From dbe07433ef4565093be7df3fab40112689b73f50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kabilar Gunalan Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2026 10:52:37 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Update validating BIDS files section --- docs/user-guide-sharing/validating-files.md | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/user-guide-sharing/validating-files.md b/docs/user-guide-sharing/validating-files.md index 07a0718e..a2481fa4 100644 --- a/docs/user-guide-sharing/validating-files.md +++ b/docs/user-guide-sharing/validating-files.md @@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ Passing all of these levels of validation can sometimes be tricky. If you have a Once your files are converted to the BIDS standard, + - ensure that you have a [`dataset_description.json`](https://bids-specification.readthedocs.io/en/stable/modality-agnostic-files/dataset-description.html#dataset_descriptionjson) file at the top-level of your dataset directory; - ensure that you have a `.bidsignore` file containing `dandiset.yaml`, since that DANDI-specific file is not part of the BIDS specification; - - perform validation of the files using [dandi validate](https://dandi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cmdline/validate.html) to ensure your data is compliant with the BIDS and/or NWB standards. Alternatively, you could independently validate your files using the [BIDS Validator](https://bids.neuroimaging.io/tools/validator.html) and/or [NWB Inspector](https://nwb.org/tools/core/nwbinspector/). - -Note that [dandi upload](https://dandi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cmdline/upload.html) will also perform validation during upload. + - perform validation of the files using [`dandi validate`](https://dandi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cmdline/validate.html) to ensure your data is compliant with the BIDS and/or NWB standards. Alternatively, you could independently validate your files using the [BIDS Validator](https://bids.neuroimaging.io/tools/validator.html) and/or [NWB Inspector](https://nwb.org/tools/core/nwbinspector/). Note that [`dandi upload`](https://dandi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cmdline/upload.html) will also perform validation during upload.