Samples

You can use samples to group information related to a sample, including input files, output files, and analyses. You can consider samples as creating a binder to collect related information. When you then link that sample to another project, you bring over the empty binder, but not the files contained in it. In that project, you can then add your own data to it.

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 add files to the sample, see adding files to a sample

Your sample is added to the Samples page. To view information on the sample, select the sample name in the overview.

Add Files to Samples

You can add files to a sample after creating the sample. Any files that are not currently linked to 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 which you link the file.

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. Go to the Data tab and select link.

4. If the data is not in your project, you will need to add it in Projects > your_project > Data

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.

Unlink Files from Samples

To remove files from samples,

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

2. Select the files you want to remove.

3. Select Unlink.

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.