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, contact the IGB team for assistance, or post a help request to the IGB Help Forum.