Prerequisites: Please download the file “MetaDataApp_SFB1280.jar” from here and install Amazon Coretto 11 (or any other suitable java version), if you are using Windows.
Input: Metadata about the research data.
Output: A file named “meta.json” which includes all entered information.
Getting started: It is advised to create the folders to store experimental/raw data and a metadata file using the following SFB 1280 scheme:
- Group name
- Experiment
- Subject
- Day or session (if applicable)
- Modality
- Copy your experimental data/analysed data into this folder
- Day or session (if applicable)
- Subject
- Experiment
Copy the file “MetaApp_SFB1280.jar/.exe” into the top experiment folder. Execute the program with a double click. After filling out all necessary information click save. The app (file: “MetaApp_SFB1280.jar/.exe” ) can then be moved successively into the subfolders subject, session or modality. The goal is to have at least one valid meta.json file for each subject for every session.
Importantly, as soon as the app is started again, all fields that have been filled in the topmost folder are preserved and only information that is useful for the respective folder needs to be entered (see Inheritance Principle).
Beyond creating metadata: Creating a metadata database and search
The SFB 1280 DatabaseCreator searches a storage or file system for SFB metadata and writes the results to an SQLLite database. The SFB 1280 DatabaseApp is an additionally developed Java application that makes the database searchable and the search results easily retrievable.