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Key concepts
Learn how the key concepts of PLA 3.0 form the structural foundation for your daily work, supporting method development from initial design to routine production.
Documents
PLA 3.0 securely stores all your data within electronic documents. Documents are organized within a database and presented through a folder tree for easy navigation and access. Your data remains complete, accurate, and consistent throughout its life cycle, thus ensuring data integrity.
Work with documents
Learn how you manage documents within PLA 3.0, including renaming, importing and exporting, calculating, and signing documents.
Set element values
Set up your document by entering values for document elements.
Simplified Wiki notation
Find details on the simplified Wiki notation that is available in PLA 3.0.

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Get an overview of PLA 3.0, the end-to-end bioassay analysis software. Learn about its ongoing improvements and version updates, and discover the available trial options.
Key concepts
Learn how the key concepts of PLA 3.0 form the structural foundation for your daily work, supporting method development from initial design to routine production.
- Data aggregation
  Data aggregation in PLA 3.0 lets you automatically transfer data and results from source to target PLA 3.0 documents, thus supporting complex and compliant operations. Manually entering data in spreadsheets or other programs is not necessary.
- Data tables
  Data tables in PLA 3.0 act as containers for observation data or referenced data. You use them to configure the display of observation data and to set up automated data flows between PLA 3.0 documents, thus minimizing the need for manual interaction.
- Documents
  PLA 3.0 securely stores all your data within electronic documents. Documents are organized within a database and presented through a folder tree for easy navigation and access. Your data remains complete, accurate, and consistent throughout its life cycle, thus ensuring data integrity.
  - Create documents
    Create documents to store your data.
  - Work with documents
    Learn how you manage documents within PLA 3.0, including renaming, importing and exporting, calculating, and signing documents.
    - Rename documents
      You can rename a document anytime. As documents are identified by their document keys, renaming a document does not impact existing references.
    - Open documents
      Open a document to change its setup, enter observation data, or perform document-related actions.
    - Set element values
      Set up your document by entering values for document elements.
      - Enter values
        Set up your document by entering values for document elements. For some elements, you can enter a value such as text, or a date. Other elements serve to provide structure for subelements.
      - Reference elements
        Some elements require a reference to another element. This allows you to set up an element once and reuse it several times within the same document.
      - Select alternatives
        Some document types let you choose between different options for elements. These options are mutually exclusive, that is, you can only select one alternative at a time.
      - Simplified Wiki notation
        Find details on the simplified Wiki notation that is available in PLA 3.0.
    - Manage attachments
      If supported by the document version, you can manually add attachments to a document. Examples of manually added attachments are reports and Standard Operation Procedures.
    - Use barcodes
      Use barcodes for convenient exchange of document data and to organize your database. You can use them as labels for your documents and for attaching reports to documents based on the barcode included in the report.
  - Organize documents
    Create folders and subfolders to organize your documents and to set up a folder tree that suits your needs. Move, copy and delete folders and documents to adapt your folder tree if required. Organizing documents requires sufficient permissions.
  - Document actions
    The action bar of PLA 3.0 provides a set of actions you can perform on documents and document data. The actions you can perform depend on the document type.
  - Document properties
    Document properties include general information such as document type, date of creation, and signature details. They also include the property keys available for data aggregation and the label of a document in the form of a barcode.
- Extensibility
  PLA 3.0 uses a modular architecture, consisting of a core system called framework and specialized modules referred to as add-ons. This design lets you extend the system's capabilities by integrating extra modules without modifying the core software.
- Position factors
  PLA 3.0 can handle a wide range of plate layouts and is not restricted to any particular format. Position factors in PLA 3.0 support you in defining plate layouts. They let you associate your observation data in PLA 3.0 with its physical location on the measurement system, such as a plate or rack.
- Templates
  Use templates to simplify tasks, standardize processes, and improve data security. Define document structures and initial values for documents, and control who can view and edit document sections and individual elements within documents.
Data analysis
Data analysis add-ons offer a wide range of capabilities, ranging from analytical methods over comprehensive analysis to assay workflows and statistical process control.
Data import
Use data acquisition and data import add-ons to import external response values and observation data into PLA 3.0 for further processing and evaluation.
User interface
PLA 3.0 supports you in your daily work by providing a set of graphical and textual user interface elements. Learn about the different elements and how to use them efficiently.
Installation and update
Details on deployment, installation, and update of PLA 3.0, and its initial and advanced setup.
Licensing
Details on the licensing solution of PLA 3.0, the available licensing options, and the activation and management of licenses.
Administration
Details on system administration tasks such as setup and maintenance of databases and add-ons, user accounts, access rights, and migration and update procedures.
Regulatory compliance
PLA 3.0 supports you in achieving compliance with regulations such as ISPE GAMP^® 5 and 21 CFR Part 11. It also provides options to validate PLA 3.0 in your environment.
PDF downloads
Download PDF guides of current and previous framework and add-on versions.
Sample lab
Meet the team at Stegmann Labs, where PLA 3.0 plays an essential role in every step of bioassay management.
Glossary
Find definitions of terms.

Simplified Wiki notation

Find details on the simplified Wiki notation that is available in PLA 3.0.

Simplified Wiki notation

Some Text elements in documents with an M symbol (

) support the use of a simple Wiki notation to provide formatting capabilities. Typically, these Text elements require formatting because they consists of several sentences, such as comments or journal entries. You can add a text with headlines and several lines.

Tip: If you write a text with several lines or paragraphs, press Alt + Enter to start a new line.

The following markups are supported:


Markup	Formatting	Example
=H1=	Heading level 1	=Main heading=
==H2==	Heading level 2	==A second level heading==
…
=====H5=====	Heading level 5	=====A fifth level heading=====
* Bullet list	Bullet list level 1	* Sample
** Bullet list	Bullet list level 2	** Level 2 sample
# Numbered list	Numbered list level 1	# Sample
## Numbered list	Numbered list level 2	## Sample level 2
bold	Bold markup	Sample
_italic_	Italic markup	_Sample_