OpenLab CDS (version 2.x) Data Exporting as Archive file

This Information Applies To: OpenLab CDS (version 2.x) system

Issue:

This article explains how to export CDS 2.x data as Archived file.

For copying CDS 2.x data to another Projects or another CDS2 systems, you can use data export as archive file, and import archive file to another system.

You can use this technique for data exchange or troubleshooting purposes.

Archived data file contains whole items of Result Set or Single Injection data.
Exported/Imported CDS2.x data always contain only latest version of data for Workstation Plus or client/server systems.
It does not contain older versions inside Archived files.
For Importing CDS2.x archive file, see also this article: CDS2 Data Importing from Archive file of CDS2.x system

Steps to follow

1. Double-click the OpenLab CDS 2.x Data Analysis icon of the project containing the data for export.
   
   
2. Select Data Selection node and click the Import/Export tab.
   Click Import to display the Open File dialog box.
   
3. In the Open File dialog box, browse and select the required archived data file and click Open.
   
   
4. An import confirmation dialog box will be displayed. Confirm the information in this dialog box and click OK.
   
   
   
5. Wait for the import of selected data to complete.
   
   
   
6. During processing, if your archived data contains many samples, please double-click the File Upload Queue icon on the Windows taskbar
   
   1. File Upload Queue dialog box will open.
      
      
   2. This dialog box shows the current import queue and State of the files being imported.
   3. The Refresh button will update the process. If this dialog box has no longer a queue, the upload has been completed.
   4. The Details button displays information for queued data to check details then close.
      
      
      
   5. When all queues are gone, uploading has been completed. This dialog box can be closed at any time.
   
   
   
7. After uploading the Archive file, click the Home tab and then click the Refresh button to update the Data Selection tree and display uploaded CDS2.x data
   
   
8. Select uploaded data and check the Injection List to confirm that contents are correct.
   

Learn more on how to effectively troubleshoot your OpenLab CDS (ver. 2.x): See the following User Manual (p.124) : Agilent OpenLab CDS Workstation Plus(with Content Management) Installation and Configuration.