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Investigation Validation Rules

# RULE ID TYPE TITLE DESCRIPTION
1 rule___100_100_100_01 ERROR There is a critical file parse error for i_Investigation.txt. Update i_Investigation.txt file considering error messages.
2 rule___100_100_100_02 ERROR There is a file parse error for i_Investigation.txt. Update i_Investigation.txt file considering error messages.
3 rule___100_100_100_03 WARNING There is a file parse warning for i_Investigation.txt. Update i_Investigation.txt file considering warning messages.
4 rule___100_100_100_04 ERROR Investigation file name is not i_Investigation.txt Update investigation name as i_Investigation.txt
5 rule___100_100_100_05 ERROR There is no parser information for i_Investigation.txt. Define i_Investigation.txt in parserMessages.
6 rule___100_100_100_06 ERROR Unreferenced investigation files. Delete multiple investigation file within study folder.
7 rule_i_100_100_001_01 WARNING Term Source Name length less than 2 characters in investigation file. Term Source Name should be defined with length equal or greater than 2 characters in the ONTOLOGY SOURCE REFERENCE section in i_Investigation.txt.
8 rule_i_100_100_002_01 WARNING Term Source File length less than 2 characters in investigation file. Term Source File should be defined with length equal or greater than 2 characters in the ONTOLOGY SOURCE REFERENCE section in i_Investigation.txt.
9 rule_i_100_300_001_01 ERROR No study referenced in investigation file. Only one study should be defined in i_Investigation.txt.
10 rule_i_100_300_001_02 ERROR More than one study referenced in investigation file. Only one study should be defined in i_Investigation.txt.
11 rule_i_100_300_002_01 ERROR Study Identifier not valid. Study Identifier should be valid format (e.g., MTBLS(positive_number) or REQ(datetime)).
12 rule_i_100_300_003_01 ERROR Study Title length less than 25 characters. Study Title should be defined with length equal or greater than 25 characters. Please use same title as first publication.
13 rule_i_100_300_003_02 ERROR Non-printable characters in Study Title. Study title should contain only printable characters.
14 rule_i_100_300_003_03 ERROR Study Title contains only template message. Study title should be updated. Do not use template message 'Please update the study title'.
15 rule_i_100_300_004_01 ERROR Study Description length less than 60 characters. Study Description should be defined with length equal or greater than 60 characters. Please use abstract of first publication.
16 rule_i_100_300_004_02 ERROR Study abstract/description contains only template message. Study abstract/description should be updated. Do not use template message 'Please update the study abstract/description'.
17 rule_i_100_300_004_03 ERROR Unexpected characters in Study Description. Study description should contain only printable characters.
18 rule_i_100_300_005_01 WARNING Study Submission Date not valid. Study Submission Date should be valid date and ISO8601 format (e.g., 2023-01-01).
19 rule_i_100_300_006_01 WARNING Study Public Release Date not valid. Study Public Release Date should be valid date and ISO8601 format (e.g., 2023-01-01).
20 rule_i_100_310_001_01 ERROR There are less than 3 Study Design Descriptors in the Study Design Descriptors section of investigation file. At least 3 study design descriptors should be defined.
21 rule_i_100_310_002_01 ERROR Study Design Type is empty. Study Design Type should be defined.
22 rule_i_100_310_002_11 ERROR Value is not in the required ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field. A term MUST be selected from the required ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field.
23 rule_i_100_310_002_12 WARNING Value is not in the predefined ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field. A term SHOULD be selected from the predefined ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field.
24 rule_i_100_310_002_13 WARNING Value is not in the default ontologies or controlled lists A term SHOULD be selected from the default ontologies or controlled lists.
25 rule_i_100_310_002_14 WARNING Study Design Type Term Source REF not referenced in investigation file. Study Design Type Term Source REFs should be referenced in the ONTOLOGY SOURCE REFERENCE section in i_Investigation.txt.
26 rule_i_100_320_001_01 ERROR No study publications referenced in investigation file. At least one study publications must be defined in i_Investigation.txt.
27 rule_i_100_320_003_01 ERROR DOI is required for published study publication. A study publication with status published should have valid DOI.
28 rule_i_100_320_003_02 ERROR DOI format invalid for study publication. If DOI is defined, its format should be a valid.
29 rule_i_100_320_004_02 ERROR PubMed ID format invalid for study publication. If PubMed ID is defined, its format should be valid PubMed ID. Valid PubMed ID contains only digits.
30 rule_i_100_320_005_01 ERROR Study Publication Title length less than 20 characters. Study Publication Title must be defined with length equal or greater than 25 characters.
31 rule_i_100_320_006_01 ERROR Study Publication Author List is empty. Study Publication Author List must be defined.
32 rule_i_100_320_007_01 ERROR Study Publication Status Term is empty. Study Publication Status Term should be defined
33 rule_i_100_320_007_11 ERROR Value is not in the required ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field. A term MUST be selected from the required ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field.
34 rule_i_100_320_007_12 WARNING Value is not in the predefined ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field. A term SHOULD be selected from the predefined ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field.
35 rule_i_100_320_007_13 WARNING Value is not in the default ontologies or controlled lists A term SHOULD be selected from the default ontologies or controlled lists.
36 rule_i_100_320_007_14 WARNING Study Publication Status Term Source REF not referenced in investigation file. Study Publication Status Term Source REFs should be referenced in the ONTOLOGY SOURCE REFERENCE section in i_Investigation.txt.
37 rule_i_100_330_001_01 ERROR No study factors referenced in investigation file. At least one study factors must be defined in i_Investigation.txt.
38 rule_i_100_330_002_01 ERROR Study Factor Name is empty. Study Factor Name must be defined.
39 rule_i_100_330_003_01 ERROR Study Factor Type Term Source REF is empty. Study Factor Type Term Source REF should be defined.
40 rule_i_100_330_003_11 ERROR Value is not in the required ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field. A term MUST be selected from the required ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field.
41 rule_i_100_330_003_12 WARNING Value is not in the predefined ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field. A term SHOULD be selected from the predefined ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field.
42 rule_i_100_330_003_13 WARNING Value is not in the default ontologies or controlled lists A term SHOULD be selected from the default ontologies or controlled lists.
43 rule_i_100_330_003_14 WARNING Study Factor Type Term Source REF is not referenced in investigation file. Study Factor Type Term Source REFs should be referenced in the ONTOLOGY SOURCE REFERENCE section in i_Investigation.txt.
44 rule_i_100_340_001_01 ERROR No study assays referenced in investigation file. At least one study assays should be defined in i_Investigation.txt.
45 rule_i_100_340_002_01 ERROR Study Assay File Name is empty in investigation file. Assay file name should be set for each study in i_Investigation.txt.
46 rule_i_100_340_002_02 ERROR Study Assay File Name not correct pattern. Assay file name must start with 'a_' and have extension '.txt'.
47 rule_i_100_340_002_03 ERROR There are invalid characters in assay file name. Use only .-_A-Za-z0-9 characters for an assay file name.
48 rule_i_100_340_002_04 ERROR Study Assay File Name must be unique. Assay file name must be unique for each study in i_Investigation.txt.
49 rule_i_100_340_003_01 ERROR Study Assay Measurement Type is empty. Study Assay Measurement Type should be defined.
50 rule_i_100_340_003_11 ERROR Value is not in the required ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field. A term MUST be selected from the required ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field.
51 rule_i_100_340_003_12 WARNING Value is not in the predefined ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field. A term SHOULD be selected from the predefined ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field.
52 rule_i_100_340_003_13 WARNING Value is not in the default ontologies or controlled lists A term SHOULD be selected from the default ontologies or controlled lists.
53 rule_i_100_340_003_14 ERROR Study Assay Measurement Type Term Source REF not referenced in investigation file. Study Assay Measurement Type Term Source REFs should be referenced in the ONTOLOGY SOURCE REFERENCE section in i_Investigation.txt.
54 rule_i_100_340_006_01 ERROR Study Assay Technology Type is empty. Study Assay Technology Type should be defined.
55 rule_i_100_340_006_11 ERROR Value is not in the required ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field. A term MUST be selected from the required ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field.
56 rule_i_100_340_006_12 WARNING Value is not in the predefined ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field. A term SHOULD be selected from the predefined ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field.
57 rule_i_100_340_006_13 WARNING Value is not in the default ontologies or controlled lists A term SHOULD be selected from the default ontologies or controlled lists.
58 rule_i_100_340_006_14 ERROR Study Assay Technology Type Term Source REF not referenced in investigation file. Study Assay Technology Type Term Source REFs should be referenced in the ONTOLOGY SOURCE REFERENCE section in i_Investigation.txt.
59 rule_i_100_340_009_01 ERROR Study Assay Technology Platform is empty. Study Assay Technology Platform should be defined.
60 rule_i_100_350_001_01 ERROR No study protocols referenced in investigation file. At least one study protocols should be defined in i_Investigation.txt.
61 rule_i_100_350_001_02 ERROR A study protocol is missing in investigation file. All study protocols should be defined considering assay technologies used in study.
62 rule_i_100_350_002_01 ERROR Study Protocol Name length less than 3 characters. Study Protocol Name should be defined with length equal or greater than 3 characters.
63 rule_i_100_350_002_02 ERROR Study Protocol Name must be unique. Study Protocol Name must be unique for each study in i_Investigation.txt.
64 rule_i_100_350_003_01 ERROR Study Protocol Description length less than 40 characters. Study Protocol Description should be defined with length equal or greater than 40 characters.
65 rule_i_100_350_003_02 ERROR Non-printable characters in Study Protocol Description. Study Protocol Description should contain only printable characters.
66 rule_i_100_350_003_03 ERROR Study Protocol Description contains only template message. Study Protocol Description should be updated. Do not use template message.
67 rule_i_100_350_004_01 WARNING Study Protocol Type length less than 3 characters. Study Protocol Type should be defined with length equal or greater than 3 characters.
68 rule_i_100_350_007_01 ERROR Study protocol parameter is missing for a study protocol. All default study protocol parameters should be defined for study protocol.
69 rule_i_100_350_008_01 ERROR Study Protocol Parameters Name length less than 3 characters. Study protocol parameters name should be defined with length equal or greater than 3 characters.
70 rule_i_100_360_001_01 ERROR No study contacts referenced in investigation file. At least one study contacts should be defined in i_Investigation.txt.
71 rule_i_100_360_002_01 ERROR Study Person First Name length less than 2 characters. Study Person First Name should be defined with length equal or greater than 2 characters.
72 rule_i_100_360_003_01 ERROR Study Person Last Name length less than 2 characters. Study Person Last Name should be defined with length equal or greater than 2 characters.
73 rule_i_100_360_004_01 ERROR Study contacts have no email address. At least one study contact must have an email address.
74 rule_i_100_360_004_02 ERROR Study Person Email not valid. Study Person Email must have valid format.
75 rule_i_100_360_006_01 ERROR Study Person affiliation length is less than 10 characters. Define full name of contact's primary affiliation. e.g. European Bioinformatics Institute
76 rule_i_100_360_007_01 ERROR Study Person Roles is empty. At least one role should be defined for a study contact.
77 rule_i_100_360_008_01 WARNING Study Person Role value is empty. Study Person Role should be defined.
78 rule_i_100_360_008_11 ERROR Value is not in the required ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field. A term MUST be selected from the required ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field.
79 rule_i_100_360_008_12 WARNING Value is not in the predefined ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field. A term SHOULD be selected from the predefined ontologies or controlled lists associated with this field.
80 rule_i_100_360_008_13 WARNING Value is not in the default ontologies or controlled lists A term SHOULD be selected from the default ontologies or controlled lists.
81 rule_i_100_360_008_14 WARNING Study Person Roles Term Source REF not referenced in investigation file. Study Person Roles Term Source REFs should be referenced in the ONTOLOGY SOURCE REFERENCE section in i_Investigation.txt.
82 rule_i_100_360_010_03 WARNING Study Person Roles Term Source REF is empty. Study Person Roles Term Source REF should be defined.
83 rule_i_100_360_011_01 ERROR There is no study contact with Principal Investigator role. At least one study contact must have Principal Investigator role.
84 rule_i_100_360_011_02 ERROR Principal Investigator contact details not defined. Principal Investigator first name, last name, affiliation, and email must be defined.
85 rule_i_100_360_011_03 ERROR Study Person Affiliation ROR ID is not valid. Study Person ROR ID must have valid format. e.g., https://ror.org/02catss52 . If your affiliation ROR ID is not defined, you may provide wikidata URL of your primary affiliation. e.g., https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1341845
86 rule_i_100_360_011_04 ERROR Study Person ORCID is not valid. Study Person ORCID must have valid format.
87 rule_i_100_360_011_05 ERROR Study Person Additional Email Address is not valid. Study Person Additional Email Address must have valid format.
88 rule_i_100_360_011_06 WARNING Study Person ORCID is not defined for principal investigator. Study Person ORCID is not defined for principal investigator.
89 rule_i_100_360_011_07 WARNING Study Person Affiliation ROR ID is not defined for principal investigator. Study Person Affiliation ROR ID is not defined for principal investigator.
90 rule_i_200_900_001_01 WARNING Ontology terms are not validated on ontology search service (e.g. OLS). Ensure ontology terms are valid and accessible on ontology search service.