Repairing a Screen

It is important for Rock Maker users to check all screen conditions before using a screen in an optimization experiment, such as a Grid or Random experiment. Because screen compositions change over time, there might be inconsistencies between the published formulations in .XML, .XLS and .PDF formats on the vendor sites. If you do find one or more of these inconsistencies in your database, follow the guidelines below, or contact support@formulatrix.com for help.

How to repair the screens in your database depends on whether you have already used them in an experiment or not. You can click here to download an excel spreadsheet with a list of screen fixes.

There are two screen repair scenarios explained in this section:

Screen is not in use
Screen is in use

Repairing a Not in Use Screen

Screens in your Rock Maker database that go unused for long periods of time may need repair.

To repair the screen that is not in use:

Download the XML import file of the screen you want to repair.
Open the existing screen.
Right-click on the condition list layer and select Delete Layer.

Delete Layer

Click the Import XML screen button or right-click on the empty canvas and select Import XML Screen to open the XML screen you have downloaded.

Import XML Screen button

After the screen has loaded, save the screen by pressing CtrL+S or click .

Repairing an In-Use Screen

If a screen is currently in use, the Condition List Layer cannot be deleted. Therefore, an administrator must first allow the screen repair, and then repair each screen's conditions.

Important: You must be an administrator to modify this option.

To repair the screen which is in use:

Click the Application Menu button (circled in red below).

Global Preferences

Point to Setup and select Global Preferences.
Go to the General tab and select Advanced.

Screen: Allow screen experiment repair

Select the Screen: Allow screen experiment repair check box.

OR

You can type Screen: Allow screen experiment repair in the search box.
Click Apply.
Now you can add ingredients to a condition, delete ingredients from a condition or make any other modifications. After saving the changes, these changes will be applied to all experiments that use this screen.

Custom Layer

When you are done with the screen repair, clear the Screen: Allow screen experiment repair check box to avoid problems, such as accidentally changing the existing screen settings.

Note: If you encounter problems, please contact Support at: support@formulatrix.com.

Repairing a Screen

Repairing a Not in Use Screen

To repair the screen that is not in use:

Repairing an In-Use Screen

To repair the screen which is in use:

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