OpenLab CDS allows you to copy compounds and groups, including their calibration curves, from one method to another. This can be helpful, for example, when you have several calibration mixtures, and need to merge calibration results to one single processing method.
Prerequisites
To be able to carry out the procedure as described, you need the following privileges. Privileges are configured in the Control Panel.
Processing Method > Edit identification parameters
Processing Method > Edit calibration parameters
Processing Method > Edit spectra parameters
If the project enforces method approval, the status of the target method must be Generic. For details, see Method approval.
The method configuration must be identical for source and target method. See Configuration of processing method.
The general identification and calibration parameters must be identical for source and target method. See Compound identification - general and Compound calibration - general.
Save the processing method from which you want to copy.
In the compound table, select the relevant compound or group. Select multiple rows if necessary. It makes no difference whether you use the compound table in the Identification, Calibration, or Spectra node of the method.
Right-click the selected items, and select Import and export options > Copy selected compound or group.
In the target method, select the Compound Table tab in Identification, Calibration, or Spectra node.
Right-click, and select Import and export options > Paste compound or group.
The following data is copied:
Identification parameters, including MS qualifier details
Associations to time reference compounds or RRT reference compounds persist, if the associated compound is copied at the same time.
Calibration parameters. Associations to ISTD compounds persist, if the associated compound is copied at the same time.
Calibration curves, including history points
Spectra parameters (without reference spectra)