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Introduction to caNanoLab
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caNanoLab provides support and functionality for the following features:
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Supported web browsers include Google Chrome (41103) , and Mozilla Firefox (31.4 up to 32), and Internet Explorer version 10.0 103) in the PC environment.
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When you open caNanoLab, the public home page displaysappears. From that page, any user can search publicly-available protocols, samples, and publications in the caNanoLab database.
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Perform a search across all types of items | Enter search criteria in the Search box to perform a keyword search across protocols, samples, and publications. OnlyThe system returns only publicly-accessible items are returnedif you are not logged in. For details, refer to Performing a caNanoLab Keyword Search.
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| Access online help | Click Help or Glossary on any caNanoLab page, or in the Features panel, click FAQ or Online Help. | |||||
| Open related web sites | Click NCI or External web sites for related information.
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| Browse public data | Search publicly-available In the Browse caNanoLab panel, click Search Protocols, Search Samples, and Publications from the Browse caNanoLab panel.or Search Publications.
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Log into caNanoLab | Log in from User Actions. To request a login account, refer to Registering for a caNanoLab Login Account. | |||||
| Ask a question | Review the How To questions, the Features, FAQ link, or contact Application Support, NCIAppSupport@mail.nih.gov caNanoLab-Support@ISB-CGC.org. | |||||
| Download caNanoLab | Under What's New, click download. Technical information is included in the Release Notes.
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Review changes to caNanoLab | Under Keeping up with caNanoLab, click What's New with caNanoLab.
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Logging In
From the public caNanoLab home page, you can log into caNanolab caNanoLab under User Actions to save samples, protocols, and publications and share them with collaboration groups and other users. If you do not have an account, you need to register for one first.
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If you do not have a caNanoLab login account and want to save items in caNanoLab, contact Application Support (NCIAppSupport@mail.nih.gov). caNanoLab-Support@ISB-CGC.org. You will be assigned a user role that affects what actions you can perform in caNanoLab and sent a Login ID and password. For details, refer to caNanoLab User Roles on this page.
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Logging Into caNanoLab
To log into caNanoLab
- From User Actions on the home page, enter your Login ID.
Enter your caNanoLab Password.
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Click Login. Refresh the page.
The bottom left of the caNanoLab home page displays your login and user role information. The Associated Groups are your user role(s), for example, Public and Curator, and any collaboration group(s), for example, This is a sample, to which you are assigned.
For details, refer to:
caNanoLab User Roles on this page.
The Managing Collaboration Groups page.
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Resetting Your Password
If you forget or need to reset your caNanoLab password, contact
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caNanoLab-Support@ISB-CGC.org.
Log Out Warning Due to Inactivity
If caNanoLab is inactive for 25 minutes, a message appears, warning
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that you will be logged off in five minutes. If you click OK, you remain logged in for another 30 minutes. If you do not click OK within five minutes, you are logged off.
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caNanoLab Home Page (After Login)
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Menu Options
The following table lists and describes each caNanoLab menu.
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Home | Returns to the home page. | ||||||
| Workflow | Presents a workflow graphic with active links to access caNanoLab functions. | ||||||
Search for existing protocols, create a new protocol, and submit a protocol for review for public access. | |||||||
Search for existing samples, create a new sample, and submit a sample for review for public access. When you add a sample, the following options appear in the Navigation Tree:
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Search for sample publications, create a new publication, or submit a publication for review for public access. | |||||||
| Groups | Curator only: Create and manage collaboration groups which allow researchers to share data among members of the group.
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| Curation | Curator only: Review items pending public release and generate sample data metrics in a batch. | ||||||
| Results | Curator only: Appears after you perform a batch process. | ||||||
| My Workspace | Review the samples, protocols, and publications that you saved or are associated with your log in. | ||||||
| My Favorites | Review the samples, protocols, and publications that you bookmarked for easy access. | ||||||
| Admin | Admin only: Add and edit users, and reset user passwords. | ||||||
Login/Logout | Login or out of caNanoLab. |
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(TBD: Will this diagram in the GUI be updated? I'm guessing it needs to include Synthesis, and it needs to say Creation & Create instead of Submission & Submit throughout, considering the old "no longer use" note above.)
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