Thermo Fisher Scientific TraceFinder 2.0 User guide

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Thermo
TraceFinder
Version 2.0
User Guide
Optimized for Clinical Research
XCALI-97387 Revision A October 2011
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Release history: Revision A, October 2011
Minimum software requirements: Thermo Foundation™ 2.0 SP1; Thermo Xcalibur 2.2 SP1; Microsoft
Windows XP Professional SP3 or Windows 7 Professional; (optional) Thermo LC Devices 2.5
For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.
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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Special Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
System Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Contacting Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
About the TraceFinder Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
TraceFinder Summary of Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
TraceFinder Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Reporting Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Standard Report Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Custom Report Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Target Screening Report Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Installing the TraceFinder Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing the Power Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installing the NIST and QED Libraries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Launching the NIST Library Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Launching the Qual Browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Converting Legacy Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Choosing a Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Chapter 3 Using the Configuration Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
User Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Editing User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Choosing User Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Project Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Working with Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Working with Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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Compound Datastore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Opening and Saving a Datastore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Adding Compounds, Quantitation Peaks, and Confirming Ions to a
Datastore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Choosing Experiment Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Application Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Specifying the Reports Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Specifying Configuration Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Specifying Detection Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Enabling Optional Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Chapter 4 Using the Method Development Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Working with Master Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Creating a New Master Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Editing a Master Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Creating a Method Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Importing Published Master Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Exporting SRM Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Working with Instrument Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Working with Development Batches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Creating a Development Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Editing Samples in a Development Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Acquiring Samples in a Development Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Viewing Raw Data Files in the Qual Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Using Quick Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Chapter 5 Using the Acquisition Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
Working with Batches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Opening and Navigating the Acquisition Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Creating Batches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Using Quick Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Real-Time Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Acquisition Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Instrument Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Devices Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Queues Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Real-Time Trace Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Sample Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
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Chapter 6 Using the Analysis Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267
Using Quick Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Working in the Batch View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Batch View Panes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Creating a New Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Editing a Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Editing Report Output Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Setting Compound Active Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Submitting a Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Creating a Batch Using the Batch Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Working in Data Review View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Samples List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Quan Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Qual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Working in the Report View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Viewing Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Generating Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Working with Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Working with the Active View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Working in the Local Method View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Working in the Batch Template Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Appendix A Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383
Specifying Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Standard Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Custom Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Target Screening Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Report Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Sample Standard Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Batch Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Batch Report Rev 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Blank Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Calibration Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Calibration Density Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Check Standard Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Chromatogram Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Compound Calibration Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Compound Calibration Report - Alternate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Confirmation Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Confirmation Report 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
High Density Calibration Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
High Density Internal Standard Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
High Density Internal Standard Report Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
High Density Sample Report 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
High Density Sample Report 1 Long. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
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High Density Sample Report 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
High Density Sample Report 2 Long. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
High Density Sample Report 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
High Density Sample Report 3 Long. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Internal Standard Summary Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Ion Ratio Failure Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
LCSLCSD Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Manual Integration Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Method Detection Limit Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Method Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Method Validation Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
MSMSD Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
Quality Control Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Quantitation Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Quantitation Report - 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Solvent Blank Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Surrogate Recovery Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
TIC Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
TIC Summary Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
Appendix B Using Copy Down and Fill Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .437
Appendix C Using Filter Criteria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .441
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .443
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Preface
The TraceFinder 2.0 application is the newest application in the series of Thermo Scientific
GC/MS and LC/MS analytical software.
To suggest changes to documentation or to Help
Complete a brief survey about this document by clicking the link below.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Related Documentation
TraceFinder documentation includes the TraceFinder User Guide and four quick reference
guides as PDF files that you can access from the Windows™ Start menu or from within the
TraceFinder application.
To view TraceFinder documents using the Start menu
Go to Start > All Programs > Thermo TraceFinder > Manuals and choose one of the
following documents:
TraceFinder User Guide
TraceFinder Administrator Quick Reference Guide
TraceFinder Acquisition Quick Reference Guide
TraceFinder Analysis Quick Reference Guide
TraceFinder Shortcut Menus Quick Reference Guide
TraceFinder Custom Reports Tutorial
Contents
Related Documentation
Special Notices
System Requirements
System Activation
Contacting Us
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To open TraceFinder Help and access related documents from the application
1. Open the TraceFinder application and choose Help > TraceFinder Help.
To find a particular topic, use the Help Contents, Index, or Search panes.
2. To view the user guide or quick reference guides, choose Help > Manuals> User or
Quick Reference Guide.
The PDF opens in a new window.
Special Notices
This guide includes the following types of special notices:
IMPORTANT Highlights information necessary to prevent damage to software, loss of
data, or invalid test results; or might contain information that is critical for optimal
performance of the system.
Note Highlights information of general interest.
Tip Highlights helpful information that can make a task easier.
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System Requirements
Your system must meet these minimum requirements.
System Requirements
Computer 2.33 GHz processor dual core with 2 GB RAM
CD/R-ROM drive
Video card and monitor capable of 1280 × 1024 resolution (XGA)
75 GB available on the C: drive
•NTFS format
Instruments
(supported or
required)
Autosamplers:
•Triplus
• AS3000
GC Devices:
•FOCUS GC
•Trace GC Ultra
GC/MS mass spectrometers
Software Microsoft™ Windows XP Professional SP3
or Windows 7 Professional
Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 or Microsoft Excel™ 2007 SP2
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP 1
Thermo Foundation™ 2.0 SP1
Thermo Xcalibur™ 2.2 SP1
Adobe™ Reader™ 10.1
NIST™ 2008
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System Activation
When you first start the TraceFinder application, a dialog box displays the number of days
remaining in your 60-day free trial. If your free trial has expired, the License Activation
window opens.
Two types of licenses are available:
60-Day Evaluation Version (free of charge)
Full Version Single License
The evaluation version is full-featured and automatically expires 60 days after activation. Any
attempt to set back the system date automatically terminates this version. You can purchase
and then activate the full version of the TraceFinder application at any time, during or after
the free evaluation, without reinstalling the software.
Each activation key is valid only for a single license. Any additional installation generates a
different license and requires a different activation key.
For questions regarding activation, contact Thermo Fisher Scientific Technical Support in
San Jose, CA:
•E-mail:ThermoMSLicensing@thermofisher.com
Fax: 408-965-6120
Note You can open the License Activation window at any time during your trial period by
choosing Help > License Activation from the TraceFinder menu. If you already have a
permanent license, a message tells you that your product is fully licensed.
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To request an activation key
1. In the License Activation window, enter your information in the User Info area.
As you type, the License Text box creates an XML text string with your information.
2. In the Barcode box, type the barcode printed on the TraceFinder CD.
The form of the barcode number is either xxxx-xxxx-xxxx or xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx.
3. When you finish entering all your information, click Copy.
The application copies this XML text to the Clipboard.
If you have not completed all the information, a pop-up box opens, identifying the
missing information.
4. Paste this XML text in the body of an e-mail and send the e-mail to
ThermoMSLicensing@thermofisher.com.
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To use your activation key
1. When you receive your activation key, copy it from the e-mail.
2. Choose Help > License Activation from the TraceFinder menu.
The License Activation window opens.
3. Click Paste.
The application pastes the contents of the Clipboard to the License Text box.
4. Click Set.
The application is activated according to the type of authorization your license gives you.
Contacting Us
There are several ways to contact Thermo Fisher Scientific for the information you need.
To contact Technical Support
Find software updates and utilities to download at mssupport.thermo.com.
To contact Customer Service for ordering information
To get local contact information for sales or service
Go to www.thermoscientific.com/wps/portal/ts/contactus.
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Thermo Scientific TraceFinder User Guide 1
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Introduction
This chapter describes general features of the TraceFinder software.
About the TraceFinder Application
The TraceFinder application targets the clinical research market, creating the workflows that
laboratories use. It supports a focused workflow for specific non-bioanalytical laboratory use,
instrument control, and method development functionality in a single software package.
TraceFinder is the primary application for the TSQ Quantum™ XLS triple quadrupole mass
spectrometers.
The TraceFinder application can export SRM data in .xml format so that other applications
can import the files into their databases.
The TraceFinder application can import the following file types:
Sample lists in .csv or .xml format
See “Defining the Sample Liston page 229.
Processing (.pmd) and instrument (.meth) method files from the Xcalibur data system
See “Working with Master Methods” on page 94 or “Working with Instrument Methods
on page 201.
Compounds from files that use the datastore (.xml) format
See Adding Compounds, Quantitation Peaks, and Confirming Ions to a Datastoreon
page 59.
Contents
About the TraceFinder Application
TraceFinder Summary of Features
Tr a c e Finde r Wo r k f l ow
Reporting Features
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About the TraceFinder Application
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Batches, methods, or templates from the following applications:
–TraceFinder 1.0
–TraceFinder 1.1
EnviroLab Forms/QuanLab Forms/ToxLab Forms 2.5
EnviroLab Forms/QuanLab Forms/ToxLab Forms 3.0
See “Converting Legacy Dataon page 19.
The TraceFinder application checks the accuracy and precision of data against systems that
have previously been certified against a standard processing program, such as the Statistical
Analysis System (SAS).
Supported File Types
The TraceFinder application supports the following file types:
Comma-separated values (.csv): A set of file formats used to store tabular data in which
numbers and text are stored in plain textual form that can be read in a text editor. Lines in
the text file represent rows of a table, and commas in a line separate fields in the tables
row.
Extensible Markup Language (.xml): A generic framework for storing any amount of text
or any data whose structure can be represented as a tree. The only indispensable
syntactical requirement is that the document has exactly one root element (also called the
document element). This means that the text must be enclosed between a root start-tag
and a corresponding end-tag.
Instrument method (.meth): A proprietary file format for the Xcalibur software suite with
specific instructions that enable scientific instruments to perform data acquisition.
Processing method (.pmd): A proprietary file format for the Xcalibur software suite with
specific instructions on processing data that was acquired through the instruments
attached to the system.
Raw data (.raw): The file type for acquired samples on the system.
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About the TraceFinder Application
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TraceFinder Directory Structure
The TraceFinder application creates folders for projects/subprojects/batches and templates in
the C:\Thermo\TraceFinder\2.0\ClinTox directory. Within each batch folder, the application
creates folders for data, methods, and reports.
Figure 1. Example batch directory structure
IMPORTANT You cannot rename or move the folders created by the TraceFinder
application.
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TraceFinder Summary of Features
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TraceFinder Summary of Features
The TraceFinder system provides a workflow-oriented approach to high-throughput
quantitation. The system uses a batch-centric approach and tools to automate and speed up
the processes of method creation, loading samples, automatically generating data, manually
reviewing and editing results, and finalizing the data review and reporting process.
The TraceFinder software package includes data acquisition, processing, reviewing, and
reporting capabilities designed to assist analysts in clinical research applications. The
application has a fully automated acquisition mode and a manual data review mode. You can
use the data acquisition system to create and submit batches and monitor real-time review of
results.
The TraceFinder application uses a comprehensive processing method to provide improved
handling of ion ratio calculations, reviewing, and reporting. In addition, it can compare the
mass spectra and integrate the processes of data review and reporting.
Key features include the following:
Role-based authorization for LabDirector, ITAdmin, Supervisor, Technician, and QAQC
(quality assurance) roles
Configuration mode for user administration, project administration, datastore
administration, and application administration
Method Development mode for editing instrument methods, setting processing and error
flag parameters, and setting report options
Acquisition mode that acts as a wizard to guide you in creating batches and running
samples
Analysis mode with batch views, data review, local method views, and report views
Database-capable method development
Quantification workflows, supporting capabilities present in the LCquan and EnviroLab
Forms, QuanLab Forms, and ToxLab Forms applications
Standard and customized report formats
Features of the common workflow core include the following:
Acquisition and processing
•Peak detection
Quantification to include calibration
Error analysis and flag setting
•Reporting
Data persistence
Raw data file handling
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TraceFinder Workflow
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TraceFinder Workflow
The TraceFinder application is structured with a typical laboratory workflow in mind. You
create a batch, and the system injects samples into the instrument, runs the samples, analyzes
the data, and generates a report. You can set up a master method for specific compound
groups or assays that you expect to run in your laboratory. When you are ready to run a
particular type of sample, select the appropriate method and begin.
When using the TraceFinder application, follow these basic steps:
1. Create and save a master method in the Method Development mode.
A master method combines the instrument method and processing method that define
how the raw data is acquired and processed, how the error checking information evaluates
the results, and how the results appear in reports.
2. Create and submit a batch using one of the batch wizards.
A batch lists samples for processing and reporting using a specified method. Each row of a
batch represents a unique sample.
3. Monitor the status of the batch in the Real Time Status view.
The real-time display is visible from the dashboard and all the TraceFinder modes. You
can begin another batch while you watch the real-time display of the currently acquiring
batch.
4. Evaluate the data in the Analysis mode.
The Analysis mode includes views where you can review batches, batch data, reports, and
local methods.
5. View and print reports in the Report View of the Analysis mode.
Use the Report View to view or print the reports for the currently selected batch.
Note At any time, you can quickly view the system status by looking in the lower
right corner of the TraceFinder window. This area displays a green, yellow, or red
status light and a description of the number of samples in the queue (if any).
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Reporting Features
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Reporting Features
The report engine can generate several different types of reports designed to meet the needs of
the laboratory, the laboratory's customers, and key regulatory agencies that might review the
results. The following types of reports meet the requirements of various methods and
worldwide regulatory agencies, helping to track the performance of LC and GC systems and
methods. The reports divide into three groups: Standard, Custom, and Target Screening.
For additional information about standard, custom, or target screening reports and examples
of each standard report type, see “Reportson page 383. Examples of standard reports (as
PDF files) are also located in the C:\Thermo\TraceFinder\2.0\ClinTox\ExampleReports
folder.
Standard Report Types
•Batch Report
Batch Summary Report
•Calibration Report
•Calibration Curve Report
Chromatogram Report
Compound Calibration Report
Compound Calibration Report - Alternate
•Confirmation Report
High Density Calibration Report
High Density Internal Standard Report
High Density Internal Standard Report Long
•High Density Sample Report 1
High Density Sample Report 1 Long
•High Density Sample Report 2
High Density Sample Report 2 Long
•High Density Sample Report 3
High Density Sample Report 3 Long
Internal Standard Summary Report
Ion Ratio Failure Report
Manual Integration Report
•Method Report
•Negative Report
•Qualitative Peak Report
Qualitative Summary Report
Quality Control Report
Quantitation Report
Quantitation Report - 2
Sample Report
Sample Report Long
•Solvent Blank Report
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