Project Deliverable Reporting/Add new/Manage files

In this first step, the user can choose the type of the deliverable from a drop-down menu. If a type with sub-types is selected, a new box will appear for selecting the sub-type. The following types and sub-types are available:

  1. Audio
  2. Blog
  3. Book
  4. Book chapter
  5. Brief
  6. Brochure
  7. Conference paper
  8. Conference proceedings
  9. Dataset, with the following sub-types:
    1. Other
    2. Socio-Economic Survey Data
    3. Crop Yields in Field Experiment
    4. Spatial (raster, vector)
  10. Demonstrator, pilot, prototype, plan designs
  11. Equation
  12. Image, with the following sub-types:
    1. Logo
    2. Photo
    3. Photo Report
  13. Journal article
  14. Manual
  15. Map
  16. News item/Press item
  17. Newsletter
  18. Other, with the sub-type that can be defined by the user.
  19. Poster
  20. Presentation
  21. Report, with the following sub-types:
    1. Internal Report
    2. Conference/Workshop Report
    3. Donor Report
  22. Software
  23. Source code
  24. Template
  25. Tool
  26. Training materials
  27. Video
  28. Website
  29. Wiki
  30. Working paper

 After defining the type and sub-type, if applicable, there are four options to add a file:

1.Add the file link: Adding the handle from a CGIAR Repository (e.g., CGSpace, MELSpace, ICRISAT ePRINTS), a DOI link or a URL link. Below are some examples:

After pasting the link to the box with the watermark: “e.g. handle from a CGIAR repository, URL link or DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/csp.2.320”, click on the “Add Link” button on the left.

2. Dropping the file(s): Drag and drop the file(s) within the blue box to upload the file(s).

3. Browsing from computer/device: The option to browse the file from the computer/device is clickable. When selected, a new window opens to browse the file from the user’s device.

4. Select from existing reports in MEL: The option to select from MEL reports is clickable. By selecting it, a window will open to show the existing reports, with the MEL ID of the file, the title of the report, and the file name.

To add an existing report, click on the box on the left of MEL ID and click on the “Add files” button. It is possible to upload multiple reports by selecting more than one box.