By Sequence editor

Use the By Sequence editor to enter data for dilution sequences. In this editor, PLA 3.0 presents your observation data based on the observation group ID and the sequence step.

The following figure shows the structure of this editor:
Figure 1. By Sequence editor of a Quantitative response assay document
  1. Toolbar

  2. Data table

  3. Work area

Toolbar

Use the toolbar to work with your observation data.
Icon Name Description

Observation group

Switch between the assay elements of your document.

Primary display factor

You can switch between different views of your observation data. The By Sequence editor presents the same information as the Observations editor, so the display factors available match the columns found in the Observations editor.

Common factors include:
  • Response
  • Technical outlier
  • Column
  • Row
  • Plate

Sign

Apply an electronic signature to the data area.

Tip: To apply a signature to the content area or the whole document, use the Signatures feature in the action bar.

Open externally

Display your data in your standard editor for .csv files.
Important: When opening data externally, we recommend you verify the formatting of the transferred data and correct the imported values if required. For example, Microsoft Excel automatically re-formats the ratio 1:50 to the time stamp 1:50:00.

View options

Use grid colors for a better identification of your data in the data table. You can apply a coloring scheme based on sequence step, response value, or technical outlier. The lighter the color, the lower the associated value.

Data table

The data table of this editor uses a biological perspective to display the samples and controls of your assay. The table displays the dilution sequence as it has been assigned or calculated based on the preparation scheme, organized by dose step and replicate.

View annotations

Annotations give more details about specific actions performed on data values. You can view these annotations from any data editor. PLA 3.0 creates annotations for values acquired using a Data Acquisition Module and for values for which the technical outlier state is changed.

You can identify an annotated value by a small blue triangle in the upper left corner of the data cell. To view the annotation, select Show annotations from the context menu of the data cell.

Copy and paste data

To work with your observation data, the data table offers a set of standard copy and paste actions:
Icon Option Description How-to
Cut Cuts the data from one or more cells, rows, or columns and transfer it to another data editor, another document, or an external program. Right-click the data you want to cut and select Cut from the context menu.
Copy Copies your data between data editors, to another document, or an external program. Right-click the data you want to copy and select Copy from the context menu.
Paste Pastes data you cut or copied before to another data editor, or an external program. Right-click the position where you want to paste the data and select Paste from the context menu.
Delete Deletes one or more values from one or more cells, rows, or columns, provided the cells form a rectangular shape. Right-click the data you want to delete and select Delete from the context menu.

Work area

The work area shows details of the entries you selected in the data table. Use this area to work on multiple entries at the same time (multi-cell editing). For example, to exclude data values by marking them as technical outliers, set the Technical outlier setting to 'true.'

Figure 2. Editing multiple cells in the bottom work area of the By Sequence editor