How to find and correct tool errors related to Metadata?

Authors: orcid logoJennifer Hillman-Jackson avatar Jennifer Hillman-JacksonEshaan Deshmukh avatar Eshaan DeshmukhAdd Contributions!
Finding and Correcting Metadata

Tools can error when the wrong dataset attributes (metadata) are assigned. Some of these wrong assignments may be:

  • Tool outputs, which are automatically assigned without user action.
  • Incorrect autodetection of datatypes, which need manual modification.
  • Undetected attributes, which require user action (example: assigning database to newly uploaded data).

How to notice missing Dataset Metadata:

  • Dataset will not be downloaded when using the disk icon .
  • Tools error when using a previously successfully used specific dataset.
  • Tools error with a message that ends with: OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory.

Solution:

Click on the dataset’s pencil icon to reach the Edit Attributes forms and do one of the following as applies:

  • Directly reset metadata
    • Find the tab for the metadata you want to change, make the change, and save.
  • Autodetect metadata
    • Click on the Auto-detect button. The dataset will turn yellow in the history while the job is processing.
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