In addition to Centria's guidelines, the following factors affect the storage requirements and methods for data collected in projects, as well as the opening up of data
In addition to the above, data storage and disclosure can be assessed using the following criteria:
| Quality of material: accuracy, authenticity, authenticity, internal consistency, comprehensiveness, timeliness, correctness, and usability |
Need for longitudinal research |
| Potential users | Suitability for new uses |
| Scientific value of the material | Is collecting data easy to repeat, or is it difficult or even impossible? |
| Historical value of the material | Does collecting similar material incur significant costs? |
| Novelty value | |
| Commercial potential | Is it possible to perform new analyses on the material? |
| Uniqueness |
Data sets can be made available to others by storing them in national or international data archives. Both general and discipline-specific data archives are available. When selecting an archive, it is advisable to pay attention to factors such as the reputation and reliability of the archive administrator, security, storage time and other storage conditions, and usage statistics.