General tab

You can name the profile and define an import strategy using the General tab of the configuration dialog.

Configuration profile setup, General tab
Figure 1. Configuration profile setup, General tab

Name

The name of the configuration profile.

Tip: The name is used to identify the configuration profile in the properties file. We recommend using a descriptive name.

Import strategy

When you reacquire the same data or acquire a second dataset, you can use the import strategy to define how existing response values are handled in the data table of the Observations editor.

The following settings are available to define the import strategy:
Setting Description

Start writing after last row having a value in the response column

Starts writing after the last row having a value in the response column.

Start writing at first row (overwrites existing values)

Starts writing at the first observation row, overwriting existing values.

Start writing at first row (resets previously imported values)

Starts writing at the first observation row, resetting previously imported values, and manually defined technical outliers.

Start writing at defined row (overwrites existing values)

Starts writing in specified observation row, overwriting existing values.

Start writing after last row (append)

Starts writing after the last observation row, keeping existing values.

Acquire position information

Generates row, column, and plate factor values if available.

Important: This setting is not yet available for all Data Acquisition Modules.
Note: If the existing number of rows is not sufficient, new rows are added during the import.