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Bio-Plex Manager Software 6.1 User Guide | Preparing Protocols
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Standard protocol files have the file extension *.pbx. Secure protocol files,
created using Bio-Plex Manager Security Edition, have the file extension
*.spbx.
Multi-assay Standard Edition Protocols (see page 56 for more information)
have the file extension *.mpbx, and those saved with the Security Edition have
the file extension *.spbx.
NOTES:
• Secure protocol files can be opened only as read-only files using
the Standard (non-Security) Edition version of Bio-Plex Manager
• Protocol files created or modified by the current Bio-Plex Manager
cannot be opened by earlier versions of the software
You can generate a new protocol file from the settings stored in a Results file
(see page 143 for information about Results files). The new protocol may
include the data from the Results file or not, depending on the option you
select. From the File menu, select New Protocol from Results - Exclude Data,
or select New Protocol from Results - Include Data.
Saving Protocols
To save the settings in a protocol, click the Save button on the main
toolbar or select Save from the File menu.
After you have performed a reading (see Running the Protocol on page 108),
the data from that reading are also saved with the protocol file. These data are
overwritten in the protocol file whenever you rerun the protocol. To preserve
the data from multiple readings, you must save separate Results files (see
page 144).
Use Save As on the File menu to save a protocol under a different name. You
can create a new protocol by opening an existing protocol, modifying the
settings, selecting Save As, and specifying a new name for the modified
protocol.
Reducing the File Size of Protocols
Protocol files that include all the data from a reading can be very large
(>5 MB). Much of this file size is due to the raw bead event data from the
reading, which is used to generate the bead map and histogram displays. If
you require a smaller file size (for instance, to send the protocol file via email),
you can save a copy of the file without this raw bead event data, but with the
other numerical data from the reading intact.
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