Sharing OS Select+Build recipes

Step-by-step instructions on how to share your OS Select+Build recipes with other organisations.

You can share a recipe you've created with another organisation (as long as they have access to OS Select+Build on the OS Data Hub). This functionality enables collaboration between organisations.

The following sub-sections on this page cover:

Sharing recipes

Accepting a shared recipe

Rejecting a shared recipe

How do I share a recipe?

To share a recipe:

1

Log into your OS Data Hub account

Click Login on the OS Data Hub menu bar to log into your account.

Screenshot showing the OS Data Hub homepage.

2

Navigate to the OS Data Hub workspace

Select Data from the menu bar to view your workspace.

3

Navigate to the OS Select+Build Recipe Library

Choose Downloads > OS Select+Build Recipe Library from the secondary navigation menu. You will then be taken to your organisation's OS Select+Build Recipe Library.

Screenshot of the OS Select+Build Recipe Library screen in the OS Data Hub.

4

Find the recipe you want to share

In your organisation's OS Select+Build Recipe Library, scroll or search for the recipe you want to share.

5

Select share recipe with your organisation from the recipe actions dropdown

In this view, you will be able to see the Recipe actions dropdown (where you can share, edit or delete a recipe).

• Click the Recipe actions dropdown.

• Click the Share recipe button.

Please note that you can only share recipes created by your organisation.

6

Choose the correct organisation from the recipe dialog

Search for the organisation with whom you wish to share the recipe. To do this, just start to type the organisation's name, then select the correct organisation from the list.

7

Add a descriptive message about the recipe

Add a message for the organisation receiving the recipe to provide them with context around why you are sharing the recipe with them before clicking Send.

How do I accept a recipe shared with me?

To accept a shared recipe:

1

Log into your OS Data Hub account

Click Login on the OS Data Hub menu bar to log into your account.

Screenshot showing the OS Data Hub homepage.

You will see a new notification at the top right of your screen, indicated by a bell button and a number count of any unread notifications.

2

Open the notification menu

Click the bell button. You will see details of a notification explaining You have been sent a shared recipe, which will include the name of the organisation that shared the recipe with you, along with a message if they added one when sharing the recipe.

3

View details of the received recipe

Click View recipe details. The recipe details will be displayed for you to review

4

Accept the shared recipe

Click the Accept recipe button. You will be presented with a dialog box explaining: When you accept a recipe, it is added to your organisation’s recipe library. It will show as 'shared'. You can create data packages from it, but you can’t share the recipe with other organisations.

If another team member in your organisation declines the invitation to accept a shared recipe before you view it, you may no longer have access to the shared recipe.

Shared recipes that you have accepted from another organisation can be identified by the presence of the Shared with me tag against them.

How do I reject a recipe shared with me?

To reject a recipe shared with you:

1

Log into your OS Data Hub account

Click Login on the OS Data Hub menu bar to log into your account.

Screenshot showing the OS Data Hub homepage.

You will see a new notification at the top right of your screen, indicated by a bell button and a number count of any unread notifications.

2

Open the notification menu

Click the bell button. You will see details of a notification explaining You have been sent a shared recipe, which will include the name of the organisation that shared the recipe with you, along with a message if they added one when sharing the recipe.

3

View details of the received recipe

Click View recipe details. The recipe details will be displayed for you to review

4

Decline the shared recipe

If this recipe is not right for you and you want to reject it, click the Reject button.

Once a shared recipe is rejected, you will not be able to access it again.