Synapse helps you upload and organize your uploaded data in an efficient way through the use of projects, files, and folders.
Projects
Projects in Synapse are “containers” that group relevant content and people together. All data must be uploaded into a project. Projects can be private so only you can see the contents, they can be shared with your collaborators, or they can be made public so anyone on the web can view your research.
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Organize your work: With Synapse, you can organize the parts in your workflow (data, code, etc) into a hierarchy like a file system. With the tabs across the top of each project, you can easily navigate to your wikis, files and folders, SQL-based tables, and even conduct conversations using discussion forums.
Store data, code, and results: You can upload your data, code, and results to Synapse, or store a reference to their location in your local computer system or on the web. Everything can be stored as files hosted by Synapse, in your own external cloud storage, or using Docker containers.
Control data access or release it publicly: You have complete control over how users and groups can interact with your work. Work privately, openly, or somewhere in between.
Link and share content with others: Just as you can control the access to your work, projects can serve as a platform for linking and sharing your work with others.
Custom, searchable annotations: Assign any key/value pair you want. Those values become searchable and available to those granted access.
Attach figures and documents: Upload documents and images via the website or programmatically.
Creating a Project
To create a new project:
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Navigate to your Synapse Dashboard and click on the Projects tab.
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Click the Projects icon in the left-hand toolbar, and click the plus sign (+) icon next to Projects
(Alternatively, you can go to your dashboard and click Create a New Project
Decide on Enter a unique name for your Project and click Save.OK
Files
Synapse files can be created by uploading content from your local computer or linking to digital files on the web. You can annotate files with custom metadata, embed files into Synapse wiki pages, or associate them with a /wiki/spaces/DOCS/pages/1972405096. Files DOI.
Files in Synapse always have a “parent”, which could be a project or a folder. You can organize collections of files into folders and sub-folders, just as you would on your local computer.
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You can control who has access to files that you upload in two ways. First, you can apply sharing settings, which are permissions that control who can view, edit, download, or delete a file. Second, you can also apply conditions for use, which are additional requirements that Synapse users must meet before accessing your file. By default, files inherit the conditions for use of the Synapse folder where they are uploaded. You can also add additional conditions for use on specific files within a folder. To read more about how to use sharing settings and conditions for use together, see the full Sharing and Accessing Data page.
Folders
Folders offer an additional way to organize your data. Instead of uploading a bunch of single files into your project, you can create folders to separate your data in a systematic way. You can create a folder within a folder within a folder, and so on.
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Using the Synapse UI, you can move single files one at a time, or you can move entire folders containing many filesan entire folder and all of its file contents. You cannot move batches of files ( more than one folder ) at once. For this reason, if you are primarily using the web interface to manage your files, you should consider your folder structure carefully when you create your initial project.
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