Texas Data Repository Steering Committee Documentation

Steering Committee

Working Groups

TDR log report data dictionary

  •  "dataverses" report tab

    N.B. This data dictionary has not been reviewed. Several fields are missing descriptions, and all descriptions should be reviewed and corrected by TDL.

    "dataverses" report tab

    Column namesDescriptions
    alias Short name of the dataverse (collection), also the URL suffix chosen by the creator.
    name Full name of the dataverse (collection).
    id
    affiliation University affiliation for the dataverse (collection). For example: "Texas A and M University"
    dataverseType The type of individual/group for which this dataverse (collection) has been created. Chosen by the creator. For example: "RESEARCH_GROUP"
    creationDate Date and time when the dataverse (collection) was created expressed according to ISO 8601. The combined date and time is expressed as: [YYYY]-[MM]-[DD]T[HH]:[MM]:[SS]Z
    creatorIdentifier The Texas Data Repository identifier for the dataverse creator prepended with an "@"
    creatorName Full name for the dataverse creator.
    creatorEmail Email address for the dataverse creator.
    creatorAffiliation University affiliation for the dataverse creator. For example: "Texas A and M University"
    creatorPosition
    released "Yes" or "No" indication of publication status. "Yes" indicates that the dataverse (collection) has been published and is publically visible to all visitors.
  •  "datasets" report tab

    N.B. This data dictionary has not been reviewed. Several fields are missing descriptions, and all descriptions should be reviewed and corrected by TDL.

    "datasets" report tab

    Column namesDescriptions
    dataverseSame as "alias" column above. Short name of the dataverse (collection).
    id
    identifier
    persistentUrlThe DOI for the dataset formatted as a link (URL).
    protocol
    authority
    publisherThis should always be "Texas Data Repository"
    publicationDateDate when the dataset was first published expressed according to ISO 8601. The date is expressed as: [YYYY]-[MM]-[DD]. Does not change if a new version of the dataset is created and published.
    versionState"DRAFT" or "RELEASED" indication of publication status of the current version of the dataset. "RELEASED" indicates that the dataset has been published and is publically visible to all visitors. "DRAFT" is unpublished.
    lastUpdateTimeDate and time when the dataset was last updated expressed according to ISO 8601. The combined date and time is expressed as: [YYYY]-[MM]-[DD]T[HH]:[MM]:[SS]Z
    releaseTimeDate and time when the current version of the dataset was published expressed according to ISO 8601.  If the dataset has been updated to a new version this will change, unlike the "publicationDate" column. The combined date and time is expressed as: [YYYY]-[MM]-[DD]T[HH]:[MM]:[SS]Z
    createTimeDate and time when the dataset was submitted (created) expressed according to ISO 8601. The combined date and time is expressed as: [YYYY]-[MM]-[DD]T[HH]:[MM]:[SS]Z
    licenseInformation about the license attached to the dataset.
    termsOfUseWritten terms of use for the dataset.
    titleDataset title according to the medatata.
    authorDataset author according to the medatata.
    datasetContactDataset contact according to the medatata.
    dsDescriptionDataset description according to the medatata.
    notesText
    subjectDataset subject according to the medatata.
    productionDateDataset production date according to the medatata.
    productionPlaceDataset production place according to the medatata.
    depositorFull name for the dataset submitter.
    dateOfDepositDate when the dataset was submitted expressed according to ISO 8601. The date is expressed as: [YYYY]-[MM]-[DD]
    downloadCountA count of the number of times one or more files in the dataset have been downloaded.
    contentSize (MB)Size of the files in the dataset expressed in megabytes.