What is the required format for a BED file defining a kit?
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As part of the management settings (30.0+), users can upload BED files to be associated with their kits.
The format of the BED file (.bed) is following the description from with some modifications:
the file has to be a tab-delimited text file;
the file should not contain headers;
The number of fields per line must be consistent throughout any single set of data.
Zero-based index: Start and end positions are identified using a zero-based index.
There are three required fields:
Chromosome - The name of the chromosome has to be sorted in alpha-numeric order. example: chr1, chr2, ..., chr12, ..., chr22, chrX, chrY, chrM.
Chromosome Start - The starting position of the feature in the chromosome. The start position has to be smaller than the end position. The data has to be sorted in numeric order.
Chromosome End - The ending position of the feature in the chromosome. The end position has to be greater than the start position. The data has to be sorted in numeric order.
Example:
Newly uploaded BED files will become available for use only after a mandatory waiting period of one hour to ensure adequate time for synchronization to complete.