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Attributes describe samples. Examples of sample attributes include treatment group, age, sex, and time point. Attributes can be added individually in the data Metadata tab or in bulk using a text file. In this tutorial, we will add one attribute, Treatment5-AZA Dose, manually.
- Click the Metadata tab
- Click Manage under Sample attributes (Figure 1)
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SubtitleText | Adding a new attribute |
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- Name the attribute To configure a new attribute, at Name, type in 5-AZA Dose as the name of the attribute
- Click Add to add 5-AZA Dose as a categorical, project-specific , categorical attribute (Figure 3)
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- Name the first New category 0uMClick Add
- Click the green plus icon to add category (Figure 4)
- Repeat for two additional categories, 5uM and 10uM (Figure 45)
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SubtitleText | All category attributes for 5-AZA Dose |
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- Click Back to data metadata tab
The data table now includes an Attribute column for 5-AZA Dose (Figure 56). Next, we need to assign samples attribute categories for Treatment5-AZA Dose.
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The option to edit the Treatment 5-AZA Dose field for each sample will appear as a drop-down menu (Figure 67).
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SubtitleText | Sample attributes appear as a new column in the data tableDropdown menu to select treatment for each sample |
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- Select the 5-AZA Dose text box for a sample to bring up a drop-down menu with the 5-AZA Dose attribute categories (0uM, 5uM, 10uM)
- Use the drop-down menus to add a treatment group for each sample
The first three samples (SRR592573-5) should be 0uM, the next three samples (SRR592576-8) should be 5uM, and the final three samples (SRR592579-81) should be 10uM (Figure 78).
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