Archiving Your DAC and RDC

Once you are sure that you have completed Collecting Data you should archive the project’s DAC. And, after you have finished Processing Data, you should archive your RDC. Archiving these collections makes them read-only: it means that no more data can be added or removed and that the data collections enters a pre-defined preservation period. DACs and RDCs are closed collection types, meaning that the data contained in them will not be publicly shared. Thus, these collections can only be set to Closed Access - you will have the option to set metadata visible to non-viewers though. Since the data is Closed Access, only managers, contributors, and viewers can access and download the data.

Prior to archiving data, it is crucial to first check data integrity. You can read how to check data integrity here.

Read about how to archive your DAC or RDC if you haven’t already done so before.

Warning

Although they are always Closed Access, data in these DACs must be pseudonymized. You can never archive administrative personal data of research participants (which include e.g. emails, names, phone numbers, or SONA IDs) in a DAC or RDC - these should always be kept strictly separated from the research data.