[Go] Fwd: GAF changes, addition of new columns

[Judith Blake]

I feel that we should include this in the newsletter.  MGI might not get 
into our db, but we can manipulate the GAF file if required and I don't 
see a problem with that.

judy


Mike Cherry wrote:
> Decision needed.
>
> There has been no comments from the software group.  I feel we could 
> include the date(s) for GAF format change in the newsletter that is in 
> final edits now.
>
> I'll be traveling until Saturday so I hope someone else can make sure 
> this is decided and included in the newsletter.
>
> -Mike
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> *From: *Mike Cherry <cherry at stanford.edu <mailto:cherry at stanford.edu>>
>> *Date: *May 19, 2008 8:52:38 AM PDT
>> *To: *software-group Group <software-group at genome.stanford.edu 
>> <mailto:software-group at genome.stanford.edu>>
>> *Subject: **GAF changes, addition of new columns*
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Everyone asks me when the new columns will become required.  What do 
>> you all think?
>>
>> I'd suggest September or October.  We need to define a date.  A GO 
>> newsletter will go to press, so to speak, this week.  The next 
>> newsletter will be in August.  That will give two newsletters 
>> announcing the change, and having the switch over date be a month or 
>> two after the August newsletter.
>>
>> Part of this is when can groups start submitting a GAF with the 
>> additional columns, and when would it become manditory?  There are 
>> two additional columns involved, the long reserved column for 
>> properties (column 16) and the newly agreed one for canonical gene 
>> name (column 17).
>>
>> Any counter proposals?  Concerns?  I've heard from Harold that this 
>> change will take a few months for the MGI software staff to put into 
>> production.
>>
>> -Mike
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