bbe7c3ee9e306ef4cf003321c8c420f1c68f5d3e jnavarr5 Tue May 14 14:11:38 2024 -0700 Reformatting the 'creating a session' steps, refs #19736 diff --git src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/customTrackText.html src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/customTrackText.html index e53398c..d0fcb25 100755 --- src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/customTrackText.html +++ src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/customTrackText.html @@ -736,41 +736,53 @@

Sharing your annotation track with others

To make your Genome Browser annotation track viewable by people on other machines or at other sites, follow the steps below.

Step 1. Put your formatted annotation file in a web-accessible location

Be sure that the file permissions allow it to be read by others.

Step 2. Create a session link, or construct a URL that will link this annotation file to the Genome Browser

The easiest way to share custom tracks is through the use of -sessions. First, upload your tracks as -discussed in the Loading a Custom Track into the Genome Browser section. -Then create a named session that includes your custom tracks by navigating to the "Sessions" -page through the "My Data" section in the menu bar. Once there, follow the instructions in the -Creating a Session section of the Sessions help page. +sessions. Once you have saved your custom track into a named session, you can share that session with others by sharing the URL from the "Browser" link or emailing it to them directly by clicking -the "Email" link.

+the "Email" link. You can create a session with the following steps:

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  1. + Upload your tracks as discussed in the Loading a custom track into the + Genome Browser section.
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  2. + Configure the Genome Browser to appear as you wish. These settings will always be restored when + the Session URL is accessed.
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  3. + Navigate to the "Sessions" page through the "My Data" section in the menu + bar.
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  4. + Create a named session that includes your custom tracks. Detailed instructions for creating a + named session can be found on the Creating a + session section of the Sessions help page.
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-Alternatively, you can create a URL. -The URL must contain 3 pieces of information specific to your annotation data:

+Alternatively, you can create a URL using parameters to specify the assembly, genome position, and +custom track data. The URL must contain 3 pieces of information specific to your annotation +data:

  1. The species or genome assembly on which your annotation data is based. To automatically display the most recent assembly for a given organism, set the org parameter: e.g. org=human. To specify a particular genome assembly for an organism, use the db parameter, db=<databaseName>, where databaseName is the UCSC code for the genome assembly. For a list of these codes, see the Genome Browser FAQ. Examples of this include: db=hg38 (Human Dec. 2013 assembly = GRCh38), db=mm10 (Mouse Dec. 2011 assembly = GRCm38).