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ARCs

For an introduction to the ARC concept, see https://nfdi4plants.github.io/nfdi4plants.knowledgebase/core-concepts/arc/.

For a quick start guide click here.

ARC directory structure

/isa.investigation.xlsx
Main investigation file (XLSX format), containing administrative information about the investigation.
/LICENSE
License file for the ARC (by default it is CC-BY-4.0 )

Studies

All input material or (external) data resources are described in studies.

/studies/<yourStudyName>
Folder for a specific study
/studies/<yourStudyName>/resources
Study resources
/studies/<yourStudyName>/protocols
Study protocol as text (e.g growth protocol)
/studies/<yourStudyName>/isa.study.xlsx
Detailed metadata annotation of the study

Assays

All measurements are considered as assays.

/assays/<yourAssayName>
Folder for a specific assay
/assays/<yourAssayName>/dataset
Assay dataset
/assays/<yourAssayName>/protocols
Assay protocol as text (e.g SOP)
/assays/<yourAssayName>/isa.assay.xlsx
Detailed metadata annotation of the assay

Workflows

All programmatic components of an ARC, including code and enviroment specifications.

/workflows/<yourWorkflowName>/
Folder containing code, enviromental specifications, and any required packages or dependencies.
/workflows/<yourWorkflowName>.cwl
Script or workflow description (in CWL format) that executes a process and priduces run results.

Runs

Runs contain all results produced by workflow executions.

/runs/<yourRunResultName>
Folder containing the output of a run ( i.e., a workflow execution).