For new projects, a sample table can be created from a tab-delimited text file even before any files are imported.  

In the Data Tab where no samples have been defined yet, click the Assign sample attributes from a file button (Figure 1). 

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Navigate to the file using the browser as showin in Figure 2.  The text file may be located in the Partek^®  Flow^® server, My computer, or from a URL.  However, some functionalities such as importing files based on the sample table (as described later in this section) are currently only available if the text file is in the Partek Flow Server. Click on the box next to the text file that you want to use and click Next.

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The behavior of the next step depends on the information contained in the selected text file.

Creating a Sample Table without Data Import

Text files that contain only sample information and attributes such as the one shown below.

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 A valid text file must contain at least one column that has unique entries.  During import, Partek Flow will look for columns that contain unique entries and suggest those that could possibly be used as Sample Names. In the example below, the columsn for "Sample ID" and "Freezer Location" are unique and you can select one as the sample ID. Note that there can only be one column to be assigned as sample IDs. 

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You can also unselect the columsn you do not wish to import

Creating a Sample Table with Data Import

The text file must include the file names

The text file must be in the server.

-> useful if some files are within subdirectories

-> useful if ther are many files for one sample

• No path

• Relative path

• Absolute path

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