Clarify LabMetaData guidance: discourage one-row DynamicTable usage - #196
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[WIP] Update documentation to discourage use of DynamicTable in LabMetaData
Clarify LabMetaData guidance: discourage one-row DynamicTable usage
Jun 30, 2026
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The LabMetaData extension tutorial note could be read as recommending
DynamicTablefor simple extended metadata, including single-record cases. This update tightens the wording to distinguish tabular metadata from simple lab metadata and prevent that misinterpretation.What was clarified
DynamicTableuse (TimeIntervals,ElectrodeTable).DynamicTableis appropriate when metadata is naturally tabular (multiple similar records/rows).What was discouraged
DynamicTablefor simple, non-tabular lab metadata.Recommended path for this use case
LabMetaDataextension with explicit fields for simple lab-specific metadata.