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Data and Protocol Files
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Data and Protocol Files
The following table explains how protocol and data files differ, and describes the file
types MPM 6 uses to save each one.
Protocol Data
.pro is the extension for a protocol file.
.mpl is the extension for a data file.
A protocol file includes all the settings
for reading a plate (measurement
wavelength, shake, runtime, ...) and all
the settings for analyzing the data
(template, data transformations, type of
curve fit, plot options, cutoffs, custom
report options, ...).
A data file contains endpoint or kinetic data for a single
plate and the description of the assay (read mode
used, measurement wavelength, run time, plate ID,
data, conc. unit, other info) and a protocol and
template. For Dual Wavelength, the data file contains
the data for both wavelengths.
When protocol files are defined and
saved, they become an independent file
and can be used as a guide for many
assays.
When a data file is created, a protocol can be defined
and saved within the assay, or an existing Protocol File
can be used, modified and saved as part of the Data
file.
Since a protocol file contains no data, it
cannot be used alone to generate data
analysis results.
A template must always be present in a data file order
to see any Result Data or Data in the Table.
Changes to a protocol file are not
reflected in any previous data files based
on that protocol. A new Data file must be
created using the revised protocol.
Within a data file, you can choose “Save Protocol”
from the file menu to save changes made to a modified
protocol or created a new protocol file.
File Storage by Operating System
For pre-Vista Windows PC computers:
The program files are stored in the default location
C: \ Program Files\ Bio-Rad \ Microplate Manager 6
For Vista PC Computers:
The files installed in Program Files cannot be modified. This includes the Sample
Data & Sample Protocols folder. Therefore, user-generated data & protocols are
stored in a different location.