# How to format file path for DRAGEN Array IDAT sample sheet and GTC sample sheet for Windows OS

### **IDAT Sample Sheet**

#### **Local Analysis:** IDAT sample sheet can be a CSV or JSON formatted file with direct paths to sample IDAT files to enable analysis of samples from different directories.

**CSV format for Linux:**

```
Green IDAT Path,Red IDAT Path/path/to/sample1_Grn.idat,/path/to/sample1_Red.idat/path/to/sample2_Grn.idat,/path/to/sample2_Red.idat/path/to/sample3_Grn.idat,/path/to/sample3_Red.idat  
```

**CSV format for Windows (use double backslash):**

```
Green IDAT Path,Red IDAT Path\\path\\to\\sample1_Grn.idat,\\path\\to\\sample1_Red.idat\\path\\to\\sample2_Grn.idat,\\path\\to\\sample2_Red.idat\\path\\to\\sample3_Grn.idat,\\path\\to\\sample3_Red.idat  
```

**JSON format for Linux:**

```
[{"Green IDAT Path": "/path/to/sample1_Grn.idat","Red IDAT Path": "/path/to/sample1_Red.idat"},{"Green IDAT Path: "/path/to/sample2_Grn.idat","Red IDAT Path": "/path/to/sample2_Red.idat"},{"Green IDAT Path": "/path/to/sample3_Grn.idat","Red IDAT Path": "/path/to/sample3_Red.idat"},]  
```

**JSON format for Windows (use double backslash):**

```
[{"Green IDAT Path": "\\path\\to\\sample1_Grn.idat","Red IDAT Path": "\\path\\to\\sample1_Red.idat"},{"Green IDAT Path: "\\path\\to\\sample2_Grn.idat","Red IDAT Path": "\\path\\to\\sample2_Red.idat"},{"Green IDAT Path": "\\path\\to\\sample3_Grn.idat","Red IDAT Path": "\\path\\to\\sample3_Red.idat"},]  
```

####

#### **Cloud analysis:** The IDAT sample sheet can be a CSV formatted file.

```
beadChipName,sampleSectionName204753010023,R01C01204753010023,R02C01204753010024,R01C01204753010024,R02C01  
```

### **GTC Sample Sheet**

#### **Local Analysis:** GTC sample sheet can be a CSV or JSON formatted file with direct paths to sample GTC files to enable analysis of samples from different directories.

**CSV format for Linux:**

```
GTC Path/path/to/sample1.gtc/path/to/sample2.gtc/path/to/sample3.gtc  
```

**CSV format for Windows (use double backslash):**

```
GTC Path\\path\\to\\sample1.gtc\\path\\to\\sample2.gtc\\path\\to\\sample3.gtc  
```

**JSON format for Linux:**

```
[{"GTC Path": "/path/to/sample1.gtc"},{"GTC Path": "/path/to/sample2.gtc"},{"GTC Path": "/path/to/sample3.gtc"}]  
```

**JSON format for Windows (use double backslash):**

```
[{"GTC Path": "\\path\\to\\sample1.gtc"},{"GTC Path": "\\path\\to\\sample2.gtc"},{"GTC Path": "\\path\\to\\sample3.gtc"}]  
```

For more information, refer to the following:\* [DRAGEN Array User Guide](https://help.dragenarray.illumina.com/overview/readme)

* [DRAGEN Array Secondary Analysis Software Downloads](https://support.illumina.com/array/array_software/dragen-array-secondary-analysis/downloads.html) under section 'DRAGEN Array Sample Sheet Templates'

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