How to run a procedure

Introduction

You can run the saved procedures either for a specific chromatogram or as batch runs.

How to run a single procedure

The table below describes how to run a procedure for a specific chromatogram.

Step

Action

1

Open a result file.

2

Select Procedures:Run.

Result: The Run Procedure dialog box opens.

3

Select the procedure from the list and click OK.

Result: The procedure is executed.

Note: You can also open the procedure in the Procedure Editor dialog box and choose Control:Run or click the Play button.

Batch runs

It is possible to apply an evaluation procedure to a designated batch of result files if they are not open in the Evaluation module. An open file will not run and an error message will be displayed.

The batch run is performed in the background of the Evaluation module and the results of the run are not seen, with the exception of prints and documentation that are defined as steps in the procedure. For example, batch runs are useful

  • to perform integration with the same parameter settings on many results,

  • to print a number of results with the same settings.

How to perform a batch run

The table below describes how to perform a batch run:

Step

Action

1

Choose Procedures: Batch run.

Result: The Open Procedure dialog box opens.

2

Select the procedure from the list and click OK.

Result: The Batch Run dialog box opens.

3

Use the Browse button to find and select the folder to search for result files and chromatograms.

Note: The search will only be performed in the selected folder. You can use standard wildcard characters and define restricting search criteria for the Result and Chromatogram fields. Up to 10 user-defined search filters can be saved in the drop-menus.

4

Click the Search button.

Result: A list of found chromatograms is displayed.

5

Select the chromatograms you want to perform the run on.

  • The Select All button selects all chromatograms.

  • The Clear button removes all chromatograms from the list.

6

Click the Run button.

Result: The batch run is performed and any created curve or peak table will automatically be saved in each result file.

The Batch Run dialog box

The illustration below is an example of search results in the Batch Run dialog box:

How to batch-run reports

Evaluation procedures combined with batch runs can be a useful tool to produce printed documentation simultaneously for many result files, e.g. for a number of scouting runs. The table below describes how to create a procedure to batch-run reports.

Step

Action

1

Choose Procedures:Record On to record a procedure.

2

Choose File:Report.

Result: The Generate Report dialog box opens.

3

Choose a report format.

4

Click the Print button as the final instruction.

5

Choose Procedures:Record Off.

6

Save the procedure.

Note: A printing procedure can also be saved with a method to produce automatic prints at the end of a run.

Note: When for example a batch run is performed, the latest version of the procedure will be used. However, procedures that are saved with a method are not affected if the original procedure is edited at a later time.

How to add procedures to the menu

You can add up to 15 created evaluation procedures to the Procedures menu in the Evaluation module. The table below describes how to add procedures to the menu:

Step

Action

1

Select Procedures:Menu.

Result: The Edit Procedures Menu dialog box opens.

2

  • Select the checkboxes of the procedures you want to display on the menu.

  • Click OK.

Result: The selected procedures are included on the Procedures menu.

Remove a procedure

Open the Edit Procedures Menu dialog box and select the checkbox again to de-select and remove a procedure from the menu.

2005-06-15