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===[[API:EPrints/DataSet|EPrints::DataSet]]===

A dataset is a collection of ''items'' of the same type. It can be searched.

Some datasets all have the same "config id". The "config id" is used to get information about the dataset from the archive config - inbox, buffer, archive and deletion all have the same metadata fields and types.

Core datasets are:

{|
| DATASET ID 
| COMMENT
|-
| eprint
| EPrint records are the core of the system.
|-
| user
| Users registered with the system.
|-
| subject
| The subject tree.
|-               
| document
| Documents belonging to EPrints. Every document is part of an EPrint record.
|-
| subscription
| Subscriptions made by users. Every subscription is a part of a subscription record.
|-
| history
| Stores actions performed on records.
|}

In addtion to these datasets are four virtual datasets: inbox, buffer, archive and deletion. These act just like "eprint" except that they are filtered to only contain records with those status.
  
Note that prior to 2.4 the "eprint" dataset was virtual, rather than "inbox", "buffer" etc. The history dataset was introduced in 2.4.