Available file formats
The Integration Report Package can create reports in various file formats that are not covered by the default report formats available in the Biological Assay Package. You can use these reports to import the data into other systems, or you can access the data in these reports with third-party software.
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CSV |
Comma-separated values (CSV) is a text file format that uses commas to separate values and new lines to separate records. A CSV file stores tabular data (numbers and text) in plain text. Each line of the file represents one data record. Each record consists of the same number of fields. The fields are separated by commas. To map the hierarchical structure of the document and the results to the flat table structure, in the first column, one or more slashes and numbers in square brackets are used. |
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Excel (XML) |
Microsoft® Excel data can be stored in a binary file or as XML data (Extensible Markup Language). The Integration Report Package creates Excel XML files that can be opened directly as a Microsoft® Excel sheet or accessed by third-party software. To map the hierarchical structure of the document and the results to the flat table structure in a Microsoft® Excel sheet, in the first column, one or more slashes and numbers in square brackets are used. |
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INI |
INI (initialization) files are configuration files originally used for computer software. They consist of text-based content with a structure and syntax that consists of key–value pairs for properties, and sections to organize the properties. Keys and values are separated by the equal sign, sections tagged with square brackets. To map the hierarchical structure of the document and the results to the flat key–value pairs in the INI file, one or more slashes and numbers in square brackets are used for the keys. Additionally, sections are used to distinguish between metadata and experiment data. |
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JSON |
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is an open standard file and data interchange format that uses human-readable text to store and transmit data objects consisting of attribute–value pairs and arrays. JSON files are more compact than XML files. The JSON files created by the Integration Report Package represent the full hierarchical structure of the document and the results. |
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XML |
XML (Extensible Markup Language) is the format internally used by PLA 3.0, all documents in PLA 3.0 are XML files. The calculation results are also XML fragments, they are embedded into the document after calculation. The XML files created by the Integration Report Package represent the full hierarchical structure of the document and the results. The XML files are well-formed according to the W3C XML specification. |