DataPLANT provides the tool Swate to support you in data annotation. In this guide, we want to introduce you to basic functionalities of SWATE which you can use to on add metadata to your studies and assays.
💡 We assume that you already created an ARC that contains one or more studies and assays. If not consider watching the ARCitect Quickstart Videos
first.
SWATE availability
In this video we are going to briefly talk about how you can get your hands on SWATE:
Open or create an annotation table
In this video we will learn how to add an annotation table to an existing assay or study using SWATE:
Add and fill input and output columns to an annotation table
In this video we will learn how to add content to our table using SWATE:
Copy Column contents
In this video we will learn how to copy and update column contents:
Update Columns: Create
In this video we will learn how to use the update columns functionality to create sample names:
Update Columns: Update
In this video we will learn how to use the update columns functionality to update sample names to quickly generate new names:
Customize your table by adding building blocks
In this video we are going to learn how we can apply the annotation principles to describe parameters of an assay:
Unit Columns
In this video we are going to learn how to add Unit columns:
Hidden Collumns
In this video we will briefly talk about the hidden columns in your annotation table:
Non-Controlled vocabulary
In this video we will learn how we can add building blocks when no matching term is retrieved by the term search:
Using term search for cell values
In this video we are going to learn how we can use the term search for cell values:
Create tables using templates
In this video we will learn how one can use predefined templates to speed up the process of annotation table creation:
DataPLANT Support
Besides these technical solutions, DataPLANT supports you with community-engaged data stewardship. For further assistance, feel free to reach out via our
helpdesk
or by contacting us
directly
.