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  1. Browse investigation or search investigations until you find an investigation, study, or assay in which you are interested. This will be either on the Browse Investigations or Search Investigations pages.
    Click the link corresponding with the investigation, study, or assay you are interested in exploring.



    The details page for the investigation, study, or assay you selected appears. The details page for each entity differs and is hierarchical. For example, with the highest level of the hierarchy listed first and going down the hierarchy from there, the relationships are:Investigations > Study(ies) > Assay(s) > Process(s) > File(s)
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Investigation Details Page

The investigation details page shows the investigation name at the top followed by a visualization of the investigation filename, study filename and number of samples in the study, and assay filename and number of files (and total file size) in the assay. Below the visualization are links to download all or part of the investigation, its identifier, and its description. All of the icons on the page are clickable links.

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The currently selected entity has a green box behind its icon in the visualization. When the investigation is selected, its study/studies, and assay(s) are also selected. In the following screenshot, the investigation is selected.

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Study Details Page

The study details page shows the investigation name at the top followed by a visualization of the investigation filename, study filename and number of samples in the study, and assay filename and number of files (and total file size) in the assay. Below the visualization are links to download all or part of the investigation, its identifier, and its description. All of the icons on the page are clickable links.

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Assay Details Page

The assay details page shows the study name at the top followed by a visualization of the investigation filename, study filename and number of samples in the study, and assay filename and number of files (and total file size) in the assay. Below the visualization are links to download all or part of the assay, its file name, measurement type, and technology type. In the Processes and Filters section, the relationship of the study to its processes, and its processes to its files, are depicted in clickable icons. Click any icon to further filter the investigation data and download only a selected portion of it.

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Exploring Processes and Filters

The Processes and Filters section of the investigation, study, or details page breaks down the entity to its smallest parts. Need to talk through this whole section of the application.

Searching Investigation Data

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  1. Select an investigation and view its details.
    The study details page appears.
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  2. In the Files area, click the down arrow to expand it.
    Files list with a Search for files box, Download Selected button, and file information such as   ks121202MGC3a.CEL  9 MB  CEL  21 MAy 2015

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  1. Select an investigation and view its details.
    The study details page appears.
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  2. Click Download Archive Button.
    The Download window appears.
    Download link will be sent via email. Enter email address below to receive download instructions.
  3. Enter your email address and click OK.
    The Success window appears.
    Your request has been received. You'll receive an email with a link to download files once your download request is processed
  4. Click OK.
  5. Look for an email in your inbox with the subject line File Download.
  6. Save or open the file.

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  1. Select an investigation and view its details.
    The study details page appears.
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  2. Click Download Metadata Button.
    Your browser opens a download dialog box with your download file in it.
    Opening Archive10290_metadata.zip dialog box
  3. Open the file or save it for later analysis.

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    titleMetadata File Contents

    The metadata file is in compressed format. It contains one folder called metadata and a text file for each of the following: assay, investigation, and study.

    The contents of the archive folder look similar to the following (10290 is just an example of the file identifier):

    metadata/

       a_10290.txt

       i_10290.txt

       s_10290.txt

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