PLA 2.x Assay comparison documents

The PLA 2.x Assay comparison document is the central document type for the comparison process, holding the information of a single assay comparison.

The comparison process compares the results of the migrated PLA 3.0 Quantitative response assays with the results of the corresponding PLA 2.x Assay archive documents. The resulting PLA 2.x Assay comparison document contains the list of compared variables as well as the comparison result.

This document type is available through the PLA 2.x Comparison Package add-on. You use it for the following purposes:

  • Aggregate all required information into the document. This is the first step of the comparison process.

  • Perform the comparison process. This is the second step of the comparison process.

Note:
This two-step process is required due to the design of the PLA 3.0 framework. The actions listed on the left side of the editor currently appear in no fixed order and may vary.
PLA 3.0 generates two reports:

  • Standard comparison report, listing the detailed comparison results.

  • Report with comparison results as a Microsoft Excel worksheet.

    Note:
    The worksheet is in the Microsoft Excel XML data format. If the document does not directly open in Microsoft Excel, you have to restore the original Microsoft Excel file associations or save the file and open it directly within Microsoft Excel.
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For details on the document structures and the elements contained in each document, see the Reference information topic.