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As IGD has become more of a service facility, we need a more cohesive system for accepting samples, tracking samples, and customer billing. Currently these are all completely separate systems, with no linkage between them. We also have no centralized support, as all the web-based systems were designed by different people for different reasons. Pricing table and procedures can be found here http://www.igd.cornell.edu/index.cfm/page/projects/GBS/GBSpricing.htm
Workflow
I'm thinking of a fairly high level text list of steps from project initiation to data distribution and billing - general terms like "run QC scripts" or "customer places online order"
- Project Initiation
- Requires personal contact with lab director
- Sample submission: client goes to http://sorghumdiversity.maize.cornell.edu/ to get the required steps, and upload their information to attempt to get approved to send DNA samples
- Client sends DNA samples to the lab
- Charlotte sets up project in redmine
- DNA samples begin moving through various lab steps; redmine updated at various steps
- Client sets up customer registration at https://cores.lifesciences.cornell.edu/userdev/newuser.php
- Charlotte sets up a cost issue in redmine so Theresa knows what to bill
- Customer is invoiced
- Raw Data -> Data Files
- Pipeline can be Tassel, or Fei Li's pipeline
- Data Interpretation
- "manual" / "art"
- Data Distribution
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