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click on 'Create New Record'. A draft variable record will be created.
NOTE: Before a variable record can be published to the CMR, it must be associated with a published collection record. The collection association can be made before creating a new draft variable record by entering the collection Concept ID (if known) into the provided field OR the collection association can be made when completing the metadata forms (see below).
2. Begin filling in metadata fields for your draft variable record. Use the information icons (blue 'i') to get information about what fields mean and how to format their values.
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5. Follow progress of your draft record on the progress panel:
The icons on the progress panel have the following meanings:
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7. When all Required fields are complete with no validation errors (red icon) showing on the progress panel, and the variable record has been associated to a collection, you are ready to Publish your record to the CMR. Click on the 'Publish Variable Draft' button above the Progress Panel on the draft record page:
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NOTE: A prompt to enter a new Name and Long Name for the clone appears in the blue bar, and the progress panel indicates that the Name and Long Name have not yet been filled in.
4. On the progress panel, click on any section to begin editing the draft record (the clone). You must enter a new Name and Long Name for the clone. Use the progress panel and navigation buttons described above (Create a variable record in the CMR for my provider) to update the metadata in the draft record.
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Associate a Variable with a Collection for my provider
- Find the variable record using the instructions above (Find and view variable records in the CMR), and click on the Name of the variable in the search results table to view the variable display page.
At the top of the variable display page, click on 'Manage Collection Associations'.
3. A variable can only be associated with a single collection. To add a new collection association, click on the 'Add Collection Associations' button.
If a collection is already associated with this variable, it will be displayed in the table.
1. Before a variable record can be published to the CMR, it must be associated with a published collection record. The collection association can be made before creating a new draft variable record by entering the collection Concept ID (if known) into the provided field
2. If the collection Concept ID is unknown, the collection association can be made by on the 'Collection Association' metadata form
4. A Collection Association Search page will be displayed. Choose a Search Field from the pull-down selections, and enter a Search Term (value) for that Search Field. Note that wildcard searches are supported for some search fields. (The text below the search field will tell you if wildcard searches are supported for that field.)
A variable can only be associated with a single collection. If a collection is already associated with this variable, it will be displayed in the table.
6. A table of collections matching the collection search criteria will be displayed. Click on the checkbox beside the collection that you wish to associate with the variable, and click on Submit below the collection search results table. The selected collection will be associated with the variable.
7. A Collection Associations results page will be displayed, showing the collection now associated with the Variable.
NOTE: Because the collection / variable association operation is asynchronous, the results page may be displayed before all association has completed. You may need to click on the 'refresh the page' link to see the final results of the collection association.
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Update a Variable
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- Collection Association for my provider
- Find the variable record using the instructions above (Find and view variable records in the CMR), and click on the Name of the variable in the search results table to view the variable display page.
At the top of the variable display page, click on 'Manage Collection Associations;
On the Collection Associations page, the collection already associated with this variable will be displayed:
- Click on 'Update Collection Association'. A Collection Association Search page will be displayed. Choose a Search Field from the pull-down selections, and enter a Search Term (value) for that Search Field. Note that wildcard searches are supported for some search fields. (The text below the search field will tell you if wildcard searches are supported for that field.)
5. A table of collections matching the collection search criteria will be displayed. Click on the checkbox beside the collection
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that you wish to
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associate with the variable, and click on Submit below the collection search results table. The selected collection will be associated with the variable.
6. A Collection Associations
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results page will be displayed, showing
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the collection association has been updated.
NOTE: Because the collection / variable disassociation association operation is asynchronous, the results page may be displayed before all disassociations have association has completed. You may need to click on the 'refresh the page' link to see the final results of the collection disassociationassociation.
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