caArray Usage

Date entered: 02/20/2009

Release Up to: caArray 2.X

Question: Where Are the Array Design Files for caArray?

caArray Usage

Date entered: 02/17/2009

Release Up to: caArray 2.2

Question: *A Checklist: Building caArray's MAGE-TAB Annotation Files *

Answer:

New Feature in caArray 2.3 & Up

Starting in caArray 2.3 & Up, users may download any array design file stored NCI's public caArray instance. Simply locate the array design file interested in caArray and launch the download process.

Find the Array Design Files

caArray allows the users to upload array design information on an as-needed basis. Therefore, No array design information is present with a new caArray installation. While this feature provides the flexibility for an organization to upload only the designs they use (and as a result reduce the overhead introduced by loading unnecessary designs - which are often of significant size (100's of megabytes or more)), it also means that the users have to find and upload all the necessary array design files into their caArray server. Searching for the array design files could be confusing and time consuming.

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Good to Know: Before you submit your new array design file for uploading, please make sure that you have selected the correct file format from File Format drop down list. The default selection of 'Automatic' from File Format might fail in recognizing some file types.

Further Readings on Uploading Array Design Files into caArray

1. Import Array Designs Use Case Specification
2. Check Existing Array Design Files on caArray

Useful Tools

1. Spotter file to ADF Converter

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   This converter tool can convert .GAL design file for Biorobotics, Genetix, Agilent, Clontech, Virtek to MAGE-TAB formatted Array Design File (ADF).

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