Editing BioMicro:Instructions (section)

=== How do I search for my samples? ===

Searching for samples and data can be done by navigating to the Sample Search tab under Data Query on the FairData website

* Use the Sample Type drop down menu to choose the desired Sample Type or Data Type for searching.
* To search just based on this type, click the search button.
* To further narrow the search, choose an attribute to filter by.
**Use the Sample Attribute drop down menu and click one of the attributes to filter by. 
**Select the Operator drop down menu
**Select ‘Contain’
**Type the value of the attribute you wish to search for in the ‘From:’ string value box and click search. For example, to search for a mouse sample with the UID attribute containing the letters MAC, select ‘MUS’ in the ‘Sample Type’ menu, ’UID’ in the ‘Sample Attribute’ menu, ‘Contain’ in the ‘Operator’ menu, and type MAC in the ‘From:’ text box.
*If attempting to search for all samples or data that are NOT of some attribute, then choose ‘Not Contain’ in the ‘Operator’ box rather than ‘Contain’.
*The results of the search will be displayed as a list that can be downloaded, deleted, published, interacted with etc.

[[File:SearchExample.png|480px]]

To download a specific sample(s)

* Click the blank square on the left side of the sample in the list.
* The square should then appear checked.
* Click the ‘Download samples’ button at the top of the list of samples, and an excel file containing the sample’s information should be produced.

To download all samples that have been searched for,

* Select the blank square just below the ‘Download samples button’.
* All the squares next to samples should appear checked.
* Click the ‘Download samples’ button at the top of the list of samples, and an excel file containing information about all of the samples should be produced.

===== Searching for Protocols =====
*Toggle to the data query tab in the menu bar on the fairdata website.
*A dropdown menu will appear with options for different searches or queries: choose “Protocol query”.
*To search for a specific ID, type the ID into the text box below the header “ID” and results containing that ID will appear.
* To search for a specific name or word(s) within a name, type the desired name or word(s) in the text box below the “UID” header.
* And so on, the same concept applies for all following text boxes and their corresponding headers.
*Once filtered by the attributes desired, a specific sample(s) can be downloaded:
**Clicking the check box on the left-hand side of all the attributes and then click “batch download files selected”.
**The user can also download all the samples by checking the top check box situated next to the headers, and then click “download file list”.

[[File:Searchanddownload.png|480px]]