Rosetta Batch Processing Scenarios

Scenario 1: conversion of known file types

Zip file containing:

• 1..* known format data files
• 1 template file

Scenario 2: conversion of custom file types

Zip file containing:

• 1..* custom data files
• 1 template file

Scenario 3: metadata modification

Zip file containing:

• 1..* custom or known data files
• 1 template file
• 1..* metadata modification files

Template used to convert data files, but the data in the metadata files overwrites/corrects what is in the template & or data files.

Each data file has one corresponding metadata file, which:

• is a text file
• contains attribute:value pairs
• has the naming convention .metadata

Additional Notes

• Batch processing is currently done via RESTful API
• TODO: add an HTML interface for uploading files
• TODO: add button to toggle back and forth between wizard and batch processing interfaces
• Thought: A potential problem could be someone uploading a template/data file to a different rosetta server that doesn't contain the platform, community, etc., as the server that created the original template. Need to address this.