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The Protocols function enables you to create or and search for a an existing protocol. A protocol provides clear and detailed documentation about the precise actions taken in creating or annotating a sample. When you click the Protocols option on the caNanoLab menu bar, the Manage Protocol Home page appears.
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- Submitting a New Protocol: This takes you to a form for entering information for a new protocol you want to submitDisplays the page to enter protocol information and submit the protocol.
Searching Existing Protocols: This takes you to a form for launching a search for Displays the page to perform a search of an existing protocol.
Info title Tip Search Tips There is a basic protocols search option discussed in this chapter. You can also perform a keyword search using the Search box in the upper-right of the caNanoLab window. This option searches across protocols, samples, AND publications. For more information see, Getting Started.
From Sample Search Results tables, you can add a sample to the My Favorites page. This is like bookmarking a sample for quick access.
Description of a Protocol
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Click the Protocols caNanoLab menu option. On the Manage Protocols Home page, click the Submit a New Protocol link. This opens the Submit Protocol form.
Tip Include Page Other options Other options The following table lists and describes the fields on the Submit a Protocol page. Enter and select the appropriate information as needed. Items with an asterisk are required fields.
Name Description Protocol Type*
Include Page Protocol type Protocol type Protocol Name*
Enter or select from the drop-down list the protocol name.
Protocol Abbreviation
Shortened Enter a shortened phrase used in place of the protocol name.
Protocol Version
Enter or select from the drop-down list the protocol version number.
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Enter File URLClick the Browse button to navigate to the protocol to be associated with the protocol, or enter the URL where the protocol is located.
File Title
Enter the title of the protocol file.
Description
Enter any additional description information that the form does not include.
Access to the Protocol For more information, see Sharing and Changing Access to a Protocol. To clear the entries and start again, click the Reset button.
When you finish defining the protocol, click the Submit button.
Info title My Workspace Once you submit a protocol, it is listed on the My Workspace page where you can manage all your submitted protocols, and view any protocols that a user has shared with you. For more information, see Using My Workspace.
Editing a Protocol
You can edit a sample protocol using the following techniques:
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Protocol Type* |
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Protocol Name* | Enter or select from the drop-down list the protocol name. | ||||||
Protocol Abbreviation | Shortened Enter a shortened phrase used in place of the protocol name. | ||||||
Protocol Version | Enter or select from the drop-down list the protocol version number. | ||||||
| Upload OR Enter File URL | Click the Browse button to navigate to the protocol to be associated with the protocol, or enter the URL where the protocol is located. | ||||||
Protocol Abbreviation | Shortened phrase used in place of the protocol name. | ||||||
| File Title | The title of the Protocol file. | ||||||
| Description | Enter any additional description information that the form does not include. | ||||||
| Access to the Protocol | For more information, see Sharing and Changing Access to a Publication. |
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You can access this page after logging into caNanoLab or you can access publicly-available sample protocols from the Login page.
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There are three ways to access the basic protocol search: From the public home page Browse caNanoLab panel, or if you are logged in, click the Workflow menu option and Search Protocols icon, or just click the Protocols menu option.
The Manage Protocols page displays.Click Search Existing Protocols in the Sample Links panel.
Info title Note When defining search criteria, there are no required fields. You can add only those parameters that you consider essential to the search. If you do not define any search criteria, all the protocols will be found.
The following table lists and describes the fields. Enter text or select criteria as appropriate.
Name Description Protocol Type
Include Page Protocol type Protocol type Protocol Name
Enter a partial or complete name of the protocol. Select Contains (for partial text) or Equals (for an exact search) from the dropdown list.
Protocol Abbreviation
Enter a partial or complete name of an abbreviation that has been assigned to the protocol.
Protocol File Title
Enter the name of the protocol file title.
Click Search to launch the search.
To clear the values and start again, click Reset to clear the search criteria.
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Once you submit a search for a protocol (Searching Existing Protocols), search results display in the caNanoLab screen. Results show pertinent protocol information defined which is defined in the Submitting a Protocol section. Columns are sortable by page by clicking on the column heading.
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The number of items located in the search display appears in the the upper-left of the search results table. The bottom right of the search results table enables you to navigate to pages. To return to the Search page, click the Back ( |
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| Action | Click View in the first column to display the protocol on the Updating a Protocol.
Click the + Add to Favorites link to add a bookmark for the protocol on your My Favorites tab. Added to Favorites appears in the column when the protocol is successfully added.
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Protocol Name | Enter or select from the drop-down list the protocol name. | ||||||||||
Protocol Version | Enter or select from the drop-down list the protocol version number. | ||||||||||
Protocol Abbreviation | Shortened Enter a shortened phrase used in place of the protocol name. | ||||||||||
Protocol File | The Title and Description of the protocol are listed. Click View to download the protocol file. The column is empty when there is no protocol file associated with the Protocol. | ||||||||||
| Created Date | Indicates the date on which the sample protocol was added. |
Adding a Protocol to My Favorites
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- Perform a protocol search.
- Find the protocol that you want to bookmark and click the + Add to Favorites link in the first column of the Protocol Search Results row.
The Added to Favorites message appears in the results row. - Click the My Favorites option in the menu bar, and the bookmarked protocol will be is listed under My Protocols.
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