Make Document public available

By default, unauthenticated users do not have access to a document. If you want to want to make it publicly available, you must update the access rights.

Target Audience

  • (Data) Scientists

Ingredients

  • (local) MetaStore instance with at least one registered schema and related metadata document.
  • Web Browser

Work Steps (Summary)

Make Document public available

  • Step 1: Update record for Digital Object

Step 1: Update record for Digital Object

Click on Edit Entry to get a form with the schema/metadata record. Click 'ADD' to add another entry to the ACL, insert 'anonymousUser' as SID and grant the appropriate permission.

This may look like this:

Add ACL Entry

Note:

  • You should never grant higher permissions than 'READ' to unauthenticated users.

Click on 'Update Schema' or in case of a metadata document click on 'Show Metadata Document' and afterwards 'Update' to update schema/metadata record.

That's it! All users can now also access (dependent of their permissions) the selected document.