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THINGS YOU FORGOT OR DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT EMPOWER
Le Jeudi 02 février 2017 – Maison de l’Amérique Latine – Paris 7ème Présenté par Alain Barreau
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Things you forgot or didn’t know about Empower
Empower 3 is powerful with many features available
In this presentation we show >20 topics that
You might have forgotten,
you might not know,
… or are completely new.
We will try to show all the slides, but
only have 1 hour… so we’ll see how far
we get!
All the options are available in
Empower 3 FR3, our most recent
release.
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View Filters [4]
View As Functionality [13]
Result Audit Viewer [16]
Global Project view [25]
Custom Field to check Manual Integration [32]
JP, EP, USP – Signal to Noise [38]
Shifting peaks (relative) [43]
Who is using what System now (Mobile) [55]
Protect Systems and Nodes from being deleted [65]
Protect Parent Projects from being acquired in [69]
Copy Settings to Sub-Projects [72]
Add Peaks and Integration events during Review [74]
ID’s in project view [78]
Copy and Paste [81]
Export to JCAMP [86]
Compare Calibration Curves [88]
Empower Analytics [90]
Current User/System licence status [94]
Walk-Up Interface [96]
Mass Analysis Window [102]
Location Field [107]
MS Peak Tracking [109]
ICH Impurity [114]
Instrument Control [119]
Topics listed
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View Filters
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View Filter – Just in Time
Any table in Empower can apply a filter – Just in Time
Code for Just in Time is: =#
Example:
Fill information:
Now the projects with ‘Default’ in the name are shown
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View Filter – Just in Time
A maximum of three =# options is possible
Fill the Just in Time filter
This gives an overview of the requested projects
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View Filter – FAT Settings of Projects
Click Edit View on the Project View, and add the following
8 columns to the view.
Save the View Filter and Apply
Now for each of the projects the FAT settings are shown
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View Filter – See latest Result Set
To only see the latest Result Set(s) belonging to corresponding
Sample Set(s), edit the view filter
In the column ‘Result Set ID’ create a Group By Condition
Enter the following Information
The information is filled, then save and apply the filter
Latest Result Set(s) of the Sample Set(s) are shown
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View Filter – Last User Login
To see the last user login… after a certain date.
Go to System Audit Trail (1221 records)
Click Edit View to start creating the Filter
Use the View Filter Wizard
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View Filter – Last User Login
Wizard is started
Select the Displayed Columns:
Click Next > until Save View Filter now:
Enter Name and Click Finish
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View Filter – Last User Login
Select in the 1st row ‘Sequence’ and start the Group By function
Fill the Group By Condition, Click OK
Now fill the rest of the filter, save the filter
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View Filter – Last User Login
Upon applying the filter, the change date needs to be entered
Any successful login after this date is displayed (8 records only)
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View As Functionality
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View As functionality
To see the relation between all data in an Empower project, the
view as functionality is powerful
It works from all tables… including view as Audit Records
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View As functionality
There is an extra option available
When you want to go back to the previous view simply select
– View as previous
– View as next
That way you can easily navigate back and forth
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Result Audit Viewer
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Result Audit Viewer
To review data, the Result Audit Viewer can be used
Open a Result Set into review
Browse to the icons on the top right
Click Result Audit Viewer icon and the viewer is started
All information from the Result Set can be viewed using one
page…
Alter Sample Print
Preview Run Sample Result Audit Viewer
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Result History
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Result Differences
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Results can then be compared
Result ID 1453 and 1463 can be taken into review
Using overlay the slight difference in the integration can be
shown
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Result Processing Method
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Result Sample Set Method
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Result Instrument Method
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Result Method Set
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Global Project View
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Global Project View
In the project view, select 2 (or more) projects
Right Mouse Click, Open
The projects are opened in a Global Project View
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Global Project View
Simply activate or deactivate additional projects by clicking the
‘available projects’ button
The following view is shown
Select an additional project and Click Activate
Project is added to the Global Project view
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Global Project View - Search
The view filters also work across multiple projects
In this example a filter for Sample Name ‘Sample 6’ is applied
Two different projects and the same Sample Name is shown
With the same sample name selected in the Injection, simply
select View As – Results
– Results of the corresponding Injections in two projects are displayed
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Global Project View - Compare
With the same sample name selected in the previous slide we
can simply overlay those results
Select the two results, right mouse click ‘Compare’
Two results will be shown
– Apply the following settings to display
– Properties, Overlay, Overlay in Single Plot
– Properties, Overlay, All Chroms in Overlay
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Global Project View - Compare
Both Results (including the integration) are shown in the
overlay plot
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Global Project View – Audit Trail
Within the Global Project View it is also possible to see both the
Project and the System Audit Trail
In the Global Projects tree, select Audit Trails
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Global Project View – Audit Trail
Within the Global Project View it is also possible to see both the
Project and the System Audit Trail
In the Global Projects tree, select Audit Trails
Now the Audit Trails are shown for System and Project
We can use view filter to search specific actions
Projects Audit Trail
System Audit Trail
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Custom Field to check
for Manual Integration
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Custom Field to check for Manual Integration
To easily check for Manual Adjustment of Integration, one can
create a Custom Field that checks for these changes using the
Integration Type of the peak
See proposed formula
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Custom Field to check for Manual Integration
The proposed formula:
EQ(EQ(Int Type,"BB")+EQ(Int Type,"BV")+EQ(Int Type,"VB")
+EQ(Int Type,"VV")+EQ(Int Type,"EE")+EQ(Int Type,"VE")
+EQ(Int Type,"EV")+EQ(Int Type,"TV")+EQ(Int Type,"VT")
+EQ(Int Type,"TT")+EQ(Int Type,"BS")+EQ(Int Type,"SB")
+EQ(Int Type,"VR")+EQ(Int Type,"RV")+EQ(Int Type,"BG")
+EQ(Int Type,"GB")+EQ(Int Type,"VX")+EQ(Int Type,"XV")
+EQ(Int Type,"Group"),0)
Remember: In case of regulated / controlled work environment, the Custom Fields as shown in this example, do need structural testing and validation prior to its usage
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Custom Field to check for Manual Integration
Result in Review
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Custom Field to check for Manual Integration
Result in Review
Slight adjustment would
immediate flag the peak
for change in Integration
Type, or addition of peaks
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Custom Field to check for Manual Integration
This can be taken a step further by creating a Result Type
Custom Field using the previous Calculation as a Use As ‘Value’
See proposed formula EQ(SUM(IntVal),0)
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Custom Field to check for Manual Integration
These Custom Fields can also be brought into Preview
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JP, EP, USP – Signal to Noise
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JP, EP and USP – Signal to Noise
S/N calculations can be done without the use of a Custom Field
It is calculated as follows
Where H is the height of the peak measured from the peak apex to a baseline extrapolated
Where h is the difference between the largest and smallest noise values observed over a
distance of ≥x times the width at the half-height of the peak if possible, situated equally
around the peak of interest after the injection of a blank
Processing method, Suitability Tab
h
2HS/N
* Depends on the used Pharmacopoeia
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JP, EP and USP – Signal to Noise
Allows determination of noise within a blank injection centered
on the peak region
Allows user to specify a noise segment based on peak width at
half height:
– USP Half Height Multiplier for Noise Region
– EP Half Height Multiplier for Noise Region
– JP Half Height Multiplier for Noise Region
Using more blanks calculates multiple noise values for each
blank injection, then uses the average of the noise value
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JP, EP and USP – Signal to Noise
Half Height Multiplier for EP s/n region = 5
That gives the following regions for the calculation
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JP, EP and USP – Signal to Noise
In the Results tab an extra column is available to see what the
Channel IDs were used for Blank in the S/N calculation
even if more than one blank is used
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Shifting peaks (Relative)
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Shifting peaks (Relative)
If you have a chromatogram with many peaks, the alignment
might be a lot of work
– Changing mobile phase
– Changing method settings
Empower can help to overcome this
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Review window: Method Set Option
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Review window: Zoom settings
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Processing Method Layout
As an example the last 5 peaks will be used
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Processing Method Layout
Manually identify peaks
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Manually assign peak 1 to the peak at 27.2 min
Peak 2, Peak 3, Peak 4 and Peak 5 are not effected by the manual assignment of Peak 1
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Setup processing method for critical peak (groups)
If peak 1 is modified, you should verify peak 2 too!
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Must function in combination with RT Reference
Peak 2 is effected by the manual assignment of Peak 1. Peak name disappears and as peak 2 is a must peak it flags red if the peak is not present / not assigned.
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Relative Retention Time (RRT)
RRT = RT of the peak / RT of the RT Reference
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Manually assign peaks
Now Peak 2 and Peak 3 are automatically assigned to the correct peaks after the the manual assigment of Peak 1
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Conclusion
Avoid repetitive action: by linking the components
Extra check in review if all peaks have been identified by the
use of the ‘must’ function in the processing method
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Who is using what system now?
Mobile?
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Who is using what system now?
To check the licenses in use, View the System Monitor
Of the two systems available, not one is currently in use
In case no systems are shown, go to View, Options
Select ‘Show All Objects’
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Or… one can go use Empower Mobile
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Login with normal Empower account
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Show your Favorite Systems
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Show all Systems
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Track Running Injections
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And also … Administrative Tasks
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Check User Account
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Change User Password
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Protect Systems and Nodes
from being deleted
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Protect Systems and Nodes from being deleted
If you do not want your Systems and Nodes being deleted (e.g.
by mistake) follow these steps
Open the properties of the Node, select Access Tab
Check the Group(s) you Allow Access to
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Protect Systems and Nodes from being deleted
Then change the allowed access to ‘Owner Only’
Click OK, login as other user (= NOT Administrator)
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Protect Systems and Nodes from being deleted
The node can be seen… and the Properties cannot be changed!
Selecting and using the corresponding LC system is possible…
deleting the LC system is not
Reboot of the LAC/E is still allowed and possible
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Protect Parent Projects
from being acquired in
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Protect Parent Projects from being acquired in
By removing group access from the Parent Projects, these
projects can still be seen, but access is restricted
Colour of the folder is greyish/yellow
Used for Acquisition
Used for Acquisition
No Access (only Admin)
No Access (only Admin)
No Access (only Admin)
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Protect Parent Projects from being acquired in
By removing group access from the Parent Projects, these
projects can still be seen, but access is restricted
Colour of the other folders is bright-yellow
Used for Acquisition
Used for Acquisition
No Access (only Admin)
No Access (only Admin)
No Access (only Admin)
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Copy settings from Parent Projects
to Sub-Projects
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Copy settings from Parent Projects to Sub-Projects
Changes or settings in a Parent can easily be copied to its
corresponding Sub Projects
Press ‘Copy to Sub-Projects’
– Accessible on General, Access and Processing
Copy to Sub-Projects works on the selected settings… before Clicking OK one can change the settings for the Parent to be different
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Add Component Names
and Integration Events
during Review
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Add Component Names during review
At first view no peaks are assigned…
Right mouse click on the peak, select Add/Edit Component Name
Enter the component name
Click OK
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Add Integration Event during review
Component name is added to the method
and applied to the chromatogram
Right mouse click in the chromatogram, select Add Integration
Event
Add the Integration Event
Click OK
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Add Integration Event during review
The integration event is inserted
and applied to the chromatogram
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ID’s in Project View
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ID’s in Project View
Normal Project view with Default View Filter, would not show
the ID’s…
One could create view filter to always show the ID’s
But in Empower 3 there is a possibility to Persist ID columns in
Project
That way the ID’s will always be visible for all Project Tabs
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ID’s in Project View
In Sample Sets
In Result Sets
And also in Injections, Channels, Methods, Results, Peaks,
Fractions, Sign Offs, and Curves
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Copy and Paste
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Copy and Paste
From Review / Preview / any Tables
From Review, select the chromatogram
Right Mouse Click, Copy
Paste into Word Excel
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Copy and Paste
From Preview, select the chromatogram
Right Mouse Click, Copy
Paste in Word Paste in Excel
as picture
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Copy and Paste
From Preview, select area to copy to the clipboard
Select the Area, on release it is copied to clipboard
Paste in Word Paste in Excel
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Copy and Paste
On a Table, select the information needed
From the menu select File, Copy Table
Paste in Excel
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Export to JCAMP
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Export to JCAMP
Directly export data* to JCAMP without creation of an export
method
Select the data*
In the menu select Database, Export to JCAMP
Exported data can
be opened using an
external viewer
* Sample Sets, Samples, Channels
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Comparing Calibration Curves
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Comparing Calibration Curves
Calibration Curves can easily be compared
Select the Curves of Interest
Right Mouse click, and select compare
Easily the difference between the selected curves can be seen
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Empower Analytics
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Empower Analytics
Empower Analytics offers business owners, system managers,
and laboratory managers insight into business processes, work
flows, and laboratory operations
Empower Analytics consists of various dashboard reports that
present statistical data scanned from the Empower database.
The pre-defined statistical reports provide both summary and
detailed information that can assist you in deciding where and
how to improve laboratory efficiency
In Configure the System
From the menu select Tools
Select Empower Analytics…
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Empower Analytics
The first step in your System Overview and Usage
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Empower Analytics
Dashboard - Insight in your manual results
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Current User/System licence status
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Current User/System licence status
To check the licenses in use, View the System Monitor
The active licenses are visible using the Waters License Wizard
Click, Show Licenses
All the activated licenses are listed
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Walk-Up Interface
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Walk-Up Interface
This interface is designed for high-throughput laboratories where
users walk up to a computer system and run samples using
predetermined methods.
Simplified Interface for easy access and acquisition of Samples
Log in, and select the project and the system.
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Walk-Up Interface
Fill the interface. Method, System, Sample Names, Method Set,
Number of Samples, Start Position, Injection Volume, Run Time
give the Sequence Name
Press Run Sample(s)
Place the Samples in the System
Press OK.
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Walk-Up Running
The Samples will be injected, system status can be shown.
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Walk-Up Method Set
With the Run and Process option set, and when the Method Set
contains a Report Method, the injection is:
– Processed with given Processing Method
– Reported with given Reporting Method
– Printed, if printer is selected!
With the properties in the Walk-Up, the interface can be set to
meet the needs of the groups using the Walk-Up interface
– The slides with the properties are given in the next page
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Walk-Up Properties
There are 6 additional properties available in Walk-Up Interface
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Mass Analysis Window
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Qualitative MS: Mass Analysis
A new “Mass Analysis” window is added to Review which will
allow users to view and analyze the PDA and MS spectral and
chromatographic data from a single result
The window is displayed by clicking on the “Mass Analysis”
button in the Window menu. Window is empty when the current
result does not contain PDA or MS data
Start review from the injection or the PDA channel
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Mass Analysis Window: Start from review: Step 1
PDA
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Access to properties: modification of the mass analysis view
Fast review: Access to icons/buttons: modification of the mass analysis view
Mass Analysis Window: Setup in properties (right click)
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Mass Analysis Window: New window: Step 2
Automatic Extraction of XIC Chromatograms from most intense m/z Peak
PDA & MS Spectra of each Integrated Peak
PDA Chromatogram, Extracted Wavelength
MS XIC for all Integrated Peaks
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Location Field
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Location Field
With Empower 3 FR3 the location field has been introduced
List of Locations can be maintained in the Default Strings
Then it can be applied to
– Users
– Nodes
– Systems
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MS Peak Tracking
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Available in Empower 3 FR3
Processing method enhanced
MS Peak Tracking option
Tracking options
– None
– Apex
– Combined
– Number of decimal places
MS Peak Tracking
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New fields
– Assigned Mass
– Notes
Automatically
assigns mass
– Using Base Peak (m/z)
– For peaks of the same
mass but different
retention times
Option to manually
assign mass to
override auto
assignment
– Add notes for
manually assigned
mass
MS Peak Tracking
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Properties: Peak Labels
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Report: Component Summary Table (for unknown peaks!)
Column Type
m/z Retention Time
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ICH Impurity
Deviating Thresholds
for Specified Impurities
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Deviating Thresholds for Specified Impurities
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Summary Slide
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Summary Slide
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Automatically calculate total impurities
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Instrument Control
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Instrument Control
Empower 3 FR3 has a possibility of controlling 472 Instrument
Modules from 16 Vendors (and growing)
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Instrument Control
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Instrument Control
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Instrument Control
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Instrument Control
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Instrument Control
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Instrument Control
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Instrument Control
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Instrument Control
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Instrument Control
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Instrument Control
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Instrument Control
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Instrument Control
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Instrument Control
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Instrument Control
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Instrument Control
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Instrument Control
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Instrument Control
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Instrument Control
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Solution Overview
Starts from inside Empower, no additional login required.
Interacts with an Empower Sample Set Method
– Map weights to sample and component fields.
Import weights to existing and running sample set methods
Keeps a complete audit trail of all weights acquired for FAT projects
Import weights from balances directly into Empower
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Mapping weights to a sample set method
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Client PC
Basic Solution Architecture
Empower
Direct Cable Connection
Ethernet Conversion (if required by balance)
Sample Weight Importer
Empower Toolkit
SDS
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Advanced Solution Architecture
Ethernet Conversion (if required by balance)
Tibbo Device to connecting a balance to network http://tibbo.com/soi/tdst.html
Empower Network
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