Legacy Metadata File Format

The legacy SCP metadata file format is a tab-delimited file with one required column and two required rows.

Columns: The first column is required and contains cell names; one should include all cells given in the expression file. Additional columns are different metadata to be viewed. Please note, cell names should match other cell names in other study files

Rows: The first of the two rows starts with the entry "NAME", after this the name of the metadata contained in each column is given. This is the name users will see and select in the portal. The second row starts with "TYPE" and then contains the value "group" or "numeric" describing the column of metadata. Additional rows describe a cell, given first a cell name and then metadata entries. The cell names should match cell names in other files. For unconventional metadata please try to use descriptive metadata, naming groups in ways others will understand as they view them. Please use only alphanumeric characters and underscore.

Example Legacy Metadata File