Connecting an application to a collaboration makes it available for use by all members of this collaboration.

Before connecting an application to a collaboration, please ensure that the GDPR and any other contractual arrangement needed are taken care of. In case you're looking for certain policy or AUP templates for your collaboration, please check out the AARC policy development kit.

In the collaboration overview, click the tab 'Applications'. Only collaboration admins can add and remove applications.

Connecting an application to your collaboration

On the applications tab you will see a section 'Available applications', listing applications available for your organisation, which you can connect to your collaboration.

An application in the list will, on the right side, show a button:

  1. Connect: these are applications you can connect to your collaboration without the approval of the application provider.
  2. Request: for these applications, the administrator of that application has decided to check the request before access is arranged. As soon as the administrator of the research application approves your request, members of your collaboration can access the application.

Requesting permission from the application admin

When a connection to an application needs to be requested, the possibility to add a message for the application admin is offered.

Can't find the application you're searching for?

If you believe the application you are looking for is connected to the platform, but it does not show up in the list, refer to Controlling the availability of an application to collaborations for possible causes.

Disconnecting applications from your collaboration

The section 'connected' shows applications connected to this specific collaboration. There is a "disconnect" button. Before using, please consider:

  • That members of the collaboration will not be able to access the applications via this collaboration anymore.
  • What needs to happen with data that has been stored in the application. Contact the application admin in case you want to discuss data export, data deletion, etc.