The Metadata Utility can facilitate the creation of the tab-delimited text files for an ISA archive. This page describes how to begin creating these files. The terminology in this utility reflects that these files represent an investigation.
- Start the Metadata Utility, as described in Starting the Metadata Utility.
- In the Action panel, click New Investigation. The New Investigation dialog box appears.
- Click New Empty Investigation. The Metadata Utility reappears.
The following items appear in the Metadata Utility:- The Action panel displays options to validate or save the investigation. For instructions, refer to the following pages:
- The Node panel displays a node for the investigation and an option to add a study. For instructions, refer to Modifying an Investigation.
- The Validation panel displays validation errors. For instructions on processing these errors, refer to Validating an Investigation.