Asterisk for Wildcard not showing up on ESS-DIVE in File Name

[dylanporyan]

Submitter: Dylan O'Ryan

Hello,

While reviewing some ESS-DIVE datasets that utilize the File-level Reporting Format, I have found an issue with using asterisks (*) in the file name. As reccomended by the FLMD instructions, users should use an asterisk as a wildcard when the FLMD applies to multiple files.

The issue is that these asterisks do not show up on ESS-DIVE when uploaded (see screenshots to see the removal of the asterisks). It seems that there may need to be an adjustment to the use of the asterisk in file names. The screenshots are from a published dataset on ESS-DIVE (link). Note: I have encountered this issue with two datasets so far on ESS-DIVE.

[emilyarobles]

@dylanporyan The asterisks should be used as a wildcard within the FLMD to indicate that a row entry applies to multiple files with similar names, not at the file naming level for FLMD or DD files. Can you point me to the documentation that says that wildcards should be used for file naming?

[dylanporyan]

@emilyarobles Thank you for your response and the explanation.

Within the CSV Data Dictionary Instructions (Step 5C), the documentation specifically notes to: Incorporate a wildcard into the filename if data dictionary applies to multiple data files (for example - "soil_cores_*_dd.csv"). I did not find any other point in the documentation that says that a wildcard should be used for file naming.