Institutional Admin How To Guides

Articles that describe how to manage a Figshare repository, complete specific tasks, or work with specific repository features.*** If you are using a free figshare.com account, please use the User Guides at https://info.figshare.com***

Batch or Bulk manage metadata and files
Introduction Administrators often have the need to batch manage metadata, whether uploading, editing, or downloading. There are several ways to work with m...
Fri, 28 Jun, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Batch Management Tool - Guidance and tips
In this article: Introduction and Overview    Role restrictions    The Batch tool interface    Tips for the upload CSV Migrate records with administrat...
Mon, 20 May, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Aggregate content and add items from figshare.com
The first section is about adding content to your repository from a range of other sources. See further below for information on moving content from figshar...
Tue, 7 May, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Review Workflow - Managing the review process
The Review Workflow feature is designed to give institutions full control over their publishing workflows, ensuring that the content released on your Portal...
Wed, 27 Nov, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Review/Curation - managing review process and reviewers
About Review Reviewing is the act of checking the metadata, files, and any embargo before approving or rejecting an item for publication. The Review interf...
Tue, 19 Aug, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Review/Curation - Examples of data curation practices
The resources here are shared privately, they should not be redistributed or passed to a third party. They are for your information only. Attached are examp...
Mon, 10 Mar, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Portal Statistics for Administrators
Figshare portal Administrators are provided with out-of-the-box statistics reporting, providing information across a range of metrics through interactive da...
Fri, 27 Sep, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Reporting - Repository stats and reuse metrics
Statistics or metrics are accessible in several areas across the repository. This article is about metrics related to repository content and reuse. There ar...
Fri, 28 Jun, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Implementation project close down and transition to BAU
Once your production instance is configured and being used, it will be time to close down your dedicated project space. Your Project Manager will ensure tha...
Thu, 13 Feb, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Reporting - Users
You may have tens to thousands of user accounts in your repository. Figshare provides a User Report downloadable as a spreadsheet with information such as a...
Tue, 19 Aug, 2025 at 8:29 AM