FLO i8 lets you modify and adjust the existing labware types according to your experiment preferences. Accessible on the menu bar, the options include Sort, Search, Duplicate, Remove, and Open Labware Setup.
This topic covers the following tutorials:
The labware list can be sorted according to your preferences. To sort the labware, you can click the Sort icon beside each Labware Manager column.
The Labware Name, Labware Type, Well Shape, and Well Bottom columns are sorted in alphabetical order. On the other hand, the Well Number and Well Capacity (µL) columns are sorted in numerical order.
Sorting Labware Name in Labware Manager
If the Sort icon is upwards , the columns are sorted in alphabetical or numerical order. In contrast, if the Sort icon is downwards
, the columns are sorted in reverse alphabetical or numerical order.
The red indicator marks that the particular column has been sorted. You can sort any column you want, while the other column will adjust their orders according to the sorted column.
You can find a specific labware type through the Search Labware bar without having to scroll down the Labware Manager page. There are two ways of finding the labware you search. See the tutorials below to search by typing the labware name or using the search filter.
Labware Manager Search Bar
The Labware Manager will list labware with names that contain the keyword only.
Search Labware Filter Set Up
The Duplicate Labware menu is used to duplicate non-generic labware along with its details and specifications. The steps are available below.
Duplicate Labware Window
If you proceed to click the CREATE button without renaming the labware, a warning message will appear.
Rename Labware Warning Message
You can delete non-generic labware types from the FLO i8 database using the Remove Labware option. See the following steps to delete labware.
Important: The labware that has been removed from the FLO i8 database cannot be restored again.
You will see the Remove Labware dialog box to ensure the action you choose.
Remove Labware Dialog Box
The labware you wish to delete has been removed from the FLO i8 database.
The OPEN button available on the menu bar allows you to access the labware setup or modify them. If you are opening generic labware, you can only see the details of the labware type and the specifications cannot be changed. In contrast, you can edit the non-generic labware details and specifications in the labware setup.
To open the labware setup, see the following steps:
OR
Double click the intended labware to go to the setup page.
Opening the Labware Set Up
Disabled Labware Set Up
Note: Well Number, Row, and Column cannot be modified especially when the labware is already assigned to a protocol. Subsequently, the Row and Column cannot be edited, even if the labware is not assigned to any protocol. But, you can edit the fields if you select Custom well number.
For more information, see the Creating a New Labware for the set up description and tutorials.
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