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Export automatically using the processing method

This procedure explains how to configure a processing method to export ADF files. You can use the method in the following ways:

  • In Acquisition:

    Provide the processing method for single samples or sequences. Your data will be processed and exported without opening Data Analysis (unattended processing).

  • In Data Analysis:

    The ADF files will be generated when you use that method to process or reprocess data.

This procedure explains how to configure a processing method to export ADF files.

Prerequisites

  • To be able to carry out the procedure as described, you need the privilege Processing Method > Edit Post Processing Plugins parameters. Privileges are configured in the Control Panel.

  • You use suitable data (see Which data can be exported?).

  1. In the processing method, select the Tools > Post Processing Plugins node.

  2. Choose the ADF Export from the drop-down list, and click + to add the script to the processing method.

  3. Provide the required parameters.

    • Custom name: In the method report, the script will be shown with this name.

    • Run plugin: Select this check box to run the plugin with reprocessing.

    • Output path: Path to save the exported data.

      Click to select tokens as required. With tokens you create a dynamic path that will be named, for example, corresponding to the instrument name or user name.

    • Export Option: In the current release, only the option Basic is available.

    If you use the processing method in Acquisition, and you want to export to a network share:

    • Use the UNC syntax for the output path (starting with \\).

    • Make sure that instrument service user has sufficient privileges to access the network share. For details, see Create Account to Access Network Share in the OpenLab CDS installation instructions.

  4. Save the processing method.

    5. If you use the method in Data Analysis: Ensure that you do not change the method anymore before processing your data. Using an outdated method will cause an export error due to inconsistent data in the ADF data package.

  5. Use the saved processing method in either Acquisition or Data Analysis to process your data.

It depends on the data which files are generated:

  • If you are processing a result set:

    One ADF file is created for each injection of the sequence. The files are named <sequence name>_<injection file name>.adf.

    For example, you have set up the sequence MySequence with the injections MyInjection1 to MyInjection3. The following files are created:

    MySequence_MyInjection1.adf

    MySequence_MyInjection2.adf

    MySequence_MyInjection3.adf

  • If you are processing a single sample:

    The ADF file is named SiSa_<data file name>.adf. For example, with a single sample MySingleSample.dx, the ADF file is named SiSa_MySingleSample.adf

It does not matter if the export is triggered by unattended processing in Acquisition, or by reprocessing in Data Analysis. The resulting file names are the same.

If an ADF file with the required name already exists, no ADF file will be created (existing ADF files are not overwritten). An error message is written to the Data Analysis or Acquisition log file.