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1. Log in to the CSSI DCC Portal.
2. Select Investigations > Upload.
   The Upload ISA TAB Files page appears.
   

3. Click New Project.
   The Project Properties page appears.

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   A project is simply a container for the ISA-TAB file. It allows you to track multiple versions of ISA-TAB file uploads to this project. It is a best practice for each investigation to have its own project.

   
   
   

4. Enter a title for your new project. Note that this title and that of the ISA-TAB file that the project contains can be different.

5. Click Save Project.
   The new project is listed under Investigation Projects.
   

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   If the File Upload section of the page is not visible, click Open next to the project name to show it.

   
   
   

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   If needed now or later, click Edit to change the project name. Depending on your privileges, you may not see the Delete button.

6. Select the file you want to upload to this project in one of the following ways:

   • Drag and drop the ISA-TAB archive file from your computer to the Drop your files here box surrounded by the dashed lines:
     

   • Click the Drop your files here box image and browse to where the file is stored.
     The file is listed in the File Upload area and the status is listed as Ready.

7. If the file is smaller than 10 GB, click Upload selected files.
   The file uploads and appears in the Investigation Projects section of the page. It is unpublished, so you must publish it to CSSI DCC.
   
   
   If the file is larger than 10 GB, it is recommended that you use Globus instead.

Uploading with Globus

Validating the Upload

You may encounter an upload error. A sample error message follows:

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The CSSI DCC Portal validates uploaded ISA-TAB files using standards and conventions described in the ISA-TAB specification

Versioning ISA TAB Files

The first time you upload an ISA TAB file to a new project, it is the first version of that file.

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