LabChip GX/GXII User Manual

Operation 30Saving Data FilesWhile running an assay, the raw time series data received from theinstrument is automatically saved to the data file (.gxd), one well ata time as each well is completed. If a run is stopped before it iscomplete, the data for the completed wells is saved in the data file.The name of the data file is specified in the Output Tab on the StartRun Window.The analysis settings for a plate are saved at the end of the data file(.gxd). If analysis settings are changed in the Assay AnalysisWindow and the data file is saved, the new settings are added tothe end of the data file, but the previous settings are notoverwritten. This enables a plate to be restored to previous analysissettings using the Restore Plate button in the Assay Analysiswindow.If the 21 CFR Part 11 option is installed, data files are saved in theCentralized Data Repository (CDR). The CDR is a secure folderthat can only be accessed by the LabChip GX software. Thelocation of the CDR is specified in the CDR Utility Window.Updated analysis settings are saved when the plate data file issaved. To save the data file, either:• select Workspace Save Plate on the Menu Bar,• right-click on the plate name in the Plate View and select SavePlate, or• select File Save Workspace or File Save Workspace Ason the Menu Bar. (See Saving Workspace Files for moreinformation.)If the 21 CFR Part 11 option is installed and Require Signature onFile Update is selected in the Set Policies tab on the UserAdministration Window, the user must have signature rights to savean updated data file.To save the data file when the 21 CFR Part 11 option is installedand Require Signature on File Update is selected:1 The Perform Signature Window opens when you save a datafile.2 Select the name of the user who is signing the data file in theUsername drop-down list.3 Type a Comment that meets the requirements of thecompliance policies.4 Type the User Password for the signing user.P/N 127170 Rev. 00 LabChip GX User Manual Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.