Bio-Rad Microplate Manager Software - Manual (Page 81)

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6. Data Formatting and
Reports
After you have run your protocol, your data and the associated template will be
displayed automatically. You can then organize your data in a variety of reports and
save the data as a data file.
To open an existing data file, select Open... from the FILE menu, select the name of
the file you want to open, and click on the Open button. Data files have a .mpm
extension.
6.1 Summary of Available Reports
When your data is displayed, the available reports will be listed under the VIEW
menu. These will be different depending on the type of protocol that has been run.
Endpoint and multiple-plate protocols produce absorbance data; kinetic protocols
produce velocity data. The type of data determines the type of reports that are
available.
All protocols can produce the following reports:
•
Raw Image Report (Ultramark only): This report is available if you have
selected a custom template (see section 4.1.2). It displays an image of the
microplate with the collected absorbance data (kinetic protocols produce
multiple images, one for each absorbance reading).
•
Limit Report: Given upper and lower data limits, shows which wells had data
over the upper limit, which wells had data below the lower limit, and which
wells had data within the limits.
•
Matrix Report: Resembles the Limit Report, except data within the limits are
divided into 10 ranges (0–9), and the wells containing the data are numbered
accordingly.
•
Control Report: Same as the Limit Report, except the upper and lower limits
are determined by positive and negative controls.