How to Submit a Single Sample in Agilent OpenLab CDS (ver 2.x)

Answer

This Information Applies To: Agilent OpenLab CDS Software (ver 2.x).

Issue:

This article will give instructions on how to submit a single sample run in the OpenLab CDS Software.

Steps to follow:

1. Launch the acquisition software through the OpenLab Control Panel, selecting Instruments in the bottom-left corner menu, then selecting the instrument from the list of instruments and clicking Launch. Alternatively, do it by double-clicking the shortcut on the PC desktop (if there is a shortcut created).
2. In the Acquisition window's Home tab, select the Single Sample layout.
3. Enter or select all necessary or relevant Run Information: Sample name, Acq. method (Acquisition Method), Proc. method (Processing Method), Result path, Result name (see Figure 1).
   1. For Sample name and Result name, any of the various token options available can be selected to quickly assign counters, acquisition method, date, or other variables to the name.
   2. Under Autosampler, select the Injection source and Injection volume and specify the Vial position.
4. Optionally:
   
   1. In the Processing Section, enter values for Sample amount, Multiplier, Dilution Factor (Dil.factor), or the Level if the Calibration check box is selected.
   2. It is also possible to a Sample Description and prioritize the sample within the run queue by clicking the check box Prioritize Sample.
5. Click Run to launch the measurement and analysis of the single sample (see Figure 1). The sample will be added to the Run Queue
   
   

Figure 1. How to submit a single sample in OpenLab CDS

Tips: A set of single runs can be processed in Data Analysis as a new result set. See Creating a New Result Set From Self-Assembled Result Sets - OpenLab CDS (ver 2.x).

Learn how to effectively operate your Agilent OpenLab CDS Software: HPLC-OLII-1122e - Agilent OpenLab CDS for HPLC - Instrument Status and Single Runs e-learning course from Agilent Education