To extract assays from the PLA 2.x source environment, complete the following
settings in the main window of the PLA 2.x Archiving Assistant:Figure 1. PLA 2.x Archiving Assistant main window
Under 1. Database information, make sure the correct database is
selected.
If required, close the window to select a different database, restart the PLA 2.x Archiving Assistant, and select the corresponding database.
Under 2. Synchronization folder, select Select
folder and select the synchronization folder you created.
Note: This folder is also used for subsequent runs of
the PLA 2.x Archiving Assistant.
Under 3. Synchronization scope, define the scope of the
synchronization process:
To extract all projects within the selected database, select the
Synchronize all objects in the selected database
option.
To extract a specific project only, select the Selected
project option, select Select project, and select
your project.
From the Max # of exported assays per run drop-down list, select
the maximum number of assays that should be exported in a single run.
If the number of assays stored in your database is greater than this maximum number,
you have to restart the PLA 2.x Archiving Assistant until all of the assays
have been processed. Assays that have already been extracted and were not updated between
the runs are skipped.
To extract assays that could not be processed before and are now marked as erroneous,
select the retry skipped assays checkbox.
To start the extraction process, select Start.
Note: The process can take a long time, as all of the assays need to be
calculated. The PLA 2.x Archiving Assistant displays an estimation of the remaining
processing time.
When the process is completed, select Close.
Result
The extracted assays will be stored in the synchronization folder (see step 2). After
the extraction is completed, you can import them into PLA 3.0.
