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Use Cases Wanted! The DSpace community is encouraged to add use cases in the format detailed below by creating a new sub-page from this wiki page. In order to ensure that the community's needs are reflected in the software, this input is critical. Also, please review the existing use cases here and comment on or "like" ones as you see fit.
Use case template (from Wikipedia ): Title (Goal) (E.g. "DSpace should allow for bulk uploads via the UI") Primary Actor (E.g. End User or Administrator or external system) Scope (Optional – notes the perceived design scope. For example, does this use case describe the needs of the overall system or an individual component) Level (Optional – a general categorization of whether the use case is a very high level summary or almost too low level) Story (A paragraph or two describing what happens) (Describe the use case, user needs, expectations in as much detail as you can)
Existing Use Cases For each use case, add a sub-page from this wiki page (click the "Create" button at the top of this page). It will automatically appear in the below list.
NOTE: In order for the use case to appear under a category heading, you must apply a category label
Categorized Use CasesEnd User Use Cases (use label: uc-end-user)
End User: use cases relating to how end users interact with the system (e.g. deposit, download, search) Title Creator Modified Give Collections/Communities short names/acronyms Monika Mevenkamp Sep 11, 2017 End User - Item editing by original submitters Bram Luyten (Atmire) May 31, 2017 3 1 Admin UI - Configure hidden communities and collections Terrence W Brady May 25, 2017 4 2 End User - Enhanced access to related items Bram Luyten (Atmire) May 24, 2017 3 2 End User - Search for items Sarah Shreeves Mar 01, 2017 6 1 End User - Browse Sarah Shreeves Mar 01, 2017 1 1 End User - Image file display (pan, zoom, size options) Maureen Walsh May 12, 2015 3 1 Structure - Apply licenses to bitstreams Maureen Walsh May 11, 2015 1 Integrations - Linking to repository content through a learning management system Ignace Deroost Apr 27, 2015 1 1 End User - Intelligent rendering of URL's in item Metadata Terrence W Brady Apr 14, 2015 Integrations - importing large files into repositories using an external system Ignace Deroost Apr 09, 2015 End User - Curated thumbnails Ignace Deroost Apr 09, 2015 2 Integrations - Enrich metadata fields with external geographic information Bram Luyten (Atmire) Apr 06, 2015 Integrations - Linking to other data sources search for available data Ignace Deroost Apr 06, 2015 1 Integrations - integrating with third party document streaming services Ignace Deroost Nov 19, 2014 1 Integrations - Importing data from discipline-specific systems into DSpace Ignace Deroost Nov 19, 2014 1 1 Integrations- Integrations that avoid registering information multiple times within the organisation Ignace Deroost Nov 19, 2014 1 Integrations - Integrations that increase the exposure of content stored into DSpace in external systems Ignace Deroost Nov 19, 2014 Integrations - Integrations that significantly lower the effort to fill DSpace with content, both from in house systems and third party content Ignace Deroost Nov 19, 2014 2 End User - Visitor can play media hosted on an external streaming media server Terrence W Brady Sep 09, 2014 2
Administrative Use Cases (use label: uc-admin)
Administrative: use cases relating to administrative functions or activities within the system (e.g. Admin UI functions)
Title Creator Modified Admin UI - Change permissions of all the bitstreams in a bundle Petya Kohts Sep 11, 2017 1 Give Collections/Communities short names/acronyms Monika Mevenkamp Sep 11, 2017 Admin-UI - "Login as" functionality Jose Carvalho Jul 05, 2017 1 Admin UI - Configure hidden communities and collections Terrence W Brady May 25, 2017 4 2 Admin UI - Rebuild the discovery index Terrence W Brady May 24, 2017 2 1 Admin UI - Configure and manage custom facets Terrence W Brady May 24, 2017 1 Admin UI - Configure and manage browse indexes Maureen Walsh May 24, 2017 3 Admin UI - Permissions of a new user in an eperson group Sabine Grinsven May 24, 2017 1 Admin UI - Access Rights on all levels of objects within the system Maureen Walsh Apr 12, 2017 1 Integration - Integration with external authentication / authorisation system Ignace Deroost Apr 12, 2017 Integrations - Authentication through Multiple Mechanisms Mark Diggory Mar 15, 2017 Integrations - Support external authorities (ORCID) in Authority Cache Mark Diggory Dec 15, 2015 2 Integrations - Support for external identifiers (ORCID) in the CSV Batch edit Mark Diggory Dec 15, 2015 1 Admin UI - DSpace should accommodate basic index normalization user-6062e Jun 25, 2015 1 Admin UI - Simplify Collection Creation Based on Template Monika Mevenkamp Jun 22, 2015 Structure - Format checking of data entry in input forms Monika Mevenkamp Jun 12, 2015 2 Admin UI - Workflow overview Bram Luyten (Atmire) Jun 11, 2015 2 1 Structure - Generated provenance for all added bitstreams Maureen Walsh May 11, 2015 1 Structure - Apply licenses to bitstreams Maureen Walsh May 11, 2015 1 Structure - Generate technical metadata per bitstream Maureen Walsh May 11, 2015 1 Admin UI - System Alerts via Admin UI Tim Donohue Apr 28, 2015 Admin UI - Generate Handle before commiting Item Monika Mevenkamp Apr 27, 2015 3 Admin UI - Configurations in the admin UI Sabine Grinsven Apr 21, 2015 2 1 Admin UI - Aids and tooltips in the UI Sabine Grinsven Apr 08, 2015 2 Admin UI - Enhance the DSpace Curation System to Support a Flexible Query Tool Terrence W Brady Apr 06, 2015 5 1 Integrations - Use of multiple sorts of Direct Object Identifiers Ignace Deroost Nov 19, 2014 Admin UI - Ability to specify the emphasis of a collection through GUI Sabine Grinsven Sep 10, 2014 2 Admin UI - Apply an input-form to the collection through the GUI Sabine Grinsven Sep 10, 2014 2 1 Admin UI - Apply an existing theme to a collection or community through the GUI Sabine Grinsven Sep 10, 2014 1 3 Admin UI - Customise which metadata fields to facet upon, search upon Sabine Grinsven Sep 10, 2014 1 1 Admin UI - Alter messages easier Sabine Grinsven Sep 10, 2014 Admin UI - Manage home page Maureen Walsh Sep 10, 2014 2 3 Admin UI - Configure and Manage changes during an update Sabine Grinsven Sep 10, 2014 1 Admin UI - Changing / Editing OAI crosswalks Sabine Grinsven Sep 10, 2014 Admin UI - Updating a Workflow group Sabine Grinsven Sep 10, 2014 1 Admin UI - Allow collection administrators to perform bulk metadata import Anonymous Sep 09, 2014 1 Admin UI - Collection Admin can construct a Quality Control report Terrence W Brady Sep 09, 2014 3 Admin UI - Collection Admin can select fields to include in metadata export Terrence W Brady Sep 09, 2014 Admin UI - Quality Control Reports Terrence W Brady Sep 09, 2014 3 1 Admin UI - Clear the OAI Cache Terrence W Brady Sep 09, 2014 1 Admin UI - Rebuild the OAI index Terrence W Brady Sep 09, 2014 Admin UI - Move a community Terrence W Brady Sep 09, 2014 1 Admin UI - Move a collection and trigger a re-index Terrence W Brady Sep 09, 2014 1 Admin UI - Trigger the re-index of a collection Terrence W Brady Sep 09, 2014 2 Admin UI - Undo a bulk import from the User Interface Terrence W Brady Sep 09, 2014 1 Admin UI - Workflow Overview Rejection Tara Stephens-Kyte Aug 14, 2014 1 Stats/Metrics - Advanced Statistics Sarah Shreeves Apr 29, 2014 1 3 End User - Batch Deposit Sarah Shreeves Apr 29, 2014 1 3 Stats/Metrics - Basic Statistics Sarah Shreeves Apr 29, 2014 2 1 Admin UI - Basic Preservation - Fixity Checking Maureen Walsh Apr 28, 2014
Statistics / Metrics Use Cases (use label: uc-stats-metrics)
Statistics / Metrics: use cases relating to metrics or statistics around stored content and its usage
Title Creator Modified Stats/Metrics - Allow repository admin to make usage statistics anonymous Terrence W Brady Apr 28, 2015 Stats/Metrics - More robust and configurable statistics reports Sabine Grinsven Apr 24, 2015 1 1 Stats/Metrics - Clearly display item statistics and bitstream statistics Terrence W Brady Apr 06, 2015 Stats/Metrics - Categorize and count item page referrers (Google search, Google Scholar, repository full text search, repository facet search, repository browse, repository related item, external link) Terrence W Brady Apr 06, 2015 2 1 Stats/Metrics - Include item usage statistics on public-facing item pages Terrence W Brady Apr 06, 2015 Stats/Metrics - Clearly identify whether statistics counts apply to an object or to an object and its descendants Terrence W Brady Apr 06, 2015 Stats/Metrics - Cumulative Counts for Community Pages Terrence W Brady Apr 06, 2015 2 1 Stats/Metrics - Cumulative Counts for Collection Pages Terrence W Brady Apr 06, 2015 1 Stats/Metrics - Convey collection hierarchy to Google Analytics Terrence W Brady Apr 06, 2015 Stats/Metrics - Distinguish full-text searches from faceted navigation Terrence W Brady Apr 06, 2015 Stats/Metrics - Configure the number of top searches to display Terrence W Brady Apr 06, 2015 Stats/Metrics - Clarify "Page Views per Search" Terrence W Brady Apr 06, 2015 Stats/Metrics - Export Usage Statistics Terrence W Brady Apr 06, 2015 1 1 Stats/Metrics - View Statistics Collection by Collection and Community by Community Terrence W Brady Apr 06, 2015 1 1 Stats/Metrics - Configure Date Ranges for Usage Reports Terrence W Brady Apr 06, 2015 1 2 Stats/Metrics - Filter Usage by Referrer Domain Terrence W Brady Apr 06, 2015 2 1 Stats/Metrics - View number of times an item has been included in search results Terrence W Brady Apr 06, 2015 Stats/Metrics - Advanced Statistics Sarah Shreeves Apr 29, 2014 1 3 Stats/Metrics - Basic Statistics Sarah Shreeves Apr 29, 2014 2 1
Integrations Use Cases (use label: uc-integration)
Integrations: use cases relating to interactions with external systems (or programs), or providing the ability for external programs to integrate with DSpace Title Creator Modified Integration - Integration with external authentication / authorisation system Ignace Deroost Apr 12, 2017 Integrations - Authentication through Multiple Mechanisms Mark Diggory Mar 15, 2017 Integrations - Support external authorities (ORCID) in Authority Cache Mark Diggory Dec 15, 2015 2 Integrations - Support for external identifiers (ORCID) in the CSV Batch edit Mark Diggory Dec 15, 2015 1 End User - Deposit entire item by email Bram Luyten (Atmire) Jul 21, 2015 1 End User - Email Deposit of bitstream for archived metadata-only item Bram Luyten (Atmire) Jul 21, 2015 End User - Email Deposit of bitstream for automatically captured metadata Bram Luyten (Atmire) Jul 21, 2015 4 Integrations - Streaming Image Server Maureen Walsh Jun 01, 2015 1 Structure - Generate technical metadata per bitstream Maureen Walsh May 11, 2015 1 Integrations - Linking to repository content through a learning management system Ignace Deroost Apr 27, 2015 1 1 Integrations - importing large files into repositories using an external system Ignace Deroost Apr 09, 2015 Stats/Metrics - Convey collection hierarchy to Google Analytics Terrence W Brady Apr 06, 2015 Integrations - Enrich metadata fields with external geographic information Bram Luyten (Atmire) Apr 06, 2015 Integrations - Linking to other data sources search for available data Ignace Deroost Apr 06, 2015 1 Integrations - integrating with third party document streaming services Ignace Deroost Nov 19, 2014 1 Integrations - Importing data from discipline-specific systems into DSpace Ignace Deroost Nov 19, 2014 1 1 Integrations- Integrations that avoid registering information multiple times within the organisation Ignace Deroost Nov 19, 2014 1 Integrations - Integrations that increase the exposure of content stored into DSpace in external systems Ignace Deroost Nov 19, 2014 Integrations - Integrations that significantly lower the effort to fill DSpace with content, both from in house systems and third party content Ignace Deroost Nov 19, 2014 2 Integrations - Use of multiple sorts of Direct Object Identifiers Ignace Deroost Nov 19, 2014
Structure Use Cases (use label: uc-structure)
Structure: use cases relating to the architecture/structure of content within DSpace
Title Creator Modified Admin UI - Simplify Collection Creation Based on Template Monika Mevenkamp Jun 22, 2015 Structure - Check Bitstream names against allowed file name pattern Monika Mevenkamp Jun 12, 2015 1 Structure - Format checking of data entry in input forms Monika Mevenkamp Jun 12, 2015 2 End User - Image file display (pan, zoom, size options) Maureen Walsh May 12, 2015 3 1 Structure - Generated provenance for all added bitstreams Maureen Walsh May 11, 2015 1 Structure - Apply licenses to bitstreams Maureen Walsh May 11, 2015 1 Structure - Generate technical metadata per bitstream Maureen Walsh May 11, 2015 1 Structure - Simple AssetStore for Human Traversal Tim Donohue Apr 28, 2015 1 Structure - purpose of bundle layer Ignace Deroost Apr 09, 2015 1 Structure - Create the ability to place "dynamic collections" (pre-faceted view of a collection) within the community hierarchy. Terrence W Brady Apr 06, 2015 2 Structure - Drag and drop opportunities for changing collections structure Ignace Deroost Dec 10, 2014 1 1 Structure - Manual Creation of "New Editions" of an Item Mark Diggory Apr 28, 2014 1 1 Structure - Automated Retention of All changes to Items Mark Diggory Apr 28, 2014 3 4 Structure - Create / manage files and metadata (as an Item) Mark Diggory Apr 26, 2014 2 1 Structure - Relationships between objects Mark Diggory Apr 26, 2014 1 2 Structure - Support for hierarchical metadata formats (e.g. METS / MODS) Mark Diggory Apr 26, 2014 2 1 Structure - Community and Collection hierarchy (or generic containers) Mark Diggory Apr 26, 2014 2 1 Structure - Metadata for all levels of object hierarchy Mark Diggory Apr 26, 2014 1 Structure - Manage Lists, Controlled Vocabularies and Authority Control Mark Diggory Apr 26, 2014 3 2 Structure - Describe Individual Bitstream within an Item Mark Diggory Apr 26, 2014 4 3
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