diff --git a/sdrf_pipelines/openms/openms.py b/sdrf_pipelines/openms/openms.py
index 7130d64..fbc81bf 100644
--- a/sdrf_pipelines/openms/openms.py
+++ b/sdrf_pipelines/openms/openms.py
@@ -706,7 +706,8 @@ def writeOneTableExperimentalDesign(self, output_filename, legacy, sdrf, file2te
 
     def save_search_settings_to_file(self, output_filename, sdrf, f2c):
         f = open(output_filename, "w+")
-        open_ms_search_settings_header = ["URI", "Filename", "FixedModifications", "VariableModifications", "Label",
+        open_ms_search_settings_header = ["URI", "Filename", "FixedModifications", "VariableModifications",
+                                          "Proteomics Data Acquisition Method", "Label",
                                           "PrecursorMassTolerance", "PrecursorMassToleranceUnit",
                                           "FragmentMassTolerance",
                                           "FragmentMassToleranceUnit", "DissociationMethod", "Enzyme"]
@@ -722,6 +723,15 @@ def save_search_settings_to_file(self, output_filename, sdrf, f2c):
         for _0, row in sdrf.iterrows():
             URI = row["comment[file uri]"]
             raw = row["comment[data file]"]
+            if "comment[proteomics data acquisition method]" not in row:
+                warning_message = "The comment[proteomics data acquisition method] column is missing, " \
+                                  "default Data-Dependent Acquisition"
+                self.warnings[warning_message] = self.warnings.get(warning_message, 0) + 1
+                acquisition_method = "Data-Dependent Acquisition"
+            else:
+                acquisition_method = row["comment[proteomics data acquisition method]"]
+                acquisition_method = acquisition_method.split(";")[0].split("=")[1]
+
             if raw in raws:
                 continue
             raws.append(raw)
@@ -768,7 +778,8 @@ def save_search_settings_to_file(self, output_filename, sdrf, f2c):
                                 "sample', 'ITRAQ', and tmt labels in the format 'TMT131C'")
 
             f.write(
-                URI + "\t" + raw + "\t" + f2c.file2mods[raw][0] + "\t" + f2c.file2mods[raw][1] + "\t" + label + "\t" +
+                URI + "\t" + raw + "\t" + f2c.file2mods[raw][0] + "\t" + f2c.file2mods[raw][1] + "\t" +
+                acquisition_method + "\t" + label + "\t" +
                 f2c.file2pctol[
                     raw] + "\t" + f2c.file2pctolunit[raw] + "\t" + f2c.file2fragtol[raw] + "\t" + f2c.file2fragtolunit[
                     raw] + "\t" +
diff --git a/sdrf_pipelines/testdata/PXD001819/expected_openms.tsv b/sdrf_pipelines/testdata/PXD001819/expected_openms.tsv
index b928239..dcc74cb 100644
--- a/sdrf_pipelines/testdata/PXD001819/expected_openms.tsv
+++ b/sdrf_pipelines/testdata/PXD001819/expected_openms.tsv
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
-URI	Filename	FixedModifications	VariableModifications	Label	PrecursorMassTolerance	PrecursorMassToleranceUnit	FragmentMassTolerance	FragmentMassToleranceUnit	DissociationMethod	Enzyme
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_12500amol_R1.raw	UPS1_12500amol_R1.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_12500amol_R2.raw	UPS1_12500amol_R2.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_12500amol_R3.raw	UPS1_12500amol_R3.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_125amol_R1.raw	UPS1_125amol_R1.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_125amol_R2.raw	UPS1_125amol_R2.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_125amol_R3.raw	UPS1_125amol_R3.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_25000amol_R1.raw	UPS1_25000amol_R1.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_25000amol_R2.raw	UPS1_25000amol_R2.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_25000amol_R3.raw	UPS1_25000amol_R3.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_2500amol_R1.raw	UPS1_2500amol_R1.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_2500amol_R2.raw	UPS1_2500amol_R2.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_2500amol_R3.raw	UPS1_2500amol_R3.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_250amol_R1.raw	UPS1_250amol_R1.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_250amol_R2.raw	UPS1_250amol_R2.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_250amol_R3.raw	UPS1_250amol_R3.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_50000amol_R1.raw	UPS1_50000amol_R1.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_50000amol_R2.raw	UPS1_50000amol_R2.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_50000amol_R3.raw	UPS1_50000amol_R3.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_5000amol_R1.raw	UPS1_5000amol_R1.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_5000amol_R2.raw	UPS1_5000amol_R2.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_5000amol_R3.raw	UPS1_5000amol_R3.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_500amol_R1.raw	UPS1_500amol_R1.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_500amol_R2.raw	UPS1_500amol_R2.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_500amol_R3.raw	UPS1_500amol_R3.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_50amol_R1.raw	UPS1_50amol_R1.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_50amol_R2.raw	UPS1_50amol_R2.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
-ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_50amol_R3.raw	UPS1_50amol_R3.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+URI	Filename	FixedModifications	VariableModifications	Proteomics Data Acquisition Method	Label	PrecursorMassTolerance	PrecursorMassToleranceUnit	FragmentMassTolerance	FragmentMassToleranceUnit	DissociationMethod	Enzyme
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_12500amol_R1.raw	UPS1_12500amol_R1.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_12500amol_R2.raw	UPS1_12500amol_R2.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_12500amol_R3.raw	UPS1_12500amol_R3.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_125amol_R1.raw	UPS1_125amol_R1.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_125amol_R2.raw	UPS1_125amol_R2.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_125amol_R3.raw	UPS1_125amol_R3.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_25000amol_R1.raw	UPS1_25000amol_R1.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_25000amol_R2.raw	UPS1_25000amol_R2.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_25000amol_R3.raw	UPS1_25000amol_R3.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_2500amol_R1.raw	UPS1_2500amol_R1.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_2500amol_R2.raw	UPS1_2500amol_R2.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_2500amol_R3.raw	UPS1_2500amol_R3.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_250amol_R1.raw	UPS1_250amol_R1.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_250amol_R2.raw	UPS1_250amol_R2.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_250amol_R3.raw	UPS1_250amol_R3.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_50000amol_R1.raw	UPS1_50000amol_R1.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_50000amol_R2.raw	UPS1_50000amol_R2.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_50000amol_R3.raw	UPS1_50000amol_R3.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_5000amol_R1.raw	UPS1_5000amol_R1.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_5000amol_R2.raw	UPS1_5000amol_R2.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_5000amol_R3.raw	UPS1_5000amol_R3.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_500amol_R1.raw	UPS1_500amol_R1.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_500amol_R2.raw	UPS1_500amol_R2.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_500amol_R3.raw	UPS1_500amol_R3.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_50amol_R1.raw	UPS1_50amol_R1.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_50amol_R2.raw	UPS1_50amol_R2.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
+ftp://ftp.pride.ebi.ac.uk/pride/data/archive/2015/12/PXD001819/UPS1_50amol_R3.raw	UPS1_50amol_R3.raw	Carbamidomethyl (C)	Acetyl (Protein N-term),Oxidation (M)	Data-Dependent Acquisition	label free sample	5	ppm	0.8	Da	HCD	Trypsin/P
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8501a4a..8f98e65 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 setup(
   name="sdrf-pipelines",
-  version="0.0.20",
+  version="0.0.21",
   author="BigBio Team",
   author_email="ypriverol@gmail.com",
   description="Translate, convert SDRF to configuration pipelines",