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• New Batch - Opens the Create New Batch tab. Create your new batch. Click Save to
return to the New Multibatch tab.
• Add - Opens the Select Pending Batch box. Add a batch from the available options,
including batches newly created. The selected batch then appears on the plate layout. If
the batches selected do not fit on the plate, a Multi-Batch error dialog box opens,
indicating you must edit one or more of the selected batches. The Multi-batch feature will
automatically set the batches side-by-side if space remains on the plate. After you add
each batch, the software automatically adds the next batch to the first well of the next
column or row (depending on the plate direction). You can also select a well first, which
places the next batch in your chosen location.
• Remove - Removes a selected batch in the Multi-Batch list. The batch still remains in the
Pending Batches section This button is displayed only if you have added a batch to the
Multi-Batch list and selected the batch from the list.
• Cancel - Returns to the main Batches tab without saving.
• Run - Runs the batch.
Save Multi-batch
After creating a multi-batch, you can save it to the Select Pending Batch list. When saved to
this list, the protocol appears as “Multibatch.”
Batches saved to a multi-batch cannot be edited or deleted unless they are removed from the
multi-batch. However, you can edit the multi-batch itself. To remove a batch from a multi-
batch, click a well in the plate layout, and click Remove.
To save a multi-batch:
1. Create a new multi-batch.
2. Select a pending batch.
3. Type the name for the multi-batch in the Multi-Batch Name field.
4. Click Save. You are returned to the Batches page, and the multi-batch is added to the
pending batches list.
Batch Procedures
Running a Pending Batch
Open the Batches page. Select the pending batch that you want to run, then click Run.
NOTE: If the batch spans more than one plate, the tray ejects automatically
when all defined wells have been acquired. A dialog box displays
prompting you to insert the next plate.
Importing a Batch
You only need to import batches to the system once. You must type lot information for the
standard and control reagents as specified in the protocol. This lot information is used for
every batch set up using the protocol, until it is changed.
To import a batch:
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