Building a Repository Function In the AMS
The first thing that you need to do is determine what you want the Repository function to do.
The first thing that you need to do is determine what you want the Repository function to do.
- Does this function need to allow users to upload a particular type of electronic document to meet requirements for a particular purpose? A common use of this function allows uploads of certificates of completion for educational courses.
- Does this function need to include a review process so that designated reviewers can access submitted data and/or documentation for analysis in a grading or formal selection process?
- Does this function need to collect electronic papers to be accessed by users, such as your association’s newsletters?
These are just three examples of Repository functions, but in all cases, think about the end result desired for the function and the different stages of the process that need to be defined before you begin even the first step of building that function in the Repository Dictionary in the AMS.