Intern:4D

The 4D-client (written in the 4th Dimension database software of ACI) is curators administrative tool enabled through a graphical user interface (GUI). It is used for the definition of metadata and the import of data; relations between data and metadata are set during the import procedure. Data sets in Pangaea can be edited with 4D at any time with curator privileges.

4D also allows the dynamic download of data sets by predefined retrievals. Any retrievals and the configuration of the output list can be saved and linked to a data set description using a static URL instead of a data set. Dynamic retrievals and the output configuration can also be predefined with ART, see also DDI.