Open the Feature Import Modal
To get started open the file to which you want to import features. Then navigate to the “Features” tab in the top banner, find the “Import” button and click it to open the “Import features” modal box.
In the “Import features” modal box you will see two tabs. The “From library” tab lets you import features from other files in your library and the “Upload CSV” lets you import from a list or spreadsheet.
Importing Features from Library
When importing features from your library it is possible to select one or multiple files or folders to extract features from. To select multiple hold the Ctrl key or select a range by holding the Shift key. Once you have made your selection you will be notified how many different features are contained in the files you selected. Then you can use the “Find features”, button at the bottom right, to check if these features are also present in the current / open sequence.
Once the features have been found in the current file, you will be prompted to select which features that have been found you would like to include in the new file. Toggle on the “Show overlap with existing features” to see which detected features are overlapping with pre-existing features. Once you select “Add to sequence” at the bottom right, the detected features will be added to your current file.
Importing Features from CSV
It is also possible to import features from a spreadsheet or list file that you have already created. To start, open the “Import features” modal box by navigating to the “Features” tab in the top banner and selecting “Import”. Once the modal is open navigate to the “Upload CSV” tab. Here you have the option to upload any .csv , .tsv or .txt file of your choice. Either drag the files in or click the box to upload from your device.
Once you have input the file your will get the mapping or parsing modal where you can map which column contains the name and which contains the sequence information. Additionally, you can select which delimiter is used to separate values (semi-colon, comma or tab). After selecting which column is which you will see an example of the first data point in that column so you can confirm you have made the right selection.
In the example below a .txt file was uploaded, which contains semi-colon delimiters, the “Name” column in the file was called Label and the “Sequence” column was called FeatureSeqeunce. After making the correct selection for the mapping the E.g. shows the expected name and sequence correctly.
Once ready you can use “Parse file” button for the software to extract the features from your list. You will be notified how many features were found in your list. If something went wrong and there is an unexpected number of features or you uploaded the wrong file you can always change the file by using the red “Change file” button. When you are satisfied use the “Find features” button to check if any of these features occur in your current file.
Once the features have been detected, you will again get the option to select features that will be added to your final plasmid. Use checkboxes to select and unselect which features will be added.
