diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 701b6ab..afa12f0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -163,3 +163,4 @@ cython_debug/
 /R
 .swp
 /test
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index af0b1ca..5b5f6b2 100755
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Admin(db.Model):
 
     @classmethod
     def exists(cls):
-        user = Admin.query.one_or_none()
+        user = Admin.query.first()
         return True if user else False
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/static/search.txt b/static/search.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7070d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/search.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+rt_min	rt_max	mz_min	mz_max
+0	500	0	500
+200	250	200	300
+100	400	100	200
diff --git a/static/upload.txt b/static/upload.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..558c856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/upload.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+metabolite_name	formula	person_name	mass	final_mz	final_rt	final_adduct	standard_grp	msms_detected	inchikey	chemical_db_id	library	pubchem_cid	pubmed_refcount	standard_class	inchikey14	adduct	detected_adducts	adduct_calc_mz	msms_purity
+Folic Acid	C11H15N2O8P	Tei Kim	441.1397	442.1470	36.8	M+H	Endogenous	Yes	OVBPIULPVIDEAO-LBPRGKRZSA-N	HRELC_00003	IROA_MSMLS_Library_Plate01	135398658	17654	Endogenous_metabolite	OVBPIULPVIDEAO	M+H	M+H	NA	0.968
+Omethoate	C5H12NO4PS	Tei Kim	213.022466	214.029776	32.74	M+H	Endogenous	Yes	PZXOQEXFMJCDPG-UHFFFAOYSA-N	HRELC_00835	Restek_Mix1	14210	98	Pesticides	PZXOQEXFMJCDPG	M+H	M+H	214.0297	0.968
diff --git a/templates/batchadd.html b/templates/batchadd.html
index 652ce50..84c4582 100644
--- a/templates/batchadd.html
+++ b/templates/batchadd.html
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 <h2>Batch Upload Chemicals</h2>
-<a href="https://git.junickim.me/junikimm717/walker-database/raw/master/validate.py"> Source Code with required type definitions </a>
+<a
+  href="https://git.junickim.me/junikimm717/walker-database/raw/master/validate.py">
+  Source Code with required type definitions (shows which fields are optional) </a>
+<br>
+<a href="{{ url_for ('static', filename='upload.txt')}}">Sample TSV file to upload</a>
 
 <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
     <label for="input"> Input file (tab delimited text file) </label>
diff --git a/templates/batchquery.html b/templates/batchquery.html
index b7a20be..6d0e833 100644
--- a/templates/batchquery.html
+++ b/templates/batchquery.html
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 {% block content %}
 <h2>Batch Query Chemicals</h2>
 <a href="https://git.junickim.me/junikimm717/walker-database/raw/master/validate.py"> Source Code with required type definitions </a>
+<br>
+<a href="{{ url_for ('static', filename='search.txt')}}">Sample TSV file to upload</a>
 
 <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
     <label for="input">Input (tab-delimited text file): </label>