NCBC iTools
v1.1 build 74
Released 01/23/2008
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General iTools Usage Guide (v.0.4-1.0.1)
iTools Accounts
Setting up and updating iTools accounts
is easily done online via the iTools accounts managing service.
Browsing the iTools Resources
Currently we've implemented three different ways of browsing the collection of iTools resources.
These may be extended as needs arise.
Searching for iTools Resources
One can search for iTools resources using a variety of criteria. The complete
description of how to search for iTools resources is available here.
Comparing Similar Resources
Once you find resources that meet your
search criteria
, you may want to
compare these resources by various resource meta-data descriptors
(e.g., data input type, implementation language, author, etc.)
Adding Resources to iTools
There are several
human/manual and machine/automated ways to add resources
to iTools.
Updating an existent iTools resource meta-data
Just like in
adding a new resource
, there are
several ways to update a resource already described in iTools
.
Commenting/Ranking existent iTools resources
We provide a
resource ranking/commenting mechanism
, which allows any user to provide feedback to other users or the resource developers.
Obtaining the complete meta-data description of an existent iTools resource
One can
obtain the complete resource meta-data
.
Database Configuration
iTools uses Hibernate to connect and interface with its database. A
detailed database description
is available.
iTools-Pipeline Integration
A driving biological study
utilizing iTools as the resource management infrastructure
and the Pipeline as a graphical workflow analysis framework.
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