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Once you have signed in to the portal, you can select one of the available VOs/VREs to work on.
 
Each VO is displayed with its name and under it you can see all the available VREs.
 
For each VO/VRE there are 3 status available:
 
* The green color, '''Enter''': You have access to the corresponding VO/VRE
 
* The blue color '''Sign up''': You don't have access but you can request for it
 
* The orange color '''Pending''': Your request for access is not yet approved
 
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[[Image:Login.png]]
 
  
In order to sign up to a VO/VRE you have to click on it and a pop-up window appears. You can add any comment there for the administrator and then you click on the 'Confirm Request' button to submit your request<br><br>
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Exploring available Virtual Research Environments (VREs) is a feature any Infrastructure Gateway provide. It is possible to explore the available VREs both when the user is, or is not, logged into the gateway.
After your request is submitted the status of the requested VO/VRE is turned to orange until the administrator will approve your request
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The difference between the 2 modes is that if the user il logged into the gateway then she can see the VREs where she belongs.
[[Image:Login2.png]]
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For every VO/VRE you can see some information by clicking on the information button.
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Apart from that, VREs are organised by categories, each Category has a Description. For Each VRE it is possible to know for that  description by clicking on it, e.g. https://services.d4science.org/explore
[[Image:VREInfoPage.png]]
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After logging in to a VO/VRE its description is displayed and all the available functionality divided into tabs and sub-tabs.<br>
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[[File:VRE list.png | 700px | Caption]]
[[Image:LoggedIn.png]]
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An example of Research Environment Page
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== VRE Access Policy ==
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There exists 3 types of VRE access policy:
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* '''Open access policy''': VREs are free to use, meaning they are open to the public and user can enter by simply accepting their Terms of Use.
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* '''Restricted access policy''':  In this case users can ask for access by clicking on the "Request Access" button as shown in the Figure below. An authorised person or a group will examine your application and grant you access.
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* '''Private access policy''': VREs are for private use, meaning they are invite only.
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[[File:VRE Open.png | Frame | Caption]]
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Example of an Open access policy
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[[File:VRE Restricted.png | Frame | Caption]]
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Example of a Restricted access policy VRE

Latest revision as of 14:31, 20 April 2018


Exploring available Virtual Research Environments (VREs) is a feature any Infrastructure Gateway provide. It is possible to explore the available VREs both when the user is, or is not, logged into the gateway. The difference between the 2 modes is that if the user il logged into the gateway then she can see the VREs where she belongs.

Apart from that, VREs are organised by categories, each Category has a Description. For Each VRE it is possible to know for that description by clicking on it, e.g. https://services.d4science.org/explore

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An example of Research Environment Page


VRE Access Policy

There exists 3 types of VRE access policy:

  • Open access policy: VREs are free to use, meaning they are open to the public and user can enter by simply accepting their Terms of Use.
  • Restricted access policy: In this case users can ask for access by clicking on the "Request Access" button as shown in the Figure below. An authorised person or a group will examine your application and grant you access.
  • Private access policy: VREs are for private use, meaning they are invite only.

Caption Example of an Open access policy

Caption Example of a Restricted access policy VRE