
# **<span style="color:#FF0000">Overall MetaData - error</span>**

The result of the overall validation of the data.


## **<span style="color:#00FF00">Structural / Formal validity - OK</span>**

Test if the structure of the metadata is correct.  This includes column names, required info, ...  Should normally be OK, if no modification has been done.


## **<span style="color:#00FF00">Experiment - OK</span>**

Test if the metadata concerning **Experiment** is correct.  This includes column names, required info, ... 

-  **<span style="color:#00FF00">conversion of values into specified type lossless possible - OK</span>**   
    Test if the metadata entered follows the type for the column, i.e. integer, characterd, .... The validation is done by verifying if the column can be losslessly converted from character to the columnb type specified. the value NA is allowed in all column types, empty cells should be avoided.


## **<span style="color:#55AA00">Genus - note</span>**

Test if the metadata concerning ** Genus ** is correct.  This includes column names, required info, ... 

-  **<span style="color:#00FF00">conversion of values into specified type lossless possible - OK</span>**   
    Test if the metadata entered follows the type for the column, i.e. integer, characterd, .... The validation is done by verifying if the column can be losslessly converted from character to the columnb type specified. the value NA is allowed in all column types, empty cells should be avoided.

-  **<span style="color:#55AA00">values in suggestedValues - note</span>**   
    Test if the metadata entered is ion the suggestedValues list. The value NA is allowed in all column types, empty cells should be avoided.

-  **<span style="color:#55AA00">values in allowedValues - note</span>**   
    Test if the metadata entered is ion the allowedValues list. The value NA is allowed in all column types, empty cells should be avoided.

-  **<span style="color:#00FF00">ID Field presendt and in the first column - OK</span>**   
    Check if the tab's first column contains an ID field, named as `...ID`. This function does not check for uniqueness of this ID field!


## **<span style="color:#55AA00">Treatments - note</span>**

Test if the metadata concerning ** Treatments ** is correct.  This includes column names, required info, ... 

-  **<span style="color:#00FF00">conversion of values into specified type lossless possible - OK</span>**   
    Test if the metadata entered follows the type for the column, i.e. integer, characterd, .... The validation is done by verifying if the column can be losslessly converted from character to the columnb type specified. the value NA is allowed in all column types, empty cells should be avoided.

-  **<span style="color:#55AA00">values in suggestedValues - note</span>**   
    Test if the metadata entered is ion the suggestedValues list. The value NA is allowed in all column types, empty cells should be avoided.

-  **<span style="color:#55AA00">values in allowedValues - note</span>**   
    Test if the metadata entered is ion the allowedValues list. The value NA is allowed in all column types, empty cells should be avoided.

-  **<span style="color:#00FF00">ID Field presendt and in the first column - OK</span>**   
    Check if the tab's first column contains an ID field, named as `...ID`. This function does not check for uniqueness of this ID field!


## **<span style="color:#55AA00">Measurement - note</span>**

Test if the metadata concerning ** Measurement ** is correct.  This includes column names, required info, ... 

-  **<span style="color:#00FF00">conversion of values into specified type lossless possible - OK</span>**   
    Test if the metadata entered follows the type for the column, i.e. integer, characterd, .... The validation is done by verifying if the column can be losslessly converted from character to the columnb type specified. the value NA is allowed in all column types, empty cells should be avoided.

-  **<span style="color:#55AA00">values in suggestedValues - note</span>**   
    Test if the metadata entered is ion the suggestedValues list. The value NA is allowed in all column types, empty cells should be avoided.

-  **<span style="color:#55AA00">values in allowedValues - note</span>**   
    Test if the metadata entered is ion the allowedValues list. The value NA is allowed in all column types, empty cells should be avoided.

-  **<span style="color:#00FF00">ID Field presendt and in the first column - OK</span>**   
    Check if the tab's first column contains an ID field, named as `...ID`. This function does not check for uniqueness of this ID field!


## **<span style="color:#55AA00">DataExtraction - note</span>**

Test if the metadata concerning ** DataExtraction ** is correct.  This includes column names, required info, ... 

-  **<span style="color:#00FF00">conversion of values into specified type lossless possible - OK</span>**   
    Test if the metadata entered follows the type for the column, i.e. integer, characterd, .... The validation is done by verifying if the column can be losslessly converted from character to the columnb type specified. the value NA is allowed in all column types, empty cells should be avoided.

-  **<span style="color:#00FF00">values in suggestedValues - OK</span>**   
    Test if the metadata entered is ion the suggestedValues list. The value NA is allowed in all column types, empty cells should be avoided.

-  **<span style="color:#55AA00">values in allowedValues - note</span>**   
    Test if the metadata entered is ion the allowedValues list. The value NA is allowed in all column types, empty cells should be avoided.

-  **<span style="color:#00FF00">ID Field presendt and in the first column - OK</span>**   
    Check if the tab's first column contains an ID field, named as `...ID`. This function does not check for uniqueness of this ID field!


## **<span style="color:#FF0000">DataFileMetaData - error</span>**

Test if the metadata concerning **DataExtraction** is correct.  This includes column names, required info, ... 

-  **<span style="color:#00FF00">conversion of values into specified type lossless possible - OK</span>**   
    Test if the metadata entered follows the type for the column, i.e. integer, characterd, .... The validation is done by verifying if the column can be losslessly converted from character to the columnb type specified. the value NA is allowed in all column types, empty cells should be avoided.

-  **<span style="color:#00FF00">values in allowedValues - OK</span>**   
    Test if the metadata entered is ion the allowedValues list. The value NA is allowed in all column types, empty cells should be avoided.

-  **<span style="color:#FF0000">`dataFile` exists in path - error</span>**   
    Test if all `dataFile` exist in the given `path`. The `error` can have the following values apart from `OK`:
 
    error   : If not all `dataFile` exist in the given `path`
 


