^PLATFORM=[required]			
!Platform_title = [required]			
!Platform_technology = [required][VALUE=spotted DNA/cDNA, in situ oligonucleotide, spotted oligonucleotide, antibody, tissue, MPSS] 			
!Platform_distribution = [required][VALUE=non-commercial, commercial, custom-commercial]			
!Platform_organism = [required]			
!Platform_manufacturer = [required]			
!Platform_manufacture_protocol = [required]			
!Platform_catalog_number = [optional]			
!Platform_support = [optional]			
!Platform_coating = [optional]			
!Platform_description = [optional]			
!Platform_web_link = [optional]			
!Platform_contributor = [optional; 1 per author; use 'firstname,lastname' or 'firstname,middleinitial,lastname']			
!Platform_pubmed_id = [optional]			
#ID = [required; a unique id should be provided for each 'spot' on the array]			
#HEADER_2 = [required; all elements of the array should be identified using one or more columns in addition to the ID column]			
#HEADER_3 = [optional]			
#HEADER_N = [optional; provide as many headers as needed to fully describe the elements of the array]			
!Platform_table_begin			
ID	HEADER_2	HEADER_3	HEADER_N
...insert data table here; columns may appear in any order after the ID column...			
!Platform_table_end