Tool for uploading files to Blackfynn

Kendall Morris, Ph.D.
,
Donald Bolser
,
Lauren Segers
,
Dale Shuman

Upload_bfynn aids with file uploads to Blackfynn. Users create a csv file with folders and names that meet the BIDS-like standards and lists the sources of files to be uploaded into these folders. Local filenames and folder structures are not changed.

Updated on October 31, 2023 (Version 1, Revision 3)

Corresponding Contributor:

Kendall Morris
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Dataset Overview

This tool is no longer recommended for use. Data organization and submission are now managed through SODA. You can find more information on data submission in the SODA Documentation.


Study Purpose: The problem many are encountering with uploading to and organizing and renaming files on Blackfynn according to the BIDS-like conventions required by SPARC is that there is a mismatch between how labs organize and name their files locally and the organization of folders and files in datasets on the Blackfynn site.

A solution that some have used is to reorganize and rename things locally. A lot of effort has gone into allowing entire folder/file hierarchies to be uploaded via browser drag and drop. This seems to assume that the structure and naming conventions have been adopted locally.

Data Collection: We created a spreadsheet that defines the structure we want on the Blackfynn site, and then we list the files we want to be uploaded to that structure. This spreadsheet becomes the input to our Python program. It is easier to understand this if you unzip the zip file and look at some of the example spreadsheets.

Primary Conclusion: The upload_bfynn program reads the spreadsheet file, creates folders on the Blackfynn site as required, uploads the files, and then renames them to conform to the BIDS-like naming conventions. Users will not have to make any changes to their local folders and file names.


Curator's Notes

This tool is no longer recommended for use. Data organization and submission are now managed through SODA. You can find more information on data submission in the SODA Documentation.

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Publishing history

May 12, 2021
Originally Published
October 31, 2023 (Version 1)
Last Updated

Cite this dataset

Morris, K., Bolser, D., Segers, L., & Shuman, D. (2021). Tool for uploading files to Blackfynn (Version 1) [Dataset]. SPARC Portal. https://doi.org/10.26275/8VI1-TCSP