File format:

The file format for user calculated data comparison is a ASCII text file with tab delimited columns. The column headers are:

Column HeaderWhat to store in each columnColumn - Required or Optional
Namethe names of entityRequired
RatioThe ratio of two samplesoptional
ValueThe test value of two samples. Such as P-value or T-test value.optional
DIFFThe difference of two samplesoptional

At least one of the value columns must be non-empty. If a value is missing then just leave the space empty. Not all columns have to be presented in a file. You can save the data file from a spreadsheet as a text file with tab delimter. The names in the file must be identical to the ones in the processed data files. No new names should be introduced in these files. A sampling file is as following:

NAMERATIO
TC431730.106703
TC431840.0826158
TC43191-0.341343
TC432230.109437
TC432350.164247
TC43245-0.0218844

File name:

Please name your files using only the following characters “a–z”, “A–Z”, “0–9” and “_”. Connect parts of the name with underscores.