Controlling Devices from the Control Panel
Creating and Starting Sample Batches

Chromatography systems are often operated day and night to ensure the best possible rate of utilization. To facilitate processing, Chromeleon allows you to group different sequences in a Batch:

• Select Edit on the Batch menu. The Batch dialog box is opened.

• On the Batch List tab page, click Add to add the sequences to be processed. (In the Browse dialog box, select Sequence as Object of type and navigate to the sequence(s) of interest. Click Open to confirm your selection.) If necessary, click Remove to remove any unwanted sequences. To delay the start of a sequence, select the sequence and click Set Delay. A dialog box is opened. Enter the date and time to start the sequence and click OK.

• Use the Reporting tab page to determine the print and report options. Select the Print/Export Report check box to open the Batch Report dialog box. Use this dialog box to specify which pages of the Printer Layout you want to print or export and for which samples you want to print/export the selected pages. Confirm your settings by clicking OK. On the Reporting tab page, also determine whether the selected pages shall be printed or exported immediately after the corresponding sample has been processed or when the entire batch has been finished. (For more information, refer to Preparing the Printout  Printing the Results of a Sequence or a Sample Batch.)

• On the Error Handling tab page, determine the behavior of Chromeleon if errors occur during batch processing.  
  Under Emergency Program, select the program to be run if an Abort error occurs. Select the program from the drop-down list or click Browse to navigate to the file of interest. (For more information, refer to Creating and Modifying Programs  Specifying an Emergency Program).  
  Under Power Failure Handling, determine the program to be run when the server restarts after a power failure. Select the program from the drop-down list or click Browse to navigate to the file of interest. (For more information, refer to Creating and Modifying Programs  Creating a Power Failure Program). In addition, determine how the system shall proceed after running the power failure program. Select an action from the drop-down list.

• On the Transfer tab page, determine whether the data shall be copied when the batch has been processed. Select the Copy data to the following location check box, and then click Browse to navigate to the desired location. The options provided in the Options section depend on whether the Online Transfer Agent (= OTA) is installed on your computer. If the Online Transfer Agent is installed, the following options are available:

If the Online Transfer Agent is not installed on your computer, the Chromeleon client transfers the data. If the OTA is installed, data transfer is performed by the OTA service. In this case, it is possible to start the batch even if the client is not running and to have data transferred to network datasources that you are not allowed to access.

 Tip: 

To use the Online Transfer Agent, make sure that the Multiple Network Control license is available on your PC (see  Chromeleon Licenses).

For information about how to install the Online Transfer Agent, refer to Starting and Monitoring the Server, Setting Up the Server for Network Access  Setting Up the Online Transfer Agent for Network Access in the Administrator Help section.