"New project" form will contain instructions at top for uploading files

[ericfranz]

For example

1. Upload project files

• If < 10GB, link in new tab to Files app in ~/maya/projects/
• If >=10GB, link to ftp:// or sftp:// with username@, sftp.osc.edu, and path to the ~/maya/projects/ directory

2. Select project directory and set metadata
3. Save

[ericfranz]

@samirmansour please investigate Window's sftp URI scheme handling

[johrstrom]

When I click an sftp link in windows, it's to download. That may be OK for downloading the results, but won't work for uploading. I think a link can define the destination but not the source which is the tricky bit.

[ericfranz]

@samirmansour is looking into this; he confirmed with Cyberduck installed it logs you in but doesn't navigate you to the desired folder. Other apps might have better functionality (WinSCP or FileZilla). Whatever he finds out will be relevant for other apps too.

[ericfranz]

@samirmansour confirmed that with WinSCP installed, the sftp scheme opens WinSCP. So if you have a hyperlink such as sftp://[email protected]/users/PZS0715/smansour/maya/projects/ WinSCP will open, ask for your credentials, then present you with the projects directory for you to upload or download or delete directories.

Which means we can make it easier for users to upload their data by providing a hyperlink with an SFTP URL in the same places where we provide links to the Files app.

[ericfranz]

@johrstrom if the sftp url has a trailing slash WinSCP opens to the directory for you to upload.