Notes about importing TM Samples

README.md

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 ## Import imagery into the Workstation
 
+### Single Sample Import
+
 If you already have the data on the S3 buckets in the Workstation, select **File** → **New** → **Tiled Microscope Sample**, and then set "Sample Name" to `<sampleDirectoryName>` and "Path to Render Folder" as `/<bucketName>/<sampleDirectoryName>`.
 
 Open the Data Explorer (**Window** → **Core** → **Data Explorer**) and navigate to Home, then "3D RawTile Microscope Samples", and your sample name. Right-click the sample and choose "Open in Horta". This will open the Horta Panel and then from the Horta Panel you have options to create a workspace or to open the 2D or the 3D volume viewer.
 
+### Batch Sample Import
+
+The workstation offers an option to import all your samples from an S3 Bucket mapped on the backend into the workstation. This can be done from the Workstation, select **Services** → **Load Horta Data**. This opens a [dialog box](docs/images/horta_data_import.png) that allows you to enter the location of your samples and the data owner. The location of your data can be entered like `<s3_bucket_name>/<full_moouselight_data_prefix>`, e.g. `janelia-mouselight-imagery/images`. For sample owner typically select `Mouselight Users (mouselight)` from the drop down selection. Once you click OK the system will start a background task that will try to create new samples from all folders at the specified location and you will start seeing new samples under `Home (mouselight)/3D Tile Microscope Samples` as they are imported.
+
 ## System backup
 
 The system can be configured to run nightly backups. All it is needed is to specify a writeable bucket (HORTA_BACKUP_BUCKET) and a prefix (HORTA_BACKUP_FOLDER) that will hold the backups. Currently we only backup the Mongo database that contains samples info and tracing data and each backup will be stored in a timestamp ('yyyyMMddHHmmss') folder under the base backup prefix.