LabChip GX/GXII User Manual

Data Analysis 72Saving and Exporting AssaysAssays are created by Caliper and are included with the LabChipGX software. The instrument and software settings used to runeach plate and to analyze the plate are contained in an assay (.asy)file, which is selected at the start of the run in the Start RunWindow. After each well is complete, the data is analyzed using theanalysis settings in the assay file. If the default analysis settingsoften need to be modified for more optimal analysis, a new assayfile can be created with the modified settings to be used onsubsequent runs.To save a modified assay:1 Run a plate with the original assay file.2 Modify the analysis settings for the plate as needed.3 Right-click on the plate title in the Plate View or Plate List, selectExport Assay, specify a name and location for the assay file,and click the Save button.-- OR --On the Assay Analysis Window, click the Export as Assaybutton, specify a name and location for the assay file, and clickthe Save button.4 When running the next plate, select the new assay file in theStart Run window.The procedure above can also be used to automatically include aset of expected peaks in the assay.Changing the View of the ResultsThe views in the LabChip GX Main Window can be customized todisplay data according to the preferences of the user. Theseoptions do not change the raw data but provide different means ofdisplaying the data.To change the view in the main window, see:• “Adjust Pane Widths” on page 75• “Show or Hide Views” on page 75• “Zoom In and Zoom Out” on page 76• “Viewing Graphs in the Overlay Electropherograms Tab” onpage 77• “Viewing Graphs in the Electropherograms Tab” on page 78• “Viewing Multiple Properties in the Well Table View” on page 79P/N 127170 Rev. 00 LabChip GX User Manual Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.