Sharing settings determine who can determine who can access content in Synapse and what permissions those users have with respect to a dataset. For example, sharing settings on a file can be used to control who can view, edit, download, or delete content. You are responsible for determining the appropriate sharing setting for any content that you upload into Synapse.
In addition to sharing settings, you can also limit how shared data will be used by adding conditions for use. This article covers how to control sharing settings in Synapse, see the the Conditions for Use page page for information about those additional restrictions. Note that to download data, you must qualify for data access through both the sharing settings and through fulfilling any conditions for use on the dataset.
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Important: Synapse users are responsible for determining the appropriate sharing setting for any content they upload into Synapse. |
Permissions
You can use the sharing settings to the sharing settings to grant different levels of access, or permissions, to individuals or teamsor teams. The permission categories are: view, download, edit, edit and delete, and administrator. You can apply sharing settings to an entire project, or you can apply sharing settings to individual files, folders, and tables , and views within a project.
View Permissions
View permissions give you the ability to see that something in Synapse exists (like the name of a project, file, folder, or table). You can discover the item using Synapse search, and it will be visible to you if included in a table or a file view /wiki/spaces/DOCS/pages/2011070739. If there are annotations associated with it, you can see these as well, however you cannot see the table or file contents. For example, if you have view permissions on a file, you will be able to see the file name and associated annotations, but you will not be able to see a preview of the file or download it. View permissions are the only permissions that can be granted to the public (anonymous users).
Download Permissions
Download permissions give you the ability to see the contents of a project, file, folder, or table and download the contents to your own computer. Having download permissions includes also having view permissions.
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Edit permissions allow a Synapse user to make changes to something in Synapse. This permission level also allows you to upload data to a folder or project where you are not an administrator (although you must be a certified user to do so). A user with edit permissions can:
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Clicking on Make Public adds two additional groups to your sharing settings window: 1) all registered Synapse users and 2) anyone on the web. You can edit the level of access for either group and then click Save to make your changes. Note that you can only grant view permissions to “anyone on the web”. To remove the settings for these two groups, click Make Private.
Edit Sharing Settings on Files, Folders, and
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Tables
You can adjust the sharing settings for individual folders, files, tables, and views separately from their parent project or folder. For example, you may wish to keep a particular folder private while you make the project public. Or you may want to share drafts of individual files with collaborators first prior to sharing them publicly.
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