QIAcube HT User Manual 12/2017 7-317.2 Working with experimentsThe Home environment bundles all tasks for creating and opening experiments and for working with templates. It offersthe following functions:Creating a new, empty experiment from the Create Experiment sectionCreating a new experiment from a template from the Favorite Template sectionCreating a new experiment from a previously run experiment from the Recent Experiments sectionThe general workflow is to select a kit from the Home environment, define the experiment in the Experiment environmentand finally start the run. It is not necessary to finish the definition of an experiment in one step. A save function isavailable at any time, allowing you to save your progress and continue later. To facilitate the experiment definition, youcan use templates or reuse previously run experiments.7.2.1 Manage experiments and templatesExperiments and templates are managed in the Home environment. The following sections describe how to work withthem:For details about the template concept, refer to Experiments and templates.Create a template7.2.1.1An experiment can be saved as a template for future reuse. Use this function if you plan to enter the same values forexperiment setup for several experiments (e.g., for routinely performed experiments or for a series of runs).Prepare an experiment as the basis for the template:1. Create a new empty experiment. Alternatively, create an experiment from an existing experiment.2. Enter all values in the template that should be available for reuse.Note: If you created the experiment from an existing experiment, remove all values that should not be reused. Whenusing the template, it is easier to recognize that some values are still missing than to recognize that some valuesshould be changed.To save an open experiment as a template:1. Click on the small arrow to the right of the Save button in the button bar. From the displayed menu select Saveexperiment as.2. The Save experiment/template as file dialog opens.3. Select the directory where the template should be saved.4. Enter a name for the template.5. Select the file extension .qpmt for a template.6. Click Save.7. Add the created template to the favorite templates section.
