Archiving a file – Luminex xPONENT for MAGPIX User Manual

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File Type - Choose from Protocols, Batches, Std/Ctrl Kits, Lots, Patient Samples, or

Log. The selected information appears in the list below the Archive Folder path.

Keep data after archive - Retains data instead of deleting after you archive it.

Exclude Raw Data Files - Select this option if you have selected Batches in the File Type

list to exclude files that contain only raw data.

Browse- Chooses the network or local PC destination folder for the exported archive file.

The selected file displays in the Archive file export folder box.

NOTE: Files are restored from the path displayed in the Archive file export

folder box. Click Browse to select the file path if necessary.

The list below the Archive Folder path displays all the files of the type selected in the File
Type
list. This list displays information for each file.

Current Storage Utilized - Displays the amount of space currently in use, as well as the
amount of space left, in the database and on the hard disk.

Backup System - nables backups and restores for xPONENT.

Backup - Backs up the entire system (Click View Backup Log to view information about

the backup).

Restore - Restores all information in the archive file to the system. This will overwrite all

information.

View Backup Log - Displays a log of system backups.

Import - Select a file type to import in the File Type list and click Import to import all files of
that type from the archive. The imported files display in the list below the Archive Folder
path.

Archive - Select a file type in the File Type list, and then select a file in the list below the
Archive Folder path and click Archive to archive the file. If you have selected Keep data
after archive
, the file will still display in the list, otherwise it will no longer be displayed.

Archiving a File

1. In the File Type drop-down list, select the file type you want to archive. File type options

are Protocols, Batches, Std/Ctrl Kits, Lots, Patient Samples, and Log.

2. Select the files you want to archive in the list below the Archive Folder box (this list

displays all files of the selected file type in the internal database).

3. In the Archive Folder box, verify the location to which you want to archive the file(s). To

change the location, click Browse, then navigate to the new location and click OK. Note:
If you change the default archive location, ensure that the Archive Folder box reflects
that same location when you import those archived files.

4. Select Keep data after archive if you want to keep the file in the list after archiving rather

than deleting it.

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