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As mentioned, a dataset is similar to a view in that its purpose is to group a specific set of files together, there are distinct differences between the two, which may determine when you would use one over the other. Review the table below for a summary of these differences.
Datasets | Views | |||
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Underlying object type | Dataset | Table= dataset | ✔ | |
Underlying object type = table | ✔ | |||
View/edit file or table annotations in bulk | ✔ | |||
Versioning functionality | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Annotation functionality | ✔ | ✔ | ||
DOI functionality | ✔ | |||
Text description functionality | ✔ | |||
Dynamic collection within version | ✔ | |||
Explicit versioning functionality | ✔ | |||
Able to specify versions of files within collection | ✔ |
How to create a dataset
Create a dataset
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