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Step by Step tutorial for beginners

How to access EMMA for MGE members

  • Refer to the MGE homepage to find out if your institution is a member.
  • 1) Login to the Portal:
    • If you are a MGE member you should have a login and password for the MGE bioinformatics portal. Your login is usually as follow: Firstname_Surname.
    • Forgot your password? If you have a login to access the MGE bioinformatics portal and have forgotten your password, you can use the following form to submit a password change request.
    • If you don't remember your login, please send a email to mg-bielefeld[at]cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de
  • 2) Access to a EMMA project:
    • Once you have logged into the MGE Bioinformatics portal, please check if you can already access a EMMA project by clicking on the link "My Projects" in the Action menu. For more info, have a look at this link.
    • If you don't have access to a EMMA project, either you can have a look at the Demo project or you can request access to a MGE project. The procedure is explained under this MGE wiki link and this GPMS wiki link.
    • Depending on your privileges for the EMMA project(s) you can access, the tasks you can perform inside a EMMA project can be limited. More info can be found under this EMMA guideline Rights and Roles page.
  • 3) Use ArrayLIMS and EMMA with your own data:
    • The best is to have your own project as chief. For that you need to request a New Project inside the MGE Bioinformatics Portal. The procedure is explained under this MGE wiki link.
    • Once you have access to your project, please read the ArrayLIMS and EMMA documentations before to start to use EMMA.
  • 4) Contact:
    • Please feel free at any time to send us a email to mg-bielefeld[at]cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de if you have any problems and/or comments.

How to access EMMA for GenoMik-Plus members

  • Refer to the GenoMikPlus homepage to find out if your institution is a member.
  • 1) Login to the GenomikPlus Portal
  • 2) Access to an existing EMMA project: see above
  • 3) Use ArrayLIMS and EMMA with your own data: see above
  • 4) Contact: genomik-support[at]cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de

How to access EMMA for other potential users

  • 1) How to get a login and password for using EMMA 2.0? Please send a email to emma[at]cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de
  • 2) Login into EMMA: more info under EMMA wiki page.
  • 3) Use ArrayLIMS and EMMA with your own data:

Step by Step tutorial for all users

  • Basic terms and concepts used in EMMA: more info under this EMMA wiki page.
  • What is an arraylayout and why do we need it? More info under this EMMA guideline Arraylayout Guidelines page.
  • What data files are required?
    • if ImaGene, two .txt files, one for each channel (versions >= 5.0 supported)
    • if GenePix, one .gpr file (supports versions > 1.x)
    • if Affymetrix, one CEL file per array
    • all other formats: contac emma-devel[at]cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de
    • Dual images or single images? one .tiff file or two .tiff files (one for each channel)
    • .data files containing the images for Affy are not required
  • Storage of the hybridization data together with all relevant biological information into our LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System): More info under the ArrayLIMS Guidelines pages.
  • Upload and group your hybridized arrays: for that you need to create a new experiment in EMMA. The procedure is explained under this EMMA Guidelines page.
  • How to Import Data From the ArrayLIMS system: more info under this EMMA wiki page and under this EMMA Guidelines page.
  • Analyzing Data using EMMA: more info under this EMMA Guidelines page.