ABOUT METADATA FOR STUDIES

Overview

Metadata is data that describes other data. Metadata consists of properties, which describe each study's entities, and their values.

• Entities are particular resources with UUIDs, such as files, cases, samples, and cell lines. These can be the subject of your query.
• Properties can either describe an entity or relate that entity to another entity. For instance, properties include an entity's sex, file type or study disease.

##Using metadata

You can use metadata on BioData Catalyst powered by Seven Bridges to browse and query studies. Learn more about methods to query studies based on their metadata.