Manage sample attributes

If you add user-defined sample attributes to the Ion Torrent™ Server, you can:

Edit sample attributes.
Choose whether the attributes are displayed or hidden from the list of samples, Sample Sets, and Add Sample dialog box.
Delete sample attributes.

In the Sample Attributes list, click

(Actions) in the row of the attribute that you want to manage, then click one of the following:

Action	Description
Edit	In the Edit Attribute dialog box, edit one or all of the following: Attribute Name Attribute Type Attribute Description You can also change whether the attribute is required or optional by selecting or deselecting the Is Mandatory checkbox. The attribute that is mandatory is designated by the selected checkbox in the Required column of the Sample Attributes table. The absence of the selected checkbox designates the attribute as optional.
Show/Hide	You can hide a user-defined attribute from view without deleting it by using these options. If you hide an attribute, that attribute no longer appears in the list of samples, Sample Sets, and Add Sample dialog box. The attribute that is shown is designated by the selected checkbox in the To Show column of the Sample Attributes table. The absence of the checkbox designates the attribute as hidden. If you hide a mandatory attribute, that attribute is no longer mandatory.
Delete	Deleting a sample attribute permanently deletes that attribute from the Ion Torrent™ Server.

Action

Description

Edit

In the Edit Attribute dialog box, edit one or all of the following:
1. Attribute Name
2. Attribute Type
3. Attribute Description
You can also change whether the attribute is required or optional by selecting or deselecting the Is Mandatory checkbox.

The attribute that is mandatory is designated by the selected checkbox in the Required column of the Sample Attributes table. The absence of the selected checkbox designates the attribute as optional.

Show/Hide

You can hide a user-defined attribute from view without deleting it by using these options.

If you hide an attribute, that attribute no longer appears in the list of samples, Sample Sets, and Add Sample dialog box.

The attribute that is shown is designated by the selected checkbox in the To Show column of the Sample Attributes table. The absence of the checkbox designates the attribute as hidden.
If you hide a mandatory attribute, that attribute is no longer mandatory.

Delete

Deleting a sample attribute permanently deletes that attribute from the Ion Torrent™ Server.