Share experiments, folders, and projects

The Applied Biosystems™ Analysis Software allows you to share any data (experiments, folders, and projects) with other users that have access to the software. Sharing data with other users grants them different access to the data depending on the type of object shared:

  • Projects — Sharing a project with other users grants them read/write access to the unlocked project.

    IMPORTANT! A project is locked (preventing access) when it is open (in use) by any user with shared access to the project. For example, User A shares a project with two colleagues (User B and User C), User B opens the project and starts data analysis (the project is locked and unavailable to Users A and C) until User B closes the project when it is available again to all three users.

  • Experiments — Sharing experiment files with other users grants them full access to the data, allowing them to import the data to their own projects or download the experiment data file.

  • Folders — Sharing a folder with another user grants access to the contents of the folder (projects, experiments, and subfolders).

To share projects, experiments, and subfolders with another user:

  • Share an experiment, folder, or project:
    1. Click (Dashboard), then click  (DataConnect) to view your data.
    2. From the DataConnect screen, select the object (project, experiment, or folder) that you want to share, then click Share with people in the details pane.
    3. From the Share dialog box, enter the email address of the user(s) with whom you want to share the selected objects, then click Add.

      Note: If entering multiple email addresses, separate the addresses with commas.

    4. When finished entering email addresses, click Confirm.

    The user is notified via email and the shared item appears in their Home Folder.

  • Un-share a file, folder, or project:
    1. Click (Dashboard), then click  (DataConnect) to view your data.
    2. Select the shared object, then click Shared with n person in the display details.
    3. In the Share dialog box, click un-share adjacent to the email address of the user from which you want to revoke sharing privileges, click Yes, then Confirm.

      The selected users are notified via email that you are no longer sharing the specified file with them and the shared file(s) will no longer appear in their Home Folder.

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Parent topic: Manage your projects and experiment data