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Adding Attachments

This article describes how to upload single files to the following locations in Flywheel. These methods should not be used for imaging files; attachments should be other types of files for your project like subjects list, survey questions, etc. You can add attachment to the:

Warning

Unsupported upload method for site, group, or project de-id profiles

Using the methods in this article will not de-identify data. Use one of these supported methods if you use site, group, or project de-id profiles.

Attach to a Project

To upload a file that would be an attachment at the project level:

  1. Select a project,
  2. Click the Information tab,
  3. Go to the Attachments section, and
  4. Click Upload Attachment.

The file appears in the list of attachments.

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You can also attach files to a project in the details view:

  1. Select a Project,
  2. From Sessions,
  3. Click Project, and
  4. Click Upload Attachment.

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Attach to a Subject

  1. Select a project,
  2. From Sessions,
  3. Select a subject,
  4. Select the Subject tab,
  5. Click Upload Attachment.

The file is uploaded to the subject and appears in the Attachments list.

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Attach to a Session

  1. Select a project,
  2. Select the Sessions tab, and
  3. Click Upload Attachment.

The file is uploaded to the session and appears in the Attachments list.

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Upload an Acquisition

You can also create a new acquisition and upload data to acquisitions level of Flywheel hierarchy. Please note theses files will be uploaded as acquisitions and not attachments.

  1. Select a project,
  2. Select the Sessions tab,
  3. Click the Acquisitions tab,

  4. Select the action menu

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  5. and select Upload Data to Acquisition.

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You can either create a new acquisition or add to an existing acquisition.

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To upload to existing acquisition, select an acquisition from the drop down menu. This upload displays inline with the acquisition you've selected.

To create a new acquisition.

  1. Select the Create New Acquisition,

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  2. Add the description,

  3. Drag and drop the file, and
  4. Click Upload.

Note

Use the DICOM Web Uploader if you have DICOM images.

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Use the Flywheel CLI

The **fw upload** command can be used to upload files to different locations in Flywheel.

  1. Use the following command:

    fw upload [File to upload] [Destination Path]

  2. Modify the destination path according to the location where the file needs to be attached.

For Example, to upload license.txt file as attachment to the project "Amygdala_Structure", the command would be:

fw upload license.txt "fw://ce-team/Amygdala_Structure"