| Control Sample ID | True | The control sample user defined ID is an identifier chosen by the data provider. This ID may be referenced by other data records (e.g. MBAA results). The user defined ID is not shared. |
| Source | False | The manufacturer or lab where the control sample was obtained. |
| Catalog ID | False | The manufacturer or source lab's identifier. |
| Dilution Factor | False | The dilution factor indicates how much a sample was diluted before it was assayed. |
| Assay ID | False | The assay ID represents the plate or array ID where standard curves, control samples, and experiment samples were collected and assayed. This ID will be used to link standard curves, control samples, and experiment samples results. |
| Assay Group ID | False | The assay group ID represents a collection of plates or arrays. This ID may be used to link collections of standard curves, control samples, and experiment samples results. |
| ImmPort Template? | False | The format of the result file depends on the assay type. ImmPort supports results templates (MBAA_Results.txt) for some of the commonly used immunological assay methods. These template facilitate the sharing and re-use of results data in a standard format. If the result file is the ImmPort results template (strongly recommended by NIAID DAIT), choose 'Yes' from the drop down list and do not include a file name in the "Result File Name" column. If the result file is not an ImmPort results template, choose 'No' from the drop down list and include a file name in the "Result File Name" column. |
| Result File Name | False | This is expected to be the MBAA_Results.txt ImmPort template. The file size name limit is 240 characters. |
| Lot Number | False | The lot number is helpful to understand possible batch specific differences in assay results. |
| Additional Result File Names | False | HIPC recommends including bead level result files if they are available. Separate file names by a semi-colon (;). The file size name limit is 240 characters. |
| Experiment ID | True | The experiment identifier must be stored in ImmPort or in the experiments.txt template. |
| Study ID | False | An experiment may be linked to a single study. |
| Protocol ID(s) | False | Please enter either a protocol user defined ID or ImmPort accession for a protocol that describes how the sample was derived and prepared. One or more identifiers can be entered per sample. Separate identifiers by semicolon (;). |
| Name | False | The experiment name is not referenced by other data records. |
| Description | False | The experiment description is used to describe details of the experiment not captured in other columns. |
| Measurement Technique | False | The measurement technique describes the assay method. |