Collecting Data with Upload Share

Upload Share can be created using Mediaflux Explorer for external collaborators to upload data to your Mediaflux project.

To create an upload shareable with the Mediaflux Explorer, simply right click on a namespace (folder) in the navigator pane (on the left) and select Create Upload Share.

• A new GUI will pop up - simply fill in the details (only the Name is mandatory).  
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• We generally recommend you set an Valid To field for the share to expire at.
• If you want to email the upload share link to someone (possibly yourself) enter the address in the Invitation Email entry box.
• If you enter a Password, you will need to communicate that yourself to the recipient of the shareable.   If you set a complex password, then it is suggested that you copy/paste it in from some other source. For example, if you are going to send the password to someone in a separate email, enter it into that email, then copy and paste it into the GUI (because you can neither see it nor copy it from the GUI once it is set).
• There is an option to limit the amount of data that can be uploaded into your project using this share.
• There is an option called 'Add Unique Collection'.  If you check this, then when the data are uploaded, a parent namespace (folder) with a unique name is created and the data are then created beneath it.  Otherwise, the data the consumer uploads go directly into the specified namespace (folder).
• After you click the Create Upload Share button, the GUI will be replaced by another with the opportunity to copy the upload share link to the Clipboard (so that you can paste it somewhere).
  
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