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Once you have signed in to the portal, you can select one of the available VREs to work on.  
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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.
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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.
  
Research Environments are organised by categories (Must Have, Recommended, Exclusive and Demonstrative) you can see their description by clicking on it.
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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
[[File:Vre-page.png | 700px | Caption]]
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An example of Research Environment Page
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[[File:VRE list.png | 700px | Caption]]
  
VREs belonging to the Must Have, Recommended, and Demonstrative Categories are free to use. In this case you can enter the VRE and exploit its facilities just by clicking on the "Free Access" button as shown in the Figure below.
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An example of Research Environment Page
 
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[[File:Free-access-vre.png | Frame | Caption]]
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Example of Free Access VRE
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For VREs belonging to the Exclusive category instead you need to be authorised, in this case you can ask for authorisation 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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[[File:Exclusive-vre.png | Frame | Caption]]
 
Example of Exclusive VRE
 
  
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== VRE Access Policy ==
  
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There exists 3 types of VRE access policy:
  
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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* '''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.
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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* '''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
  
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 Restricted.png | Frame | Caption]]
[[File:VRE-home.png | 700px ]]
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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