Hi guys,
I would like to perform queries using Martview for my own mart AND Ensembl
database(s) at the same time. Basically, in my mart DB I have stored Ensembl
gene ids for each entry, but I have not stored the protein names/descriptions.
Instead I was hoping to perform federated queries, whereby I could use the
Ensembl gene id in my mart to link to Ensembl at EBI to retrieve the
descriptions on the fly. This way I hope to keep my database protein info
up-to-date and save space in my local mart. Where can I find information
regarding the implementation of federated queries using
martbuilder/marteditor/martview? Would it perhaps be possible for a live
example of this to be put on the FAQs page at
www.biomart.org<http://www.biomart.org>? One little complication is that my
gene ids are not just human - but they are all from species for which Ensembl
has an existing build.
Thanks very much,
Jenny
