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-This resource concerns metadata, usage accounting, and integrity checks for data stored on the cloud. Reading and writing the data _per se_ is achieved by the "Keep":{{site.baseurl}}/user/tutorials/tutorial-keep.html storage system.
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+Note: This resource concerns indexing, usage accounting, and integrity checks for data stored in Arvados. Reading and writing the data _per se_ is achieved by the "Keep":{{site.baseurl}}/user/tutorials/tutorial-keep.html storage system.
h2. Methods
-See "REST methods for working with Arvados resources":{{site.baseurl}}/api/methods.html
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-API endpoint base: @https://{{ site.arvados_api_host }}/arvados/v1/links@
+See "collections":{{site.baseurl}}/api/methods/collections.html
h3. Conditions of creating a Collection
h3. Side effects of creating a Collection
-Referenced data can be protected from garbage collection.
+Referenced data can be protected from garbage collection. See the section about "resources" links on the "Links":Link.html page.
Data can be shared with other users via the Arvados permission model.
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|_. Attribute|_. Type|_. Description|_. Example|
-|locator|string|||
-|portable_data_hash|string|||
|name|string|||
-|redundancy|number|||
-|redundancy_confirmed_by_client_uuid|string|API client||
-|redundancy_confirmed_at|datetime|||
-|redundancy_confirmed_as|number|||
+|description|text|||
+|portable_data_hash|string|||
|manifest_text|text|||
+|replication_desired|number|Minimum storage replication level desired for each data block referenced by this collection. A value of @null@ signifies that the site default replication level (typically 2) is desired.|@2@|
+|replication_confirmed|number|Replication level most recently confirmed by the storage system. This field is null when a collection is first created, and is reset to null when the manifest_text changes in a way that introduces a new data block. An integer value indicates the replication level of the _least replicated_ data block in the collection.|@2@, null|
+|replication_confirmed_at|datetime|When replication_confirmed was confirmed. If replication_confirmed is null, this field is also null.||