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To create plate documents from a template using the Template Batch Utility: (continued)
Step Action
5 Select a destination directory to store the new plate documents as follows:
a. Click Browse.
b. From the Look in text field, navigate to and select the directory you want to use
to receive the new files.
c. Click Open.
The Template Batch dialog box displays the selected destination directory in the
Plate Directory text field.
6 Click Create.
The software creates plate documents for all entries listed in the Plate ID list, saves
them to the destination directory, adds them to the plate queue, and displays a
message indicating the number of plate documents it created and sent to the plate
queue.
7 Click OK to close the message box.
8 Click Done.
The Template Batch dialog box closes.
9 From the File menu, select Close.
Destination
directory
The SDS software closes the template document.
10 Repeat the procedures in this chapter to create and add additional plates to the
queue as needed.
Note 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.
11 When finished creating and adding plate documents to the queue, run the queue as
explained in “Running Plates Using the Automation Controller Software” on
page 4-34.
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