code: def prepareSiiImport(siiContainer, specfile, path, qcAttr, qcLargerBetter,
                       qcCutoff, rankAttr, rankLargerBetter):
      if specfile not in siiContainer.info:
          siiContainer.addSpecfile(specfile, path)
      else:
          raise Exception('...')
      siiContainer.info[specfile]['qcAttr'] = qcAttr
      siiContainer.info[specfile]['qcLargerBetter'] = qcLargerBetter
      siiContainer.info[specfile]['qcCutoff'] = qcCutoff
      siiContainer.info[specfile]['rankAttr'] = rankAttr
      siiContainer.info[specfile]['rankLargerBetter'] = rankLargerBetter