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Installation and update
Details on deployment, installation, and update of PLA 3.0, and its initial and advanced setup.
Update and migration
Get an overview of the update process and find step-by-step guidance for updating to the latest PLA 3.0 version. Learn how to migrate your PLA 2.x assay data and how to migrate PLA 3.0 to another system.
Update from PLA versions 2.x
Update your environment from PLA 2.x to benefit from the latest innovations and improvements of PLA 3.0.7.
2. Migrate your assay data
Migrate your assay data from PLA 2.x to PLA 3.0 to continue working with your data.
PLA 3.0 Migration and Archiving Toolkit
Use the PLA 3.0 Migration and Archiving Toolkit if you are running a PLA 2.0 or PLA 2.1 installation and want to migrate your databases to a PLA 3.0 environment.
PLA 2.x Archive Package
The PLA 2.x Archive Package defines the storage structures and delivers the document types required for setting up a PLA 2.x archive within PLA 3.0. It does not contain further functionality.
PLA 2.x Assay archive documents
The PLA 2.x Assay archive document is the central document of the PLA 3.0 Migration and Archiving Toolkit. It holds all the archived information from a PLA 2.x assay.

Get started
Explore PLA 3.0, its key features and ongoing enhancements, and learn how to log in and register.
Key concepts
Learn how the key concepts of PLA 3.0 form the structural foundation for your daily work, supporting method development from initial design to routine production.
Data analysis
Data analysis add-ons offer a wide range of capabilities, ranging from analytical methods over comprehensive analysis to assay workflows and statistical process control.
Data import
Use data acquisition and data import add-ons to import external response values and observation data into PLA 3.0 for further processing and evaluation.
User interface
PLA 3.0 supports you in your daily work by providing a set of graphical and textual user interface elements. Learn about the different elements and how to use them efficiently.
Installation and update
Details on deployment, installation, and update of PLA 3.0, and its initial and advanced setup.
- Before you begin
  Review essential information and prerequisites to help you plan and prepare your PLA 3.0 installation or update.
- Common deployment scenarios
  You can deploy the licensed version of PLA 3.0 in a variety of scenarios, depending on your system environment and licensing option.
- Installation
  Get an overview of the installation process and find step-by-step guidance for installing PLA 3.0 in your environment.
- Update and migration
  Get an overview of the update process and find step-by-step guidance for updating to the latest PLA 3.0 version. Learn how to migrate your PLA 2.x assay data and how to migrate PLA 3.0 to another system.
  - Update from an earlier PLA 3.0 version
    Update your environment from an earlier PLA 3.0 version to benefit from the latest innovations and improvements of PLA 3.0.7.
  - Update from PLA versions 2.x
    Update your environment from PLA 2.x to benefit from the latest innovations and improvements of PLA 3.0.7.
    - Comparison between PLA 2.x and PLA 3.0
      Find key differences between PLA 2.x and PLA 3.0, changes in concepts and architecture to support you in determining the impact when updating your PLA environment.
    - 1. Install and set up PLA 3.0
      Find details on how to install and set up PLA 3.0 in your environment, from downloading the setup files, to installing the software, and activating your add-ons.
    - 2. Migrate your assay data
      Migrate your assay data from PLA 2.x to PLA 3.0 to continue working with your data.
      - PLA 3.0 Migration and Archiving Toolkit
        Use the PLA 3.0 Migration and Archiving Toolkit if you are running a PLA 2.0 or PLA 2.1 installation and want to migrate your databases to a PLA 3.0 environment.
        Installation
        Find details on the installation of the PLA 3.0 Migration and Archiving Toolkit.
        PLA 2.x Archiving Assistant
        The PLA 2.x Archiving Assistant calculates a specific project or all projects of your PLA 2.x database. The calculation results are copied to the synchronization folder. The synchronization folder is updated when this step is repeated.
        PLA 2.x Archive Import Module
        The PLA 2.x Archive Import Module is the counterpart for the PLA 2.x Archiving Assistant. It reads the archived assays, prepared by the PLA 2.x Archiving Assistant, and imports them into the PLA 3.0 database.
        PLA 2.x Archive Package
        The PLA 2.x Archive Package defines the storage structures and delivers the document types required for setting up a PLA 2.x archive within PLA 3.0. It does not contain further functionality.
        PLA 2.x Assay archive documents
        The PLA 2.x Assay archive document is the central document of the PLA 3.0 Migration and Archiving Toolkit. It holds all the archived information from a PLA 2.x assay.
        Concepts
        The PLA 2.x Assay archive document utilizes a set of concepts.
        Dashboard
        The Dashboard of a PLA 2.x Assay archive document gives an overview of the imported PLA 2.x assays. In addition to a graphical display, it also shows basic information about the test results and the potency results.
        PLA 2.x Database synchronization documents
        The PLA 2.x Database synchronization document is the central document type for creating your archive. It holds a list of all synchronized projects and links the PLA 3.0 database to the synchronization folder.
        PLA 2.x Project synchronization documents
        The PLA 2.x Project synchronization document represents the original PLA 2.x project. It holds references to all PLA 2.x Assay archive documents.
        PLA 2.x Comparison Package
        The PLA 2.x Comparison Package lets you compare migrated data with the original PLA 2.x Assay archive document.
        PLA 2.x Migration Package
        The PLA 2.x Migration Package provides the actions to migrate archived documents.
        Work with the Toolkit
        Find details on the steps required to migrate your assay data from PLA versions 2.0 or PLA 2.1 to a PLA 3.0 environment.
        Reference information
        Find reference information on the document types of the PLA 3.0 Migration and Archiving Toolkit add-on.
      - Manual migration
        Use the export function of PLA 2.x and the import function of PLA 3.0 to migrate your data manually.
    - 3. Validate PLA 3.0 in your environment
      Achieving compliance with ISPE GAMP^® 5 requires software to be validated in the target environment. Stegmann Systems supports the validation of PLA 3.0 in the target environment through the PLA 3.0 Validation Package, which provides fully automated functions for Installation Qualification (IQ) and Operational Qualification (OQ).
  - Migrate PLA 3.0 to another system
    Find details on how to migrate PLA 3.0 to another system, such as a different computer or server, for example when retiring an older system.
- Advanced setup
  Reduce maintenance efforts by setting global properties that can be used by several computers running PLA 3.0.
Licensing
Details on the licensing solution of PLA 3.0, the available licensing options, and the activation and management of licenses.
Administration
Details on system administration tasks such as setup and maintenance of databases and add-ons, user accounts, access rights, and migration and update procedures.
Regulatory compliance
PLA 3.0 supports you in achieving compliance with regulations such as ISPE GAMP^® 5 and 21 CFR Part 11. It also provides options to validate PLA 3.0 in your environment.
PDF downloads
Download PDF guides of current and previous framework and add-on versions.
Sample lab
Meet the team at Stegmann Labs, where PLA 3.0 plays an essential role in every step of bioassay management.
Glossary
Find definitions of terms.

PLA 2.x Assay archive documents

The PLA 2.x Assay archive document is the central document of the PLA 3.0 Migration and Archiving Toolkit. It holds all the archived information from a PLA 2.x assay.

It represents a single archived PLA 2.x assay and is composed of the original result data structure, all of the defined reports, a PSF file for later reuse, and an audit trail export. Each PLA 2.x Assay archive document has a set of attachments, which you can access from the Dashboard.

This document type is available through the PLA 2.x Archive Package add-on. You use it to migrate the assays referenced in the document to Quantitative response assay documents. The generated report shows meta data about the archiving process.

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For details on the document structures and the elements contained in each document, see the Reference information topic.