Decision support

Compare standards by the job they do

Place up to three profiles side by side. Focus on architectural role, evidence, and the first limitation to test—not on finding a single all-purpose standard.

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Decision lens

Compare roles before you compare maturity.

The useful question is not “Which standard wins?” It is “Which job must this part of the architecture perform, and what remains uncovered?”

Start with the job
Decide whether you need guidance, a domain payload, exchange, semantics, governance, or a reusable release.
Map lifecycle reach
Use the matrix to see where each profile has a direct role. A filled cell is coverage, not a quality score.
Test the boundary
Read what each option leaves unresolved before judging maturity, confidence, or implementation fit.

Three-part assessment

See the reach, the gaps, and the evidence.

Read left to right. Lifecycle reach comes first; maturity remains an editorial roll-up, not certification.

01 · Lifecycle reach

Where each profile contributes directly

Coverage shows a recorded role at that readiness stage. It does not imply end-to-end implementation.

Readiness-stage coverage for HUPO-PSI mzIdentML
Profile	Plan	Acquire	Harmonize	Exchange	Learn + reuse
mzIdentMLStandard	HUPO-PSI mzIdentML has no direct role recorded in Plan.	HUPO-PSI mzIdentML has no direct role recorded in Acquire.	HUPO-PSI mzIdentML has a direct role in Harmonize.	HUPO-PSI mzIdentML has a direct role in Exchange.	HUPO-PSI mzIdentML has a direct role in Learn + reuse.

Direct role recordedNo direct role recorded

02 · Boundaries

What each option does not cover

These are design boundaries, not faults. Use them to identify the companion layers your architecture still needs.

mzIdentML

Stage boundary: No direct role is recorded for Plan, Acquire.
Known limitation: The XML model is complex; older versions remain in operational use, and producer/consumer support varies by feature. It does not encode the full sample design or statistical analysis.

03 · Detailed assessment

Check the fit and evidence behind the map

Use the source, status, and limitation together. A higher maturity label does not erase a scope mismatch.

Detailed comparison of HUPO-PSI mzIdentML
Assessment	mzIdentMLHUPO-PSI mzIdentML
Purpose & coverage	Mass-spectrometry identification results, search inputs, peptide-spectrum matches, peptides, proteins, scores, thresholds, and crosslinking support. Best fitDetailed, tool-independent exchange of proteomics identification evidence for post-processing, validation, archiving, and repository submission.
Readiness stages	HarmonizeExchangeLearn + reuse
AI-ready contribution	Provides structured labels and identification evidence, but confidence calibration, decoy strategy, sample grouping, and batch context must be evaluated separately.
First limitation to test	The XML model is complex; older versions remain in operational use, and producer/consumer support varies by feature. It does not encode the full sample design or statistical analysis.
Evidence	E1 + E2 High confidence Formal statusCurrent 1.3.0; 1.2.0 and 1.1.0 remain supported ReviewSource-checked
Maturity	Established Current released result standard with schemas, validators, tools, and repository workflows
Sources & links	HUPO-PSI mzIdentML specification (opens in a new tab)Read full profile