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Instrument Vendor Integration Questionnaire

This questionnaire helps us understand your instrument/software capabilities for integration with the iFlow platform.

Data Output

File Formats

  1. What file formats does your instrument software produce?

    • [ ] VCF (Variant Call Format)
    • [ ] FASTQ (raw reads)
    • [ ] BAM/CRAM (aligned reads)
    • [ ] Proprietary format: ____
    • [ ] Other: ____

  2. What metadata is included with data files?

    • [ ] Run/instrument metadata
    • [ ] Sample identifiers
    • [ ] QC metrics
    • [ ] Calibration data
    • [ ] Other: ____

  3. Are files compressed? What index formats are used?

    • [ ] Gzip (.gz)
    • [ ] Bgzip with Tabix index
    • [ ] BAM index (.bai)
    • [ ] CRAM index (.crai)
    • [ ] Other: ____

  4. Typical file sizes?

    • FASTQ per sample: ____
    • BAM per sample: ____
    • VCF per sample: ____

Integration Points

API & Data Access

  1. Does your software have an API for data export?

    • [ ] Yes - REST API
    • [ ] Yes - GraphQL
    • [ ] Yes - Proprietary API
    • [ ] No - file-based only

  2. Push or pull model?

    • [ ] Your system pushes data to external systems
    • [ ] External systems pull from your API/storage
    • [ ] Both supported

  3. What triggers data availability?

    • [ ] Run/sequencing complete
    • [ ] Analysis pipeline complete
    • [ ] Manual export by user
    • [ ] Scheduled batch export
    • [ ] Real-time streaming

Authentication & Access

  1. What authentication methods does your system support?

    • [ ] API keys
    • [ ] OAuth 2.0 / OIDC
    • [ ] Basic authentication
    • [ ] Certificate-based (mTLS)
    • [ ] Other: ____

  2. Can we use service accounts/API keys for automated access?

    • [ ] Yes
    • [ ] No - user context required
    • [ ] Depends on configuration

  3. Is there a sandbox/test environment available?

    • [ ] Yes - public sandbox
    • [ ] Yes - upon request
    • [ ] No

Data Transfer

Transfer Methods

  1. Preferred transfer method?

    • [ ] REST API
    • [ ] SFTP / SCP
    • [ ] Cloud storage (S3, GCS, Azure Blob)
    • [ ] Direct file system mount
    • [ ] Other: ____

  2. Real-time streaming or batch transfer?

    • [ ] Real-time as data is generated
    • [ ] Batch after run completion
    • [ ] Both options available

  3. Data transfer protocols supported?

    • [ ] HTTPS
    • [ ] SSH/SFTP
    • [ ] Cloud-native (AWS S3, GCS)
    • [ ] Other: ____

Technical Specifications

SDK & Documentation

  1. SDK or client libraries available?

    • [ ] Python
    • [ ] Java
    • [ ] JavaScript/Node.js
    • [ ] .NET
    • [ ] Other: ____
    • [ ] No SDK available

  2. API documentation available?

    • [ ] Yes - OpenAPI/Swagger
    • [ ] Yes - other format
    • [ ] Upon request / NDA required
    • [ ] No

  3. Rate limits or quotas?

    • Requests per minute: ____
    • Data transfer limits: ____
    • Concurrent connections: ____

Specific Platform Questions

For Thermo Fisher Ion Torrent

  1. Which software components are in use?

    • [ ] Ion Torrent Suite
    • [ ] Ion Reporter
    • [ ] Ion Reporter Cloud
    • [ ] Torrent Server on-premise
    • [ ] Other: ____

  2. Output from which stage?

    • [ ] Raw signal (DAT)
    • [ ] Base calls (FASTQ)
    • [ ] Aligned reads (BAM)
    • [ ] Variants (VCF from Ion Reporter)

  3. Ion Reporter API access?

    • [ ] Available
    • [ ] Not available
    • [ ] Unknown

Support & Maintenance

  1. Technical support available for integration?

    • [ ] Dedicated integration support
    • [ ] Community/forum support
    • [ ] Documentation only
    • [ ] Other: ____

  2. Update/versioning strategy?

    • [ ] Semantic versioning
    • [ ] Backward compatible APIs
    • [ ] Breaking changes with deprecation period
    • [ ] Other: ____

Contact Information

  • Organization: ____
  • Product/Platform: ____
  • Contact Name: ____
  • Email: ____
  • Phone: ____

Please send completed questionnaire to partners@intelliseq.com.