Tab2Mage Files Specification Instructions. (All the example zip files provided on the downlad page adhere to this instructions)
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Experiment Section
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Experiment name (i.e. name in the tab2mage file) , and submitter are mandatory and must be provided.

Protocol Section
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accession, text, type, name, parameters headers must all be provided.
For  every protocol with an accession number e.g P-TOXM-3, the protocol type, protocol name must be provided else the tab2mage spreadsheet is not valid.
If parameters are used in the Hybridization section, they must be specified here otherwise, the loading will fail.


Hybridization Section
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Header:
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Hybridization, Labeled Extract, Dye, Extract, Sample, Biosource, Array[accession] must be provided.
At least one BioMaterial Characteristics should be provided
At least one Experimental Factor should be provided
Protocol headers e.g. Protocol[Hybridization] must be amongst the known ones allowed in the Tab2Mage Specification (http://tab2mage.sourceforge.net/.)
If the experimnent involves pooling, protocol[pool] header must be specified in the Hybridization section and the Protocol section

Hybridization Data
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The raw data file specified in the File[raw] column must be provided in the zip file to be loaded.
If an image file is provided it must be provided in the zip file to be loaded.
Array Design specified in the  Array[accession] column must exist in BASE2  and owned /or shared to the user running the tab2mage importer.

The above instructions are in addition to the ArrayExpress Tab2Mage Instructions at - http://tab2mage.sourceforge.net/ . Please check this out for more information if needed.