This repository stores metadata templates in use at SciLifeLab, organized according to data type.
A template has a title, a description and a semantic version number, as well as well as a list of associated attribute fields. Each attribute field needs to have:
- title
- description
- type
- list of controlled vocabulary terms if applicable
- level of requirement/cardinality (mandatory vs optional)
- end_repository_alias (if applicable; can be multiple if multiple relevant end repositories are considered)
- reference_ontology (if exists)
In addition to data type specific fields capturing the technical metadata itself, all templates include additional organizational metadata such as
- SciLifeLab infrastructure platform and unit
- Unit internal project ID(s)
- Associated order ID
- Experimental Sample IDs (as assigned by the unit, 1 exp sample = 1 data file (pair))
- Associated Sample IDs (as shared by the researcher with the unit)
A row entry for an individual sample would then be
| <data_type_specific_field1> | ... | <data_type_specific_fieldM> | <data_file_name_R1> | ... | <data_file_name_RP> | <orga_meta_field1> | ... | <orga_meta_fieldN> |
|---|
Templates are provided as .tsv, .json and .xlsx. The .json and .xlsx files include controlled vocabulary terms where available.
| Title | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| SciLifeLab Genomics Technical Metadata Template | This template aims to capture technical metadata for genomics data produced at the Genomics platform, compatible with submission requirements from ENA and ArrayExpress. | genomics/README.md |