Use Case 19 - Retrieve Object Download SummaryΒΆ

Revisions

View document revision history.

Goal

General public can request aggregated download usage information for any object ID (with anonymous read access)

Summary

This operation provides an indication of the popularity for an object in DataONE, somewhat equivalent to a citation index for a publication.

Actors
  • Anonymous user

  • Coordinating Node

Preconditions

Use statistics have been recorded for a given object

Triggers
  • Any user requests use logs for an object

Post Conditions
  • Requesting user has a copy of use statistics for an object (if authorized).

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Figure 1. Interactions for use case 19.