Step 5 - Request manifest files
Manifest files are mandatory for all datasets. To learn more about this metadata file we refer to our corresponding "How to" page.
To generate and include manifest files automatically, simply toggle the option to Yes. Then, when you generate the dataset (Step 6), a manifest.xlsx file will be added to each high-level SPARC folder with the filename, timestamp, and file type fields automatically populated in the correct format while the description and Additional Metadata fields can be added by the user by selecting on a high-level folder to make manifest edits. Upon making edits, hitting the save and exit button will create manifest.xlsx files to be added upon dataset upload/creation.
Any existing manifest files at the target location for generating the dataset will be replaced.