LIS Integration

Data Preparation Requirements

Patient and sample metadata must be submitted to the iFlow platform alongside VCF files. For each sample, the LIS system provides patient information (name, surname, sex, date of birth, accession ID), specimen details (sample ID, specimen ID, specimen type, collection date, sequencing date), and order metadata (ordering physician, institution, test type, order ID). This data is submitted via REST API or command-line interface, with the VCF file referenced by its cloud storage path (Google Cloud Storage or AWS S3). The platform automatically generates the required pipeline input files from the submitted metadata.

For high-volume laboratories processing 500+ samples per month, a batch import capability can be enabled. This will allow submission of multiple samples in a single CSV or Excel file, with validation of all records before import and detailed error reporting. The batch mode supports the same data fields as single-sample submission and can be used via file upload in the web interface, batch API endpoint, or CLI import command.