PLA 3.0 add-ons extend the functionality of the PLA 3.0 framework to include the analytical methods your users
require and enable them to visualize, document, and report results.To make the functionality of the add-on available
for use, you have to activate it in your database.
Before you begin
You have connected PLA 3.0 to at least one
database.
About this task
PLA 3.0 add-ons are not activated automatically.
Therefore, when you open PLA 3.0 for a newly created database, a
corresponding information dialog opens.Figure 1. Information dialog for activation of add-ons
To activate add-ons, you require the
Manage add-ons database permission. You can activate any
number of add-ons in your database, using the Add-on management feature of PLA 3.0.
Procedure
To activate add-ons:
Log in to PLA 3.0.
On the System menu, select Add-on management.
Result: The Add-ons tab opens.
Note: The tab displays all add-ons available to you, sorted
alphabetically by add-on name. Which add-ons are available depends on your
information package.
Expand the add-on you want to activate, right-click the required version,
and then select Activate.
In the following example, you activate version 26
of the Biological Assay Package.Figure 2. Add-on activation in PLA 3.0
If sample documents and templates are available for the add-on you activate,
the Add sample documents and templates dialog opens and
displays the respective data. To download the data, complete the following
steps:
Select the data you want to download.
Select a target folder.
Select OK, and then select
Close.
In the following example, you download sample data for the Dose-Response Analysis Package.Figure 3. Adding sample data for dose-response analysis
Result
The add-on
is added to the repository ()
and activated in the database ().
What to do next
Some add-ons require other add-ons to
work correctly. For example, to use the Split Assay Package add-on, you also have to
activate the Biological Assay Package add-on. If such a dependency exists for an
add-on you activated and is not met, the Missing dependencies button is displayed in the status bar.
Select this button to find out which additional add-on you have to
activate.
Add-on management.
Result: The Add-ons tab opens.Note: The tab displays all add-ons available to you, sorted alphabetically by add-on name. Which add-ons are available depends on your information package.
Activate.
In the following example, you activate version 26 of the Biological Assay Package.
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and activated in the database (
).
Missing dependencies button is displayed in the status bar.
Select this button to find out which additional add-on you have to
activate.