Investigations are high level descriptions of the research carried out by a particular Project. They typically reflect the general aims of the Project, for example, carbon metabolism or anaerobic/aerobic transitions.
An Investigation has the following associated information:
- The title of the Investigation
- A description of the Investigation
- A string listing other creators of the Investigation
- The sharing Policy of the Investigation
- References to the People who created the Investigation
- References to the Projects which the Investigation is part of
- References to Publications about the Investigation
A response for an Investigation such as that for a Create, Read or Update includes the additional information
- A reference to the Person who registered (submitted) the Investigation into SEEK
- References to Studies that are part of the Investigation
- References to Assays that are part of the Investigation
- References to DataFiles that belong to the Investigation
- References to Documents that belong to the Investigation
- References to Models that belong to the Investigation
- References to Sops that belong to the Investigation
- References to Publications that belong to the Investigation