Adding Content – Research Outputs
The Backend has three user roles: Researcher, Researcher’s Trusted User, and Department Admin.
Researchers can manage their IRIS accounts, and may delegate a Trusted User to manage their accounts on their behalf. Follow our guide to learn how to delegate/ remove a Trusted User (PDF), and switch accounts (PDF).
See the table below for detailed user roles and rights.
Researcher | Researcher’s Trusted User | Department Admin | |
| Edit IRIS profile | Y | Y | N |
| Add Research Output (RO) | Y | Y | Y |
| Edit RO | Edit own ROs | Edit Delegator’ s ROs | Edit respective departmental ROs |
| Claim and Disclaim RO | Y | Y | N |
| Delegate to a trusted user | Y | N | N |
If you are a Department Admin, please see For Administrators page.
Methods for Adding Research Output (RO)
Before you begin, it’s helpful to know that IRIS supports a wider range of research output types, from conventional to unconventional. You can find a detailed list in the Research Output Classification (PDF).
The following methods are available for adding RO:
- Import from an online source (PDF), (Video Guide)
- Import from a file (PDF), (Video Guide)
- Create new RO record manually (PDF), (Video Guide)
ORCID integration
ORCID is one of the online sources for importing RO. If you want to import your records from ORCID to IRIS, please refer to user guide: Import from an online source (PDF), (Video Guide).
IRIS can be synchronized with ORCID. The user training will be provided later.
Tab and Metadata Explain
A pop-up window will appear when you add an RO. Different RO types may contain different metadata fields. The following guides explain how to edit different Tabs on the left menu and their associating fields.
- Metadata Tab and its Fields (PDF)
- Metrics Tab (PDF)
- Translation Tab (PDF)
- Relations Tab (PDF)
- Display Tab (PDF)
- History and comment Tab (PDF)
Status of RO
There are four statuses representing the workflows of an RO record.
| Status | Description |
| Entry in progress | The record is saved as a draft |
| For validation | The record is submitted to the University |
| Validated | The central admin office has turned the status to Validated |
| For re-validation | The record in validated status is edited by IRIS users |
For the full version of user guide, please download it here (PDF).