Search for microarray designs or sets

Parameter

Instructions/Details

Microarray Name

(Microarray design searches only) Type all or part of a name of a microarray design.

Microarray Set Name

(Microarray set searches only) Type all or part of a name of a microarray set.

Folder Name

By default, eArray searches for microarray designs or sets in all folders accessible to you (the All option). To restrict your search to a specific folder, select the desired folder from the list. The list of folders contains only the ones to which you have access. To include all of a folder's subfolders in your search, mark Include Subfolders.

Species

To select one or more species, follow these steps:

1. Click Select and Add.
   A species selection page opens in a new window.

2. Under Species Category List, in Name, type some or all of the desired species name, then click Search. To return a list of all available species, leave Name blank.
   A search results pane appears, with species that match the name you typed. If the search results span multiple pages, you can use the Pages links to navigate through them.

3. Click the name of the desired species to select it. You can select more than one species on a page.

4. Click Add.
   eArray transfers the species to the Selected Species list.
   
   To transfer all of the species on all of the pages, click Add All, then in the dialog box that appears, click OK.
   
   To start over, click Remove All. To remove species, select them in the Selected Species list, then click Remove.

5. Click Done.
   The selected species appear(s) on the search page in Species. Multiple species appear in pipe-separated format.

6. Note: When eArray searches for microarray designs/sets based on species, it searches only the primary species associated with them. This is true even if you specify multiple species in your search criteria. Also, if you wish to retrieve designs/sets for which no species are designated, do not set the Species search criterion.

Design ID

(Microarray design searches only) Type the AMADID of the desired microarray design. To upload a file of AMADIDs, follow these steps:

1. Prepare a plain text file that contains a list of the desired AMADIDs. Separate entries with new line (return) characters.

2. Click Upload.
   A file upload window appears.

3. Click Browse.
   A Choose file dialog box appears.

4. Select the desired file, then click Open.

5. In the file upload window, click Upload File.
   eArray uploads the selected file.

Design Status

Select All, Active or Obsolete.

You can search for microarrays with a design status of Obsolete to update those designs to use current formats. See Convert obsolete microarray designs/sets.

Created by

Type the name of the array design/set owner whose designs/sets you want to find.

Created Date

Specify a range of dates. Click beside From and To, then select the desired dates from the calendars that appear.

Containing Probe Group

Set this parameter to find array designs that contain specific probe group(s). To specify the probe group(s) to use as search criteria, click Select and Add.

A probe group selection page appears in a new window. For instructions on how to use this page, refer to Select probe groups for probe searches.

The selected probe groups appear in pipe-separated format on the search page.

Containing Array Design

(Microarray Set searches only) Set this parameter to find microarray sets that contain specific microarray design(s). To select array design(s) to use as search criteria, follow these steps.

1. Click Select and Add.
   A microarray design selection page appears in a new window.

2. Type all or part of the name of a microarray design, then click Search.

3. Select the desired designs. To select a design, click its name. You can select more than one design on a page.

4. Click Add.
   eArray transfers the selected design(s) to the Selected Array Design list. To transfer all designs on all pages, click Add All. To start over, click Remove All.

5. Continue to add designs from as many pages as you like. To navigate among multiple pages of designs, use the Pages links. To reverse the order of the list, click the Microarray Name column heading.

6. Click Done.
   The selected designs appear in pipe-separated format in Containing Array Design.

Keywords

Type all or part of a keyword, or multiple keywords separated by commas.

Array Category

(Relevant only to the CGH application type) Select the desired category:

• All – Returns microarray designs without regard to category.

• CGH+SNP – Returns only CGH+SNP microarray designs, which include both CGH and SNP probes on the same array.

• Standard – Returns only standard CGH microarray designs.