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ImpactsImpacts
Impact is a content type used for narrative, validated statements about the perceived impact of research on areas such as society, economy, public health, and more.
The content type is be default disabled. Administrators of Pure will have to enable this in Administrator > Impacts > Enable Impacts
Note, that a restart of Pure is expected before the changes will take effect.
Some of the key metadata elements on this content type is:
- Title
- Description
- Category of Impact
Extended model
The Impact content type exist in two versions:
- Default model (default enabled)
- Extended model
The extended model has these additional fields highligted in red:

Extende model Field | Details |
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Period | Period is understood as the overall period for this Impact. |
Impact level |
Select the overall level of impact, e.g. Benefit, Adoption, Engagement. Administrators of Pure can modify this list from the classification sheme |
Evidence |
Used for adding evidence for the Impact. This fields can be repeated so multiple entries of evidence can be added. Each evidence section has a period definiton. This should not be confused with the overall Period as described above. The evidence section has these fields available. ![]() Administrators of Pure can modify the Evidence indicator from the classification sheme
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Workflow
Impacts can hold a workflow with 3 steps. Enabling workflow will make the content type appear with workflow state visible in bottom of the Impact metadata editor. Default is workflow disabled and it must be enabled by Administrators of Pure in Administrator > Impacts > Workflow configuration.
Roles
The following roles are available to handle Impacts:
Organisational roles
- Editor of Impacts
- Reporter of Impacts
Global roles
- Administrator of Impacts
- Global reporter of Impacts
Published at March 24, 2025