Open Labs EZChrom Edition compared to Open Labs 2.x

Hi mr.white! Glad to see you back on the Community!

The best resource I can think of for seeing what has changed between OpenLab CDS 2.1 and 2.5 is in the attached 2.5 Release Notes. This document lists each major change for each full release of OpenLab CDS.

As for benefits of using OpenLab CDS, I think this brochure does a good job of summarizing the big points: https://www.agilent.com/cs/library/brochures/5991-8951EN_openlab_cds_brochure.pdf 

Hello ryoboyle,

thank you, and nice to see that you still here !

i found the release notes

https://www.agilent.com/cs/library/usermanuals/public/CDS_ReleaseNotes.pdf

Is the "Content Manager" Always included.

I assume that we get the "Server/Client" Version this time.

Maybe later i Need more documents regarding the Migration of EZChrom to Open Labs. But this is far in the future.

https://www.agilent.com/cs/library/usermanuals/public/OpenLabMigrationTool_en.pdf

But i am very happy to work with Open Labs again.

For a client/server installation of OpenLab CDS you can choose to use either OpenLab Server/ECM XT or ECM 3.6 for your backend storage. OpenLab Server is what the Workstation Plus installation of OpenLab CDS use, so I believe that is what you are referring to as Content Manager. 

I looked into the release notes.

What are the differences in calculation and Basic Features between Open Labs EZ Chrom Edition

( i never worked with it, but want to prepare for it )  and Open Labs 2.5 ?

I found out that the "Peak Explorer" is not included. ( Which is a great tool )

I assume the sample sheduler is also not included.

I looked into the release notes.

What are the differences in calculation and Basic Features between Open Labs EZ Chrom Edition

( i never worked with it, but want to prepare for it )  and Open Labs 2.5 ?

I found out that the "Peak Explorer" is not included. ( Which is a great tool )

I assume the sample sheduler is also not included.

Hello,

You are correct that peak explorer is not available in OpenLab EZChrom. OpenLab Sample Scheduler however is compatible with both OpenLab CDS and OpenLab EZChrom, but it is a product that would need to be purchased separately and is not included by default with either application. 

The question of differences in basic calculations is a very broad one and cannot really answered fully on this forum. I will however point out that it is possible select the EZChrom integrator in OpenLab CDS so your peaks can be integrated the same, though the peak responses (area and height) will most likely be different between the two applications. The explanation for this can be found in the replies of the below post:

Ezchrom vs CDS 2.4 areas