In this first step of the assay tutorial, we create a working folder, add a file repository, and populate it with some sample assay data files.
Obtain Assay Data Files
- Download these four files which contain the sample data:
- Open one of the files and review the column names. These columns will become fields in our Assay Design.
Create a Working Folder
- Log in to your server and navigate to your Tutorials project. Create it if necessary.
- If you don't already have a server to work on where you can create projects, start here.
- If you don't know how to create projects and folders, review this topic.
- Create a new subfolder named Assay Tutorial. Choose the folder type Assay and accept all other defaults.
Upload Assay Data Files
- In your "Assay Tutorial" folder, add a Files web part on the left.
- Drag and drop the four Excel files (CellCulture_001.xls, ...) into the target area of the Files web part.
- When the upload is complete, you will see the four files listed in the File Repository.
![cell1.png](/Documentation/wiki-download.view?entityId=32d6eff0-ed56-1034-b734-fe851e088836&name=cell1.png)
You have now
uploaded the files onto LabKey Server.
In the next steps, the server will
infer the structure of these files and
import the data.