University of British Columbia · Schema

UBC Abacus Dataverse Dataset

A research dataset stored in UBC Library's Abacus Dataverse repository (Dataverse 5.9). Field set derived from the live OpenAPI Dataset schema.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	integer	Internal numeric database id of the dataset.
protocol	string	Persistent identifier protocol, e.g. doi.
authority	string	Identifier authority/prefix for the persistent id.
identifier	string	Identifier portion of the persistent id.
globalId	string	Full persistent identifier (e.g. doi:10.5683/SP3/XXXXXX).
storageIdentifier	string
metadataLanguage	string
publicationDate	string
createDate	string
modificationTime	string
fileAccessRequest	boolean	Whether file access requests are enabled.
useGenericThumbnail	boolean
harvested	boolean	Whether the dataset was harvested from a remote source.
harvestIdentifier	string
versions	array	Dataset versions (draft and published).
files	array	Data files contained in this dataset.

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JSON Schema

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  "x-provenance": {
    "generated": "2026-08-19",
    "method": "derived",
    "source": "Derived from openapi/_original/ubc-abacus-dataverse.yaml (Dataverse 5.9 contract served by UBC Library's Abacus repository at https://abacus.library.ubc.ca/openapi). The underlying object model is Dataverse software's; the deployment is UBC-operated.",
    "x-operator": "institution"
  },
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  "description": "A research dataset stored in UBC Library's Abacus Dataverse repository (Dataverse 5.9). Field set derived from the live OpenAPI Dataset schema.",
  "type": "object",
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      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Internal numeric database id of the dataset."
    },
    "protocol": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Persistent identifier protocol, e.g. doi."
    },
    "authority": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Identifier authority/prefix for the persistent id."
    },
    "identifier": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Identifier portion of the persistent id."
    },
    "globalId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full persistent identifier (e.g. doi:10.5683/SP3/XXXXXX)."
    },
    "storageIdentifier": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "metadataLanguage": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "publicationDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "createDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "modificationTime": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "fileAccessRequest": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether file access requests are enabled."
    },
    "useGenericThumbnail": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "harvested": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the dataset was harvested from a remote source."
    },
    "harvestIdentifier": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "versions": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Dataset versions (draft and published).",
      "items": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    },
    "files": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Data files contained in this dataset.",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "ubc-datafile-schema.json"
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": true
}