Sample Lifecycle

Samples in Panomics have a predefined lifecycle.

Sample lifecycle

Status	Description
DRAFT	This is the initial status for each sample that gets imported in Panomics. Samples stay in the DRAFT status until they are sent to the Standard Compute runtime for loading.
LOADING	Samples get processed by the Standard Compute runtime. During this time, the samples have the LOADING status.
ANNOTATING	This is a checkpoint status, meaning that transitioning away from ANNOTATING requires the "mark as ready" user action. While in this status, sample metadata can be applied either by uploading a file or by editing the metadata fields through the UI.
SAVING	When marked as ready, sample data is merged with the metadata via the Standard Compute runtime.
READY	Once the metadata is successfully merged with the sample data, samples transition to the READY state and can be used to create analyses. Ready samples can be transitioned back to the ANNOTATING state by users via the "mark as annotating" action.
FAILED	Any failure during the loading or saving processes transitions the sample to the FAILED status. Failed samples can only be deleted.