Attribute

An attribute is the most basic element in the Page Tab specification because any element defined in a submission may have attributes. An attribute has the following characteristics:

• It’s defined by a name/value combination

• It can be used as a reference or link to another attribute. There are called Reference Attributes

• Its name may have additional details. These are called Name Attributes

• Its value may have additional details. These are called Value Attributes

Syntax

Name	The Name
Value	The Value
(Name Attribute)	The name attribute value
[Value Attribute]	The value attribute value

Special Attributes

There are some attributes that are used as keywords.

At The Submission Level

• Title: The submission title.

• ReleaseDate: The date when the submission should be public. The expected format is YYYY-MM-DD.

• AttachTo: Indicates the collection to which submission belongs to.

• RootPath: A folder in the user directory that is used as a base to allocate all the submission files. Example: If the attribute RootPath has the value BaseFolder, a folder with the same name should exist in the user directory, and it should contain all the files referenced in the submission.

Please check the All In One Example for more information.

At The Section Level

• File List: A file that can be used as an index to reference and include submission files. The referenced files should be either in the user directory or attached to the submission request.

Please check the File List Example for more information.

Examples

Simple Attribute

TSV

Study Type	RNA-seq of non coding RNA

JSON

XML

Detailed Attribute

TSV

Study Type	RNA-seq of non coding RNA
[Ontology]	EFO
(Seq Type)	RNA

JSON

XML

Notes:

• In TSV format, the name attributes are defined using parenthesis

• In TSV format, the value attributes are defined using close square brackets

Reference Attribute

TSV

<affiliation> Org1

JSON

XML

Notes:

• In TSV format, the reference attributes are defined using ope-angle brackets

• For this example, let's assume there's already an attribute with the value "Org1"