Question: What causes the error "Failed Validation"?

Topic: caArray Usage

Release: Applicable Releases:</strong> caArray 2.0 and above

<strong>Date Date entered: </strong> 04/20/2009

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I was importing MAGE-TAB array data files and related annotation files, but my .srdf file received an error message as "Failed Validation". Why?

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In caArray, many types of files can be uploaded, but not all files can be validated. The validation process is only for the data files associated with experimental samples, such as: array design files, array data files, and array annotation files (Which Files Can Be Uploaded  caArray 014 - Which files can be uploaded into caArray?). The validation process may occurs occur implicitly (array design file) or explicitly (all other array-related annotation or data files).

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• Format unknown (Errors are based on file extension and array type)
• Reference file not found (e.g. array data file is listed in MAGE-TAB .SDRF, but not uploaded)
• File incomplete
• Vocabulary failure (annotation terms has to be in supported ontology and declared in .IDF file)

If a file is failed fails to be validated, this file would can not be able to be imported into caArray, unless the:

1. Error is fixed
2. Bypass the validation Validation process is bypassed by changing file type.
3. Bypass the import Import process is bypassed by uploading the file as a supplemental file.

For more information on how files are uploaded into caArray, see caArray 017 - What is the meaning of the caArray Status of Importing - Imported versus Imported Not Parsed?, caArray Status of Importing: Imported and Imported Not Parsed</html>.

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