Import a custom annotation source

You can use custom annotation source files in Ion Reporter™ Software. If you have annotation data that you want to use, you need to first create a new annotation set for the custom annotation source. Then, you can import the files into the new annotation set.

IMPORTANT! Annotation files that have been edited and uploaded from a computer running Microsoft™ Windows OS to an Ion Reporter™ Server running a Linux OS, can have extra characters added at the end of new lines. Use the dos2unix command to avoid potential errors with the software service caused by the characters.

There are 4 types of annotation sources that you can import into Ion Reporter™ Software. The types of annotation sources and the file formats required for each annotation source are as follows.

Note: Only one version of an annotation source can be used in an annotation set.


Annotation source type	Description	File format for import
Genomic region	A set of regions	BED
Gene set	A set of genes	TXT
Preferred transcript set	A set of transcripts	TXT
VariantDB	A set of variants	VCF

In the Workflows tab, click Presets.
Click Create PresetAnnotation Set.
Enter a descriptive Name for the custom annotation set.
(Optional) Enter a description for the custom annotation set.
Select a custom annotation type from the dropdown list:
- Genomic Region (Custom)
- Gene Set (Custom)
- Preferred transcript set (Custom)
- VariantDB (Custom)
Click the Create New tab.
Enter a descriptive Name and Version for the custom annotation source.
IMPORTANT! When naming custom annotation sources and annotation versions:
- Do not use capitalized AND, NOT, or OR. You can use lower case and, not, or or.
- You cannot use two consecutive underscores (__).
You cannot save the object using these characters.
(Optional) Enter a description for the custom annotation source.
Click Select File, then find and select the custom annotation source file, then click Open.
Click Save.
The new custom annotation source is added to the custom annotation set.