# UPLOAD METADATA
Any files associated with an experiment (excluding sequencing files, references, and annotations) can be uploaded through the METADATA (Fig.) tab. During upload, the metadata files should always be associated with an organism and tagged appropriately, as explained in Table below.
Data Type
Tag Name
Format
Details
List of genes
Gene List
Tab, CSV, TXT
Ensembl Gene IDs only
Target markers
Hotspots
BED, VCF
SNPs, MNPs, INDELs
Amplicon ranges
Amplicon Range
BED, VCF
Target region with start and ends
Variants/genotypes
Genotypes
BED, VCF
Called variants
Table. Metadata file formats and associated upload tags.
Similar to Sequence and reference file uploads, the following actions are performed on the uploaded metadata files:
- - Uncompression of the files
- Validation of the format and integrity of the file and its compatibility to the reference genome.
- Registration into the METADATA
- Status notification through email
Successfully uploaded metadata files are stored in METADATA and can be accessed while executing the pipelines.