Plan

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Plan Branch
The Plan Branch is an OBI Branch concerned with identifying entities to describe intent and steps in a instructions or rules that define how an entity should be realized. By intent, we mean a possible association from OBI-Plan to OBI-Objective.

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Current OBI types
-Plan: a Plan is a set of instructions or rules that specifying how an entity should be realized

--protocol: Protocol is a plan outlining a set of instructions which can be realized as a protocol application. Example: The SOP describing the execution of a clinical trial. Affymetrix Mass 5 analysis. The dose and route of administration of myosin into a mouse.

--investigationdesign: Investigationdesign is a plan for an investigation. definition_source: OBI.

--algorithm: no def currently provided

--dataformatspecification: A data format specification is a plan which organizes information. Example: The ISO document specifying what encompasses an XML document; The instructions in a XSD file

Use cases and term submission
Update 22 August 2007. .

Philippe Rocca-Serra sent terms to ProtocolApplication branch which were originally collected by the plan branch http://www.ebi.ac.uk/~parkinso/Plan-dispatcher-to-ProtocolApplication.xls

These terms were cleaned up a bit by Helen Parkinson and a new file generated and sent to Bjoern Peters.http://www.ebi.ac.uk/~parkinso/Plan-dispatcher-to-ProtocolApplication_hp.txt

A STUB file has been created, to be used as template for term submission which can be accessed here: Upload:OBI-PLAN-STUB-FILE.xls

Note that the header of the file has been prepared using the list of required Metadata tags as defined by the metadata working group. Also included is the optional tag 'TEMPORARY GRAPH POSITION' for people wishing to propose a location for an entity under the OBI tree.

The Stub files currently contains terms initially submitted to the Data Transformation branch (all those terms related to algorithm)

Updated term collection
A list of the most up to date terms can be found in the conference calls section. Some further resources are listed below.

Excel workbook with Protocol related terms (and more) provided by Kevin Clancy: Upload:clancy-exp-protocol.xls

Tab delimited file with terms from flow cytometry: Upload:Plan-FlowCytometry-2007-03-30.txt

a Compilation file created on 05-03-2007 is available here: Upload:OBI-PLAN-Terms-candidates-v1-060307.xls

Following the first OBI-Plan Branch telecon, The terms were collected from: -MGED Ontology (ExperimentalProtocolType and ExperimentDesignType) -PSI-MI/PSI-SEP CV submitted by Luisa Montechi: Upload:PSIassays-OBI-template.xls -Direct submission from MSI community and work presented during OBI meeting.

Additional Documents provided by MO via Trish Whetzel have not yet been reviewed but can be accessed here:

Upload:FuGO.factors.txn.05.06.doc Upload:FuGO.factors.terms.for.next.time.05.06.doc

Use cases for experimental design
Design Use Cases for OBI.doc | Experimental design workflow document by Kevin Clancy

Reorg of terms to plan Upload:GenericallyDepCont_to-Plan-FlowCytometry-reorg.txt

Current outstanding issues
(to be discussed during OBI-Plan-Branch 2nd Telecon Tuesday March 6th, 4 pm GMT via Skype (max 10 participants) are :

-Alignement on defining 'Protocol' and 'Process' between PSI-SEP and OBI -Untangling What relates to 'Variable/Factor', 'Objective' and 'Investigation_design' for many of MO terms -Getting more terms for 'algorithm' and 'dataformatspecification' (dataformatspecification is not obvious)

Mailing list
For latest news and updates on the Plan Branch sign up at the mailing list at obi-plan-branch@lists.sourceforge.net | found here

Editors
Editors for the Plan Branch are as follows:
 * Philippe Rocca-Serra (Lead Editor)
 * Jennifer Fostel
 * Helen Parkinson
 * Susanna Sansone
 * Liju Fan
 * Jeffrey Grethe

Related Links

 * OBI Branches
 * Latest Terms for all Branches