Applied Biosystems 7900HT Fast Real-Time PCR System and SDS ...

Appendix ASoftware ReferenceSetup Table FilesAbout the SetupTable File FormatFormat OverviewConventionsThe SDS software features the ability to import setup table information into a platedocument from a tab-delimited text file. To guarantee a successful importation ofsetup table data, the imported file must follow the setup table format outlined in thissection.The information in the setup table file must be ordered according to the followingconvention:1. File Version (see page A-5)Plate Characteristics2. Plate Size (see page A-5)3. Plate ID (see page A-5)Detector Definitions4. Number of Detectors (see page A-6)5. Detectors List Header (see page A-6)6. Detectors List (see page A-7)Marker Definitions7. Number of Markers (Allelic Discrimination Only) (see page A-8)8. Markers List Header (Allelic Discrimination Only) (see page A-8)9. Markers List (Allelic Discrimination Only) (see page A-9)Well-Detector Information10. Well-Detector List Header (see page A-10)11. Well-Detector Definition List (see page A-10)Well-Marker Information12. Well-Marker List Header (Allelic Discrimination Only) (see page A-12)13. Well-Marker Definition List (Allelic Discrimination Only) (see page A-12)The following conventions are used in the rest of this section:• courier – Text appearing in bolded courier font must be applied to a setuptable file exactly as appears in this document.• italic – Text appearing in italic courier font must be substituted with customvalues when applied to a setup table file.• [ required text ] – Text appearing between brackets is requiredinformation in setup table files. All information inside the brackets must bepresent in the setup table file for the SDS software to import it.• { optional text } – Text appearing between braces is optional in setuptable files.• – The tab character (the equivalent of pressing the Tab key)• – The carriage-return character (the equivalent of pressing the Enter key)IMPORTANT! To guarantee a successful importation of the setup table file into aplate document, the file must contain all the elements described in the followingsection and in the order that they appear in this document.A-4 Applied Biosystems 7900HT Fast Real-Time PCR System and SDS Enterprise Database User GuideDRAFTSeptember 1, 2004 11:39 am, App_SWReference.fm