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Viewable at the top right of NDA pages, the Filter Cart is a temporary holder for filters and data they
select. Filters are added to the Workspace first, before being submitted to The Filter Cart. Data selected
by filters in the Filter Cart can be added to a Data Package or an NDA Study from the Data Packaging Page,
by clicking the 'Create Data Package / Add Data to Study' button.
The filter cart supports combining multiple filters together, and depending on filter type will use "AND"
or "OR" when combining filters.
Multiple selections from the same filter type will result in those selections being applied with an ‘OR’
condition. For example, if you add an NDA Collection Filter with selections for both collections 2112 and
2563 to an empty Workspace, the subjects from NDA Collection 2112 ‘OR’ NDA Collection 2563 will be added
to your Workspace even if a subject is in both NDA Collections. You can then add other NDA Collections to
your Workspace which further extends the ‘OR’ condition.
If a different filter type is added to your Workspace, or a filter has already been submitted to the
Filter Cart, the operation then performs a logical ‘AND’ operation. This means that given the subjects
returned from the first filter, only those subjects that matched the first filter are returned by the
second filter (i.e., subjects that satisfied both filters).
When combining other filters with the GUID filter, please note the GUID filter should be added last.
Otherwise, preselected data may be lost. For example, a predefined filter from Featured Datasets
may select a subset of data available for a subject. When combined with a GUID filter for the same subject,
the filter cart will contain all data available from that subject, data structure, and dataset; this may be
more data than was selected in the predefined filter for that subject. Again, you should add the GUID
Filter as the last filter to your cart. This ensures 'AND' logic between filters and will limit results to
the subjects, data structures, and datasets already included in your filter cart.
Note that only the subjects specific to your filter will be added to your Filter Cart and only on data
shared with the research community. Other data for those same subjects may exist (i.e., within another NDA
Collection, associated with a data structure that was not requested in the query, etc.). So, users should
select ‘Find all Subjects Data’ to identify all data for those specific subjects.
Additional Tips:
You may query the data without an account, but to gain access you will need to create an NDA user
account and apply for access. Most data access requires that you or your lab are sponsored by an NIH
recognized institution with Federal Wide Assurance (FWA). Without access, you will not be able to
obtain individual-level data.
Once you have selected data of interest you can:
Create a data package - This allows you to specify format for access/download
Assign to Study Cohort - Associate the data to an NDA Study allowing for a DOI to be generated and the
data to be linked directly to a finding, publication, or data release.
Find All Subject Data - Depending on filter types being used, not all data associated with a subject
will be selected. Data may be restricted by data structure, NDA Collection, or outcome variables
(e.g., NDA Study). ‘Find All Data’ expands the filter criteria by replacing all filters in your
Filter Cart with a single Query by GUID filter for all subjects selected by those filters.
Please Note:
When running a query, it may take a moment to populate the Filter Cart. Queries happen in the
background so you can define other queries during this time.
When you add your first filter, all data associated with your query will be added to the Filter Cart
(e.g., a Concept, an NDA Collection, a Data Structure/Element, etc.). As you add additional filters,
they will also display in the Filter Cart. Only the name of filter will be shown in the Filter Cart,
not the underlying structures.
Information about the contents of the Filter Cart can be seen by clicking "Edit”.
Once your results appear in the Filter Cart, you can create a data package or assign subjects to a
study by selecting the 'Package/Assign to Study' option. You can also 'Edit' or 'Clear' filters.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Filter Cart?
Viewable at the top right of NDA pages, the Filter Cart is a temporary holder of data identified by the user,
through querying or browsing, as being of some potential interest. The Filter Cart is where you send the data
from your Workspace after it has been filtered.
What do I do after filters are added to the Filter Cart?
After filters are added to the Filter Cart, users have options to ‘Create a Package’ for download, ‘Associate
to Study Cohort’, or ‘Find All Subject Data’. Selecting ‘Find All Subject Data’ identifies and pulls all data
for the subjects into the Filter Cart. Choosing ‘Create a Package’ allows users to package and name their query
information for download. Choosing ‘Associate to Study Cohort’ gives users the opportunity to choose the Study
Cohort they wish to associate this data.
Are there limitations on the amount of data a user can download?
NDA limits the rate at which individual users can transfer data out of Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 Object
storage to non-AWS internet addresses. All users have a download limit of 20 Terabytes. This limit applies
to the volume of data an individual user can transfer within a 30-day window. Only downloads to non-AWS
internet addresses will be counted against the limit.
How does Filter Cart Boolean logic work?
The Filter Cart currently employs basic AND/OR Boolean logic. A single filter may contain multiple
selections for that filter type, e.g., a single NDA Study filter might contain NDA Study 1 and NDA Study
2. A subject that is in EITHER 1 OR 2 will be returned. Adding multiple filters to the cart, regardless
of type, will AND the result of each filter. If NDA Study 1 and NDA Study 2 are added as individual
filters, data for a subject will only be selected if the subject is included in BOTH 1 AND 2.
When combining other filters with the GUID filter, please note the GUID filter should be added last.
Otherwise, preselected data may be lost. For example, a predefined filter from Featured Datasets
may select a subset of data available for a subject. When combined with a GUID filter for the same subject,
the filter cart will contain all data available from that subject, data structure, and dataset; this may be
more data than was selected in the predefined filter for that subject. Again, you should add the GUID Filter
as the last filter to your cart. This ensures 'AND' logic between filters and will limit results to the
subjects, data structures, and datasets already included in your filter cart.
Glossary
Workspace
The Workspace within the General Query Tool is a holding area where you can review your pending filters prior
to adding them to Filter Cart. Therefore, the first step in accessing data is to select one or more items and
move it into the Workspace.
Filter Cart
Viewable at the top right of NDA pages, the Filter Cart is a temporary holder of data identified by the user
through querying or browsing as being of some potential interest. The Filter Cart adds data using an AND
condition. The opportunity to further refine data to determine what will be downloaded or sent to a miNDAR is
available on the Data Packaging Page, the next step after the Filter Cart. Subsequent access to data is
restricted by User Permission or Privilege; however Filter Cart use is not.
The View Cohort shows the Study cohort characteristics which will includes the name, type, sex and age in
months range criteria. Note that age and sex restrict the data that can be added to the cohort. Medical
criteria and phenotype are also included. Of particular importance on this page are any comments related
to included subjects, which may be different than published results, often attributed to data sharing
consent.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know the characteristics of the cohort?
The appropriate Medical Criteria, Phenotype, and Sub Type defined by the Study Owner are highlighted. The
option trees are automatically expanded so the highlighted options are immediately viewable.
Glossary
Age Range
Age is expressed in months from 0 (birth) to 1200 (100 years old).
Medical Criteria
NDA defines Medical Criteria as a diagnostically based determination of an individual's disease or condition.
Phenotype
NDA defines Phenotype as any physical, morphologic, or biochemical characteristics that are observable in an
individual.
Sub Types
NDA defines Sub Type as a subordinate condition or disease that further characterizes an individual.
Cohort Name
A user defined name for the cohort with a 200 character limit.
Cohort Type
Cohort Type options include Baseline, Control, and Test.
Cohort Comments
Comments further characterize the cohort beyond the options provided in the interface to define the cohort.
Cohort Subjects
The Cohort Subjects provides the number of unique subjects for whom data have been associated with the cohort.
Cohort
Summarizes the characteristics of a group of research subjects. The subject count is noted in parentheses.