xQTL workbench application user stories

As a user I want to have an overview of my data

Acceptance criteria:

• I want a place for a clear, immediate and complete overview of all my data
• This screen must be very prominent, maybe even starting point of the app
• It must function as a portal for browsing and adding data to the database, plus downloading of sections or a complete set
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As a user I want to be able to import data as quickly and easily as possible

Acceptance criteria:

• The import must be a (semi) guides process where it is clear what I must do (next), and what I have done wrong or right
• I would like import in various formats, and keep files in existing well-defined formats (eg. BAM, CEL, FASTA files)
• I would also like to attach miscellanious files, such as images, videos, docs, machine output etc.
• There must be help available, and examples of datasets I can edit and reuse
• I would not want to loose progress during the import process

As a biologist I want to run analyses

• I would like a clear overview of analyses I can run, and what their purpose is
• I do not want to be bothered with technical details
• I would like to see help on the analyses I can run and their parameters
• The application should make clear to me if my data is not complete for running a certain tool, and suggest how/where to fix it
• If anything goes wrong, I want a clear error message with suggestions how to proceed, or who to contact
• When a tool is finished running, I would like to go directly to my results
• I want to be able to get a report of all the settings and software I used so I can report my provenance to others
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As a biologist I want to view results

• The place to view data (including results) should be reachable from multiple places so I never get lost
• The viewer should provide a clear menu of things I can do with the data
• I want useful viewers (plugins) that add meaning to my data and save me from using my own tools to e.g. make a graph
• I would like to see help and instructions on how to use the more complicated viewers
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As a biologist I want to download my data

• I would like to retrieve the data in multiple formats, both 'generic' (Excel, CSV..) as 'specific' (FASTA, PDF) if the data allows it
• I would like to make aggregated views on the data (ie. include annotation) and them download them
• Downloading 'archives' is handy, where data is exported into a single file for backup/reuse in similar databases
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As a biologist I want to connect external tools

• I want to have linkouts to popular databases, datatypes permitting
• I want to manually add linkouts if they are not present
• I want to able to export XGAP data immediatly into popular online tools, for example get a link for a DAS service that I can plug in elsewhere
• It would be great if XGAP already featured integration or enrichment functions with popular database, for example map genes to KEGG and them visualize them
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As a bioinformatician I want to add new analyses

• I want a clear screen to add and configure new tools
• I want to be able to testdrive the tools before people can use them
• I want to be able to sort out technical details such as compute resource, batching, default parameters so the user does not have to deal with this
• I would like information on who to contact if the application or computation server needs additional configuring or installing
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As a bioinformatician I want to add and configure workflows

• I want to be able to build workflows from analyses protocols using a helpful screen (may or may not be graphical)
• I would like help connecting analyses in a meaningful way, ie. be sure the outcome is not nonsense, by having good documentation, ontologies, strict typing, etc
• The screen not have to be extensive, a simple concatenation of a few steps is already very helpful (ie. normalization -> correction -> scan QTL -> make network -> visualize)
• I want to be able to import workflows from tool such as Taverna or Galaxy, from files
• I would like to be able to browse a catalog of workflows or services and incorporate those as well
• I want to be able to export workflows in various formats
• I would like to share workflows with others within the system, but also share them with the outside world (ie. MyExperiment?)
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As an administrator I want user management and security

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As an administrator I want to configure the application

• I want a configuration screen for all kinds of application settings, such as:
• View the status of the database, is it set up correctly, how much space am I using, how much is available, how fast are the queries, etc
• View status of file storage, does the application have read/write rights, are backups being made, what kind of files do people store, how often are they retrieved, etc
• I want the ability to restore backups of the database, additional files, other settings such as this panel, and view a history of changes/additions/deletions of these aspects
• I would like to view user activity and registration, and be able to communicate with users by either email, messages inside the application, or otherwise
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