Samples

You can use samples to group information related to a sample, including input files, output files, and analyses.

You can search for samples (excluding their metadata) with the Search button at the top right.

Add New Sample

To add a new sample, do as follows.

1. Select Projects > your_project > Samples.

2. To add a new sample, select + Create, and then enter a unique name and description for the sample.

3. To include files related to the sample, select + Add data to sample.

Your sample is added to the Samples page. To view information on the sample, select the sample, and then select Open Details.

Add Files to Samples

You can add additional files to a sample after creating the sample. Any files that are not currently included in a sample are listed on the Unlinked Files tab.

To add an unlinked file to a sample, do as follows.

1. Go to Projects > your_project > Samples > Unlinked files tab.

2. Select a file or files, and then select one of the following options:

   • Create sample — Create a new sample that includes the selected files.

   • Link to sample — Select an existing sample in the project to link the file to.

Alternatively, you can add unlinked files from the sample details.

1. Going to Projects > your_project > Samples > your_sample.

2. Select your sample to open the details.

3. The last section of the details is files, where you select + Add data to sample.

4. If the data is not in your project, select Choose a file, which will upload the data to your project. This does not automatically add it to your sample, you will still have to select that newly uploaded data and then select add data to sample.

Data can only be linked to a single sample, so once you have linked data to a sample, it will no longer appear in the list of data to choose form.

Removing Files from Samples

To remove files from samples,

1. Go to Projects > your_project > Samples > your_sample > Details.

2. Go to the files section and open the file details of the file you want to remove.

3. Select Remove data from sample.

4. Save your changes.

Link Samples to Project

A Sample can be linked to a project from a separate project to make it available in read-only capacity.

1. Navigate to the Samples view in the Project

2. Click the Link button

3. Select the Sample(s) to link to the project

4. Click the Link button

Data linked to Samples is not automatically linked to the project. The data must be linked separately from the Data view. Samples also must be available in a complete state in order to be linked.

Delete Samples

If you want to remove a sample, select it and use the delete option from the top navigation row. You will be presented a choice of how to handle the data in the sample.

• Unlink all data without deleting it.

• Delete input data and unlink other data.

• Delete all data.