Applied Biosystems 7900HT User Manual page 109

Saving the Plate
Document as a
Template
(Optional)
Applied Biosystems 7900HT Fast Real-Time PCR System and SDS Enterprise Database User Guide
Saving the plate document as a plate document template is an optional
IMPORTANT!
step and recommended for instances where the document can be used to create
duplicate plate documents for a series of plates with identical assay configurations. If
you choose not to use your plate document as a plate document template, go to
"Configuring the Plate Document Information (Optional)" on page
To save the plate document as an SDS 7900HT Template Document:
1. Select File > Save As.
2. In the Save in field of the Save As dialog box, navigate to the
AppliedBiosystems > SDS2.2.1 > Templates directory.
By saving the file to the Templates directory, it becomes available from
Note:
the Template drop-down list in the New Document dialog box.
3. Select File of type > SDS 7900HT Template Document (*.sdt).
4. Click the File name field, and enter a name for the plate document template.
5. Click .
The software saves the plate document template.
6. If the software displays one or more warnings, read the note and click
7. Select File > Close.
If the software prompts you to save the plate document, click
The SDS software closes the plate document template.
8. Create a plate document from the plate document template as explained on
page 3-26.
To save the plate document template to the SDS Enterprise Database:
1. Select File > Save Template to Database.
2. In the Save Document as Template dialog box, click
3. If the software displays one or more warnings, read the note and click
4. In the Template Name field of the Save Template to Database dialog box, enter
a name for the plate document template (up to 128-characters), and click
.
5. Select File > Close.
If the software prompts you to save the plate document, click
The SDS software closes the plate document template.
6. Create a plate document from the plate document template as explained on
page 3-26.
Step 6 – Saving the Plate Document as a Template
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