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Adding a Plate Document to the Plate Queue from the SDS Software
Adding the Plate
Document to the
Plate Queue
IMPORTANT A plate document must contain a bar code before it can be added to the plate
queue. See page 4-19 for more information on configuring a plate document with bar code
information.
To add the plate document to the plate queue from the SDS software:
Step Action
1 From the SDS software, send the plate document to the queue as follows:
a. Click the Instrument tab.
The software displays the contents of the Instrument tabbed page.
b. Click the Queue tab.
The software displays the contents of the Queue tabbed page.
2 Click Send to Queue.
If… Then…
the plate document was
not saved previously
the plate document was
saved previously
the Save As dialog box appears.
a. From the Look in text field, navigate to a
directory for the software to save the new file.
b. From the Files of type drop-down list, select
ABI PRISM SDS Single Plate (*.sds).
c. Click the File name text field and either:
– Type a name for the plate document file, or
– Type or scan the bar code number of the plate
into the text field.
d. Click Save.
The software saves the plate document.
the software automatically saves the plate
document.
3 When prompted, click Yes to submit the document to the plate queue.
Once a plate document has been added to the plate queue, the software locks the
file preventing any changes from being made to it until the plate document has been
run or removed from the queue.
Note To release the plate document from the queue, launch the Automation
Controller Software and remove the plate document from the queue as explained
on page 4-35.
4 Click OK to close the dialog confirming that the plate document has been added to
the plate queue.
5 From the File menu, select Close.
The SDS software closes the plate document.
6 Repeat the procedures in this chapter to create and add additional plates to the
queue as needed.
7 When finished creating plate documents, run the enqueued plates as explained in
“Running Plates Using the Automation Controller Software” on page 4-34.
Run Setup and Basic Operation 4-31