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What this PR does / why we need it:

The expected behavior is not clear. Here's a recent question: https://groups.google.com/g/dataverse-community/c/PUPbss6fV-I/m/KGqAYo7NBAAJ

Which issue(s) this PR closes:

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Preview at https://dataverse-guide--11897.org.readthedocs.build/en/11897/user/dataset-management.html#preview-url-to-review-unpublished-dataset

@pdurbin pdurbin moved this to Ready for Review ⏩ in IQSS Dataverse Project Oct 14, 2025
@pdurbin pdurbin added Feature: User Guide Size: 0.5 A percentage of a sprint. 0.35 hours labels Oct 14, 2025
@pdurbin pdurbin changed the title restricted files can be downloaded from preview URL User Guide: restricted files can be downloaded from preview URL Oct 14, 2025
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@pdurbin pdurbin changed the title User Guide: restricted files can be downloaded from preview URL User Guide: restricted and embargoed files can be downloaded from preview URL Oct 16, 2025
Also, add links to where it's defined (and for restricted).
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Creating a Preview URL for a draft version of your dataset allows you to share your dataset (for viewing and downloading of files) before it is published to a wide group of individuals who may not have a user account on the Dataverse installation. Anyone you send the Preview URL to will not have to log into the Dataverse installation to view the unpublished dataset. Once a dataset has been published you may create new General Preview URLs for subsequent draft versions, but the Anonymous Preview URL will no longer be available.
Creating a Preview URL for a draft version of your dataset allows you to share your dataset (for viewing and downloading of files, including :ref:`restricted <restricted-files>` and :ref:`embargoed <embargoes>` files) before it is published to a wide group of individuals who may not have a user account on the Dataverse installation. Anyone you send the Preview URL to will not have to log into the Dataverse installation to view the unpublished dataset. Once a dataset has been published you may create new General Preview URLs for subsequent draft versions, but the Anonymous Preview URL will no longer be available.
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I checked with @qqmyers and he said embargoed files are also available via preview URL so I updated this PR, which can be previewed here: https://dataverse-guide--11897.org.readthedocs.build/en/11897/user/dataset-management.html#preview-url-to-review-unpublished-dataset

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@ofahimIQSS ofahimIQSS moved this from Ready for QA ⏩ to QA ✅ in IQSS Dataverse Project Oct 30, 2025
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Co-authored-by: Omer Fahim <mfahim11427@gmail.com>
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very nice - this pr is ready to merge

@cmbz cmbz assigned pdurbin and unassigned ofahimIQSS Nov 5, 2025
@pdurbin pdurbin merged commit c7e7bc8 into develop Nov 5, 2025
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