Introduction
When you download and launch IGB for the first time, you will have a set of default data sources configured. As of July 2010 (IGB version 6.3), these include:
- NetAffx (Affymetrix) DAS2 service
- NetAffx (Affymetrix) QuickLoad server
- BioViz (Loraine lab) QuickLoad server
- BioViz (Loraine lab) DAS2 service
- Hughes Lab QuickLoad server (S. pombe data)
- UC Santa Cruz Genome Browser original "classic" DAS service (note: this server does not have CDS data)
- Ensembl original "classic" DAS service (includes many plant genomes not supported by UC Santa Cruz)
You also will have access to a few others, which are de-activated at first. However, you may activate them if you like. You can also add more of course, including your own custom genomes.
Data Sources Tab in Preferences
Choose File > Preferences > Data Sources or click the Configure button on the Data Access Panel to open the data sources configuration panel:
When you click the Configure button (or choose File > Preferences > Data Sources) you will see a window that looks like this:
There are three main sections to this window, and each one is described in detail in the child pages.
- Data Sources is the panel where new data sources can be added, deleted or disabled.
- Personal Synonyms deals with the fact that different people and different servers refer to the same data set by different names.
- Cache Settings is where you can tell IGB how to deal with data that you have loaded.
Troubleshooting:
If the data source has a problem - for example, if it is missing an important configuration file, IGB will print error messages to the Console that may help you diagnose the problem. Choose the Help > Show Console to view the error messages. The next step is to remove and reenter the server (see Fixing invalid server address). If this doesn't help, please post a help request to the IGB Help Forum.