Get Data

The VRE provides two ways for getting data:

• Upload Data
• First Step: Upload Data
• Second Step: Edit File Metadata
• Import Sample Data

• Upload Data

  • First Step: Upload data

     

    Upload files from your local computer

    

    To upload a file from the computer, users just have to drag and drop the files to the specified area or click on it.

    Create new file

    

    To create a new file from text, users just have to insert the file name and the text data (i.g. a DNA sequence) and click the button SEND DATA.

    Load file from an external URL

    

    To load a file from an external URL, users just have to insert the URL in the input file and click the button SEND DATA

     

  • Second Step: Edit File Metadata

     

    1. Choose the file format.

    2. Choose the Data type.

    Fill in the Metadata

    

• Import Sample Data

   

  You can import sample datasets which are provided by the VRE as shown below

  Import predefined dataset for the tool you want to run

  

  Once the sample datasets have been imported you will be redirected to the workspace

  Information about the imported dataset

  

  You can then run a tool or visualizer directly from your workspace

  Launch Tool/Visualizer from the workspace

  

   

Edit File Metadata

1. Select the project you want to work with (default: MyFirstProject)

2. Set a name for your execution

3. Add a description

4. Select your input file

5. Select one or more challenges to participate in

6. Set a name for you method