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OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition Concepts and Workflows

OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition Concepts and Workflows
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ChemStation Edition Agilent Technologies

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No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means (including elec- tronic storage and retrieval or translation into a foreign language) without prior agree- ment and written consent from Agilent Technologies, Inc. as governed by United States and international copyright laws. Manual Part Number Agilent Technologies This product may be used as a com- ponent of an in vitro diagnostic sys- tem if the system is registered with plies with the relevant regulations. Otherwise, it is intended only for gen- Software Revision This guide is valid for revision C.01.05 of Agilent...

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In This Guide… In This Guide… This guide describes the concepts of Agilent OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition. In the following, the term ChemStation always refers to Agilent OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition. In this manual we describe the efficient use of the data acquisition, analysis, and reporting functions in OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition C.01.05 to boost your lab’s productivity. 1 Basic Concepts of OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition This chapter explains the principles of working with ChemStation, including remote control, the graphical interface and the ChemStation views. 2 Working with...

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This chapter explains the concepts of calibration. This chapter describes the concepts of Intelligent Reporting and Classic 9 CE specific Concepts and Functions This chapter is relevant only if you use ChemStation to control CE ChemStation Concepts and Workflows

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1 Basic Concepts of OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition 7 Remote Instrument Control 10 About the ChemStation Software 13 ChemStation Data Structure 33 2 Working with Methods 37 What Happens When a Method is Run? 56 What is Data Acquisition? 64 What Are Sequences and Sequence Templates? 74 Creating Sequences (Sequences and Sequence Templates) 77 Working with Sequences (Sequences and Sequence Templates) What Happens When a Sequence is Run? 95 ChemStation Concepts and Workflows

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Sequence Data File Structure 97 5 Run Queue and Queue Planner 125 Using the Queue Planner 131 6 Data Analysis and Review Concepts 133 Classic and Intelligent Reporting 171 9 CE specific Concepts and Functions 193 CE Agilent ChemStation Specific Functions in Method and Run Control View 194 Method Subdirectories for different CE Modes 202 ChemStation Concepts and Workflows

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ChemStation Concepts and Workflows #***# Basic Concepts of Open LAB CDS Remote Instrument Control 10 About the ChemStation Software 13 Central Data Storage 13 Acquisition Method Viewer 14 Method Download Options 15 File Naming Conventions 16 Software User Interface 20 Data Analysis Run Queue and Queue Planner 29 Good Laboratory Practice 30 ChemStation Data Structure 33 ChemStation Data Structure 33 This chapter explains the principles of working with ChemStation, including remote control, the graphical interface and the ChemStation views.

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1 Basic Concepts of OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition Table 1 Terms and Abbreviations used in this document Term Description ChemStation OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition EZChrom OpenLAB CDS EZChrom Edition Data Store OpenLAB Data Store ECM OpenLAB Enterprise Content Manager ChemStation Concepts and Workflows

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Basic Concepts of OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition Introduction 1 Introduction Agilent OpenLAB is a portfolio of laboratory software, which provides an open architecture and reusable, standardized interfaces. There are different OpenLAB solutions for each step in the life cycle of scientific data: • Chromatographic Data System (CDS) OpenLAB CDS is available as EZChrom Edition or as ChemStation Edition. This manual describes the ChemStation Edition. • Enterprise Content Manager (ECM) • Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) OpenLAB CDS provides full instrument control of Agilent's LC, GC, CE, CE-MS...

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1 Basic Concepts of OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition Remote Instrument Control Remote Instrument Control With a distributed system configuration, you can configure and launch your ChemStation instruments from any OpenLAB Control Panel that is connected to the OpenLAB Shared Services server. Launch Instruments To configure or launch your instruments, you can use the Configure Instrument, Launch online, and Launch offline buttons in the OpenLAB Control Panel. As in workstation or networked workstation configurations, the instrument configuration dialog runs on the local PC. However, with a...

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Basic Concepts of OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition Remote Instrument Control NOTE 1 You can disconnect the Remote Desktop connection while a sequence is running. To reconnect to this instrument, simply click the Launch online or Launch offline button again in the OpenLab Control Panel. You can reconnect from any OpenLAB Control Panel that is connected to the OpenLAB Shared Services server. If you click Launch offline to reconnect to an online instrument, or vice versa, you will get two instrument windows, one for the online instrument and one for the offline instrument. Session Takeover You...

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1 Basic Concepts of OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition Remote Instrument Control Online and offline instruments are included in the same session and are therefore always transferred together. If an online instrument and an offline instrument are already launched in a session, the takeover transfers control of both instruments, regardless of whether you clicked the Launch online or Launch offline button. If you click Launch offline and the session comprises only an online instrument, or vice versa, you will get two instrument windows, one for the online instrument and one for the offline...

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1 Basic Concepts of OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition About the ChemStation Software About the ChemStation Software Operating System ChemStation C.01.05 requires Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3, Windows Vista Business SP2 or Windows 7 operating system. The ChemStation Control Charts feature requires Microsoft Excel. Central Data Storage A central data storage system can hold all kinds of electronic data independent of any proprietary data formats. ChemStation raw data (and other human-readable documents, such as workbooks) are stored together with metadata; this allows the data to be...

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