Open Data Manager user guide

Our Open Data Manager (ODM) workspace increases the productivity of all kinds of data-related projects across Life Sciences - from Agritech to Genomics. With so much breadth, it’s easy to get confused as to what exactly we do regarding Data Management and File Management. You might even think they’re two peas in a pod. Trust us, we get it - the two terms seem purely semantic (and maybe a little pedantic!) - yet there are core fundamental differences between the two!

File Management is present across a breadth of industries large and small; however, when scientific data is involved - it simply just isn’t sufficient. Why? Check out our article here to learn about the Data Management approach and its advantages.

Important! Data Management has requirements, shown in this short video. Get familiar with ODM basics.

With an understanding of Data Management under the belt, the next question is onboarding. When considering what ODM can do for you; context is key. What kind of user are you? An admin, a data contributor, a data consumer? All three? We have onboarding guides for each flow below.

User Admins

User management and administration can be grueling work when attempting without the proper software to help you on the path! Find out how ODM makes administration easy below.

In this video you will find out:

  • Who are the two user classes: contributors and consumers

  • How to create users and assign permissions

  • How to create user groups and assign curator groups

  • How to enable sharing and editing

Guide for data contributors

ODM’s main purpose for your contributors is to get them straight into all of the data available at your organization via a single access point. Data however, can still come from different sources; be it outside the organization or from within, generated by different teams and even through legacy data!

To make your data findable, you need to pass it through a curation (aka harmonization) procedure by applying defined guidelines to your datasets in order to make them easy for anyone with access to reach at any time!

Still unsure? Learn more by watching our videos below.

Guide for data consumers

Those who are data all-consuming have one goal in mind when using ODM - generating that key insight!

Want to know more? Learn more by watching our videos below.



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