, a person who can edit License + Terms, and then submit them for review. (Cannot publish datsetsdatasets). | Yes | Yes |
| Curator | For datasets submitted to the dataverseDataverse collection, a person who can edit License + Terms, edit Permissions, and publish datasets. | Yes | Yes |
| Dataverse Collection + Dataset Creator | A person who can add subdataverses add Dataverse sub-collections and datasets within a dataverseDataverse collection. Datasets submitted to the dataverse the Dataverse collection are "submitted for review." An Administrator or Curator for the dataverse the Dataverse collection must approve and publish (or return to the author). If a user with this role creates their own dataverseDataverse collection, they will have the ability to publish dataset within that Dataverse sub-dataversecollection. | Yes | No |
| Dataverse Collection Creator | A person who can add subverseses add Dataverse sub-collection within a dataverseDataverse collection. The user can then add (and publish) datasets within that subdataverseDataverse sub-collection. Does NOT have permissions to add datasets to the parent dataverseDataverse collection. | Yes | No |
| File Downloader | A person who can download a file (including unpublished files). | Yes | Yes |
| Member | A person who can view both unpublished dataverses unpublished Dataverse collections and datasets, and download files. | Yes | Yes |
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- Users logging in through their institutional authentication systems are assigned to an institutional group in the TDR with permissions specific to that institution. If you have questions about your permissions level, please contact your institutional library contact or the Texas Digital Library Helpdesk.
- File level permissions are binary. You simply grant (or restrict) access to published files.
- Any user who creates a a Dataverse sub-dataverse collection is automatically the Administrator for that dataverseDataverse collection.