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Data analysis
Analytical methods, comprehensive analysis, assay workflows, and statistical process control.
Supporting add-ons
Find details on add-ons that support and supplement data analysis add-ons.
Measurement Documentation
The Measurement Documentation add-on is a universal add-on for documenting different aspects of a measurement. Its documents can be referenced by other document types, for example, Quantitative response assays.
Reference information
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Operator documents
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Overview of the PLA 3.0 software, its ongoing improvements and version updates, and the available trial options.
Key concepts
Structural foundation for daily work and support for method development from initial design to routine production.
Data analysis
Analytical methods, comprehensive analysis, assay workflows, and statistical process control.
- Analytical methods
  Design potency assays, cylinder-plate and turbidimetric assays. Set up interpolation analysis, curve comparisons, and more.
- Suitability testing
  Suitability testing ensures that assay results meet predefined performance criteria, confirming that the method is appropriate for its intended use.
- Use cases
  Find details on common data analysis use cases and the add-ons that support them.
- Data analysis add-ons
  Data analysis add-ons provide ready-to-use analytical methods and capabilities for analyzing assays, combining results, organizing analytical workflows, and monitoring processes over time.
- Supporting add-ons
  Find details on add-ons that support and supplement data analysis add-ons.
  - Biological Assay Simulation Package
    Use the Biological Assay Simulation Package to create simulations of quantitative response assays (QRAs) and use the Quantitative response assay document type of PLA 3.0 to store the simulated data.
  - Data Container Package
    Use the Data Container Package to store imported measurement data and metadata in Data container documents as an intermediate format for further processing in PLA 3.0.
  - Generic Document Types
    Use the Generic Document Types add-on to organize contact-related data, create and manage reminders or internal comments, or streamline workflows where data needs to be consistently organized and referenced.
  - Integration Report Package
    Use the Integration Report Package for creating reports in additional file formats that are not covered by the standard PLA 3.0 reporting functionality. These reports can be used for example for automated processing in third-party software.
  - Measurement Documentation
    The Measurement Documentation add-on is a universal add-on for documenting different aspects of a measurement. Its documents can be referenced by other document types, for example, Quantitative response assays.
    - Installation
      Find details on the system requirements for the Measurement Documentation Package add-on and the steps to install the add-on in your environment.
    - Operator
      Use Operator documents to document the operators involved in the measurement process. Each document represents a single operator.
    - Equipment
      Use Equipment documents to document the of type of equipment involved in the measurement process. Each document represents a single equipment.
    - Substance
      Use Substance documents to document substances involved in the measurement. Each document represents a single substance.
    - Reference information
      Find reference information on the document types of the Measurement Documentation Package add-on.
      - Operator documents
        Find details on the document structure of Operator documents and access reference information on particular document elements.
      - Equipment documents
        Find details on the document structure of Equipment documents and access reference information on particular document elements.
      - Substance documents
        Find details on the document structure of Substance documents and access reference information on particular document elements.
      - Document elements
        Find reference information on the document elements in the document types of the Measurement Documentation Package add-on.
      - Digest of document properties for data aggregation
        Find a list of property keys available for data aggregation in the Measurement Documentation Package add-on.
  - 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.
  - Split Assay Package
    Use the Split Assay Package to split a Quantitative response assay with several Test and Control samples into individual assays, each with the Standard and one Test or Control sample.
  - Toolkit for Biological Assay Package
    Use the Toolkit for Biological Assay Package to modify the analytical settings of larger sets of Quantitative response assays or split Quantitative response assays with more than one test or control sample into individual assays.
Data import
Import of external response values and observation data into PLA 3.0 for further processing and evaluation.
User interface
The user interface of PLA 3.0 includes graphical and textual elements designed for daily workflows.
Installation and update
Deployment, installation, and update of PLA 3.0, including initial and advanced setup.
Licensing
The licensing solution of PLA 3.0, available licensing options, and the activation and management of licenses.
Administration
Setup and maintenance of databases and add-ons, user accounts, access rights, and migration and update procedures.
Regulatory compliance
PLA 3.0 supports users in achieving compliance with regulations such as ISPE GAMP^® 5 and 21 CFR Part 11.
Glossary
Definitions of central terminology used in PLA 3.0.

Operator documents

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