Dataset

Business usage

Dataset is the primary unit of publication and citation. It contains its own metadata (public or private) and a list of Arbogen IDs, which act as pointers to sequence records rather than embedding the sequences themselves.
Datasets can be shared across multiple Working Groups and, once stable, can obtain a DOI for citation.

Visibility:
Dataset visibility is public by design: the dataset and the Arbogen IDs it references are discoverable. However, Arbogen IDs only point to sequences: they do not include FASTA data or sensitive metadata.

• If a sequence is public, it can be accessed or downloaded via its Arbogen ID.
• If a sequence is private, its ID may appear in a dataset, but the sequence and metadata remain inaccessible unless explicitly shared by the owner (see Data Sharing).

Technical behavior

• Versioning: each validated modification (addition/removal) creates a new version of the dataset, linked to its predecessor.
• Provenance & traceability: links between versions ensure traceability.
• Access control: public visibility includes only Arbogen IDs, creation date, and description.

Categories:

• Mine: Datasets created by you.
• Shared: Datasets shared with you via Working Groups.
• Reference: Platform reference datasets.
• All: Registry of all datasets on the platform.

Actions:

• Share: Share a dataset to a Working Group.
• Download:
  • Arbogen IDs (CSV)
  • Metadata (CSV)
  • FASTA sequences
  • Full export packages
• Open permalink: Open a dataset detail page via its permalink.
• Delete: Only the Owner can delete a dataset, and only if it does not have a DOI. Deletion removes it from all Working Groups.

Creation:

1. Click Create Dataset.
2. Fill in:
   • Name
   • Public Description
   • Private Description
3. Once created, the dataset is empty. Use Manage Data to add sequences via Arbogen IDs and then, when appropriate, create a DOI.