Appendix A Alternate Experiment Workflows
Export/Import Workflow
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Notes
Export/Import Workflow
Use the Export/Import workflow to set up a new experiment using setup data exported
from another experiment. Only reaction plate setup data are exported and imported.
Export Setup
Data
1. Double-click (7500 software) or select StartAll Programs
Applied Biosystems7500 Software<software name>
where <software name> is the current version of the 7500 software.
2. Open an existing experiment, or create a new experiment.
Note: You can create a new experiment using the Design Wizard (see Chapter 2) or
Advanced Setup (see page 98).
3. Select FileExport.
4. Select the Export Properties tab (default), then:
a. Select Setup.
b. Select One File in the drop-down list.
c. Enter a name, then select a location for the export file.
d. Select (*.txt) in the File Type drop-down list.
IMPORTANT! You cannot export *.xml files.
5. (Optional) Select the Customize Export tab, then select the appropriate options.
6. Click Start Export.
7. When prompted, click Close Export Tool.
Create an
Experiment with
an Exported Text
File
You can import plate setup data from an exported text file (*.txt) to complete the reaction
plate setup data for your experiment.
IMPORTANT! Be sure the exported text file you select contains only reaction plate setup
data and that the experiment types match.
1. Import the reaction plate setup data from an exported text file:
a. Using a spreadsheet application (such as Microsoft
®
Excel software), open an
exported text file.
b. Replace the parameters of the text file as needed. When finished, save the file
as a tab-delimited text file.
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