# Matrix Data

### Matrix data

**File formats**: .csv

**File configuration:** Users can upload the matrix files with the metadata when creating a new project. Alternatively, users can navigate to the Editing Existing Panels menu and within the Matrix panel configuration menu, a local .csv file or the location (URL) of your matrix file can be specified.

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Your matrix file will typically consist of both rows and columns of unique IDs. The intersecting values (table cells) could represent the relationship between each ID. Note that any unique IDs included in the matrix file must match the unique IDs in the metadata file in your Microreact project. An example is shown below with representing a matrix with the number of SNP differences between the sample IDs in the metadata.

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