Import a ChemStation method

You can create a new processing method that uses a ChemStation method as a starting point.

Prerequisites

• You have created the method with ChemStation B.04.01 or higher. Methods created with older ChemStation versions may be partially imported.

• To be able to carry out the procedure as described, you need the privilege Project Management > Edit content of project. Privileges are configured in the Control Panel.

1. In the Data Processing view, select the Processing ribbon tab.

2. Open the submenu of the New Method button , then select New Method from ChemStation.

3. In the Create New Processing Method dialog, select the required method configuration.

Choose the method configuration carefully. You will not be able to change it afterwards.

4. Click Browse to select the ChemStation method file (*.M or *.M.SSIZIP).

Choose the Windows file system or Storage tab to load the method from the Windows file system or from Content Management.

To select multiple files, hold the [Ctrl] key while clicking the files. To select multiple consecutive files, hold the [Shift] key and click a second file.

5. Click Create method.

6. Carefully check all imported parameters.

Only methods from ChemStation revision B.04.01 or higher are fully supported. Older methods are partially imported and a warning message is displayed listing the method section or sections that cannot be read: advanced events, standard events, timed events, or signal specific information. In that case, the corresponding settings are not imported and replaced by Data Analysis default settings. Other imported parameters should be checked carefully.

In Data Analysis, numerical values are limited to five decimals.

ISTD information is not shown by default in a processing method. To view the ISTD columns, go to the Compounds > Calibration node, General tab, then select Internal standard.

See Also

• Imported values