Auditing plate volumes in the Inventory Editor

About this topic

The VWorks software tracks the pipetting tasks performed on the labware during a protocol run, calculating the volume resulting from those tasks, and storing the information in the database. When the labware is displayed in the software, the volume is represented with color.

This topic describes how to use the Inventory Editor to audit the volume in a labware.

Procedure

To audit the volume of a labware:

1	In the Inventory Editor window, click the Inventory Management tab.

2	From the Select view type list, select the view.

3	Select the labware you want to audit.

 

4	Click Visualize Plate. The Audit Plate dialog box opens.

 

The liquid volume is displayed on the right. You can change the limits of this scale in the Scaling area.

 

Click this button...	To...
Zero based plate limits	Set the gradient limits from 0 µL to the highest volume found in the labware.
Auto scale to plate limits	Set the scale limits to the lowest and highest volume found in the labware.
Fixed Scales 1-7 µL	Set the minimum and maximum limits to 1 µL and 7 µL, respectively.
Manual limits (thresholds)	Manually set the lower and upper limits. Enter the value (in µL) in the Min and Max boxes.

The color legend indicates the following conditions.

 

Condition	Description
Not surveyed	The well is not available for measurement.
Empty	The well is empty.
Below threshold	The well is below the lower limit set by the user.
Above threshold	The well is above the upper limit set by the user.

Double-click on a color in the legend to change it.

Related information

 

For information about...	See...
Software inventory	About labware inventory management
Opening the Inventory Editor	Opening the Inventory Editor