Curation FAQs
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Written by Gwenn Berry
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Triaging and Curating Result Items

How do I batch curate and/or tag results?

In Curation Mode, use multi-selection to apply batch actions to items in the All Results table. You can select all / filtered results shown in the table by clicking the checkbox at the top of the column. Alternatively, you can select or deselect rows individually using their checkboxes. The Triage Selected menu to batch move and batch add tags/curations will display when you have selected >=1 rows using the checkboxes.

Can I remove triaged items from the triage?

Yes. To remove single items, just double-click the row to send it back to the All Results table. To batch-remove items from triage, use the checkboxes in the first column (or select all using the checkbox at the top left), then click Update Selected and Remove from Triage.

Can I batch-tag or batch-edit results that are already in the triage?

Yes. Use the multi-select checkboxes to select rows in the triage table(s) to apply changes to. The Update Selected menu will appear at the top of the triage section. Choose from the options in the dropdown to change the curation status, triage bucket, or tags of the selected items.

Can I batch-remove tags from results in a triage?

Yes. Use the multi-select checkboxes to select rows in the triage table(s) to apply changes to. The Update Selected menu will appear at the top of the triage section. In the dropdown, choose Add/Remove tag to open the tag editing window. Type in the tag you want to remove and then click the Remove button. Repeat as needed and then click Close to go back to curating.

Can I split my triage into different categories or buckets?

Yes. Once you have created a triage, you can create additional triage "buckets" to hold groups of results. For example, you might add "discuss" or "definite" buckets to separate borderline results for group review, or create groups of results exhibiting similar error modes. To add a bucket, go to the Quick Actions menu at the top right and click Add Triage Bucket. Your progress will automatically be saved and the page will refresh with a new bucket.

How do I move items into or between triage buckets?

To move triaged items between buckets or from the base triage section into a bucket, use the multi-select checkboxes and the Update Selected menu at the top of the triage section. To move items directly from the All Results table into a specific triage bucket, use the multi-select checkboxes and the Triage Selected menu. Select your desired destination bucket from the Triage as: dropdown (default is to go to the base triage section), then click a status type (FP/TP/keep/Unknown) to move the items.

How do I delete triage buckets?

To delete a triage bucket, simply click the X icon to the right of that bucket's name. All items in the affected bucket will be dumped back into the base triage section. Your progress will be saved and the page will refresh with the bucket removed.

Why can't I see the multi-select checkboxes?

Multi-select is only available in Curation Mode. To get to Curation Mode, just go to the Quick Actions menu at the top right and click Curate. If you are navigating from a curation project, you will automatically be in Curation Mode.

Why can't I edit an existing triage?

Only the triage owner can edit an existing triage. If you are the owner of a triage (for example, if you claimed a resultsource in a curation project and began triage work on it), you can edit that triage at any time. If you are not the owner and a triage is not shared for editing, you will need to create your own triage. To create a new triage, click Save New. If you are coming from a curation project, the new triage will replace the previous one as the default project-linked triage. The previous triage will live on in its original state and continue to be accessible from its owner's saved triages.


Exploring Supporting Data

Why do I see a "resource timeout" error message pop up over the IGV/PDF/other display viewer?

For data security, Miqa accesses supporting data files using time-gated signed URLs. If you have been on the curation page for a period that is longer than this signed file's expiry (>30min) the display viewer will no longer be able to navigate through that file. To fix this, you can simply refresh the page (be sure to save any triaging work before refreshing). If you are not ready to refresh the page or save, you can continue to work on the page as normal, just without the supporting file display.

How do I get to the Recurrent Results Overlay?

Click the Quick Actions menu at the top right and click Recurrent Results under the Overlays section toward the bottom of the menu. Type in a threshold for the minimum number of occurrences to be considered recurrent. Click Apply to submit the query. When the query has completed processing, results with # occurrences greater than the threshold will be highlighted in green and the number of occurrences will be displayed in the right-most column with a link to explore the other occurrences.


Curation Changes and History

Can I change my mind about the truth status or tags of a result before submitting it?

Yes. You can change and save your triage as many times as you need before submitting it. These changes will not be recorded and reflected in the truth set until they are submitted. Changes made to the triage are saved as a new revision when you click Update Saved. You can view the revision history (and explore or revert to previous versions) for a triage by clicking View Triage Revisions under the Triage section of the Quick Actions menu at the top right of the page.

Can I change my mind after curating a result to TP/FP after submitting it?

Yes. You can change a TP to FP and vice-versa by the usual methods of curation. These changes will be recorded and reflected in the truth's history. You may also revert a truth item to "Unknown" status, but be aware that this removes the truth item and does not retain its past history should you choose to recreate this item.

Can I track the history of changes to a Truth/FP designation?

Yes. By default, the creation of a truth item and any further updates (for example, changing from TP to FP) to its properties are logged, along with the user that made the change and the date and time it occurred. Truths that are deleted and re-created will lose the previous entity's tracking history. You can view the history for a Truth/FP on its Truth Summary page, accessible from the linked result(s) or All Truths view.

You can also view a history of all changes you personally made to any truths by viewing your Latest Activity under your user profile.

Can I track the history of a particular result's curation status?

Feature coming soon

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