Options to edit the well details of a plate file
The following files can be edited:
• A system template (see page 46)
A system template that is edited must be saved as a plate file. A system
template cannot be overwritten.
• A saved plate file (see “Create and run a plate from a system template or a saved
• The plate file associated with the last run (see “Repeat the last run” on page 48)
The following items can be edited in the
Plate
tab:
• Sample name and sample type (see page 62)
• Target name, reporter dye, and quencher dye (see page 62)
• Reagents (see page 63)
• Passive reference dye (see page 64)
• Import an assay information file (AIF; see page 64)
A plate layout file for preplated assays will already be populated with the target name,
reporter dye, and quencher dye.
Options to view a plate layout
The following views are available for a plate layout:
• Plate view
–
– Shows each well on the plate
– Tap to provide information about the sample name, sample type, target
name, reporter dye, or quencher dye
– An individual well
– Multiple wells (tap each individual well)
– A row (tap the letter)
– A column (tap the number)
– Tap
(Select all)
to select all of the wells in the plate
• Well table view
–
– Shows the well ID, the sample, the target, the reporter, the quencher, the
type, and the reagents
The plate view and the well table view can show the sample color or the target color
with the
Color By
dropdown list.
Chapter 4
Edit a plate before starting a run
Options to edit the well details of a plate file
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