Work with Your Accounts and Projects (Tutorial)
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| HISE | Human Immune System Explorer |
At a Glance
In HISE, an account is a group of scientific collaborators guided by an agreement that outlines the legal obligations of those who access or analyze HISE data. Each account has its own set of restrictions, and sources of funding and data must be kept separate across accounts. Users shouldn't combine or analyze data from various accounts.
To request creation of a new account, contact immunology-support@alleninstitute.org. This tutorial shows you how to find and view your accounts and projects in HISE.
Description
You can think of an account as an umbrella for projects. Many research initiatives can be launched under a single HISE account, and these initiatives are known as projects. All projects under an account are related to the organization's overarching research goal, and results from the different projects can be combined for further analysis.
Each account has its own separate data source(s). You can think of each account as a walled garden in which account data is isolated from data in other accounts, the way medical records from one practice would be separated from medical records in another practice. Within each account, several projects may be created to conduct new research related to the principal research initiative.
It's not always clear whether a new research initiative necessitates a new account, or if a new project would suffice. If the data must be kept absolutely inaccessible to other users, or the research is funded separately, a new account is in order. If the work can be added to an existing research initiative, it can be set up as a new project.
View Your Accounts and Projects
To orient yourself in HISE, go to Environment. You will see the currently active account and its associated project(s). Depending on your HISE research activities, you may have access to other accounts and projects.
Instructions
1. In the upper-right corner of your screen, click your name.
2. Click Environment.
3. On the Configure HISE Environment screen, click Accounts.
4. In the Available Accounts field, choose an account.
5. In the Available Projects field, select the checkbox next to the projects whose data you want to analyze. To select or deselect all projects, use the checkbox to the left of the Name field.
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