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For video tutorials on using the SDA 4.x user interface see the SDA YouTube Channel.

Non-technical documents

• General Information about SDA
• Online help files for users

Documentation and resources for developers of SDA Web archives

SDA Installation Guide/Archive Developer's Guide (PDF format)

The Installation Guide or Archive Developer's Guide is the first thing that all SDA archive developers should read. It provides a tutorial-style introduction to setting up an SDA archive on your server.

• 4.1 Installation Guide
• 4.0 Installation Guide

• 3.5 Developer's Guide

SDA Manual (HTML format)

The SDA Manual contains in-depth information on the options available for each SDA program and the syntax rules for various important SDA file formats --such as DDL (SDA's metadata format).

• 4.1 Manual
• 4.0 Manual

• 3.5 Manual

Other SDA Documentation and Resources

• DDI to DDL Conversion Service. This online service on our site converts data description files in the format of the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) Version 2 to files in the format of SDA's metadata (DDL).

• SDA Quick Tables Installation and Configuration. Please note: Quick Tables is no longer being updated.

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Last modified: Oct. 23, 2019 (Charlie Thomas, sda@berkeley.edu)