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Importing Plate Document Setup Table Files
About the Import
Function
Creating and
Importing Setup
TableDataintoa
Plate Document
B-2 Importing and Exporting Plate Document Data
The SDS software features the ability to import setup table information (detector,
detector task, marker, and sample name layouts) into a plate document from a
tab-delimited text file. The import feature is designed to be a time-saving device that
facilitates the exchange of setup information between other programs and the SDS
software. Instead of setting up plate documents individually, a third-party program can
be used to construct setup table files which can then be imported into plate
documents for use.
To guarantee a successful incorporation of setup information from a text file to the
plate document, the file must:
♦ Be saved in a tab-delimited text format
♦ Conform to the setup table file formats described on page B-4
Importation of setup table data into a plate document is accomplished in three major
steps.
Creating an Empty Setup Table File
Thefirststepintheprocedureistoexportasetuptablefilefromablankplate
document.
Note The blank setup table file can be created using a secondary application (such as
Microsoft Excel or a text editor) so long as it is saved in tab-delimited format and is configured
according to the file structure explained on page B-4.
To export a blank setup table file using the SDS software:
Step Action
1 Launch the SDS software.
2 From the File menu, select New.
3 Configure the New Document dialog box with the correct assay type and plate
format for your experiment, and click OK.
4 From the File menu, select Export.
5 From the Look In text field of the Export dialog box, navigate to the directory you
wouldliketoreceivetheexportedfile.
6 From the Export drop-down list, select Setup Table.
7 Select the All Wells radio button.
8 Click the File name text box, and type a name for the file.
9 Click Export.
The software exports the setup table data for the empty plate document as a
tab-delimited text file.
10 Configure the setup table file with plate document information (detector, task,
marker, and sample data) as explained on page B-3.