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Tutorial - Update Inventory From File

Introduction

This tutorial will guide you step by step through the process of updating inventory from a robot-generated file, using a practical example of a cherry picking job.

For this example, imagine a cherry picking job that uses plates PTEST001, PTEST002, and PTEST003 to fill the wells of an existing plate, PEMPTY002. The file used in this workflow describes the actual movements performed by the robot.

Prerequisites

Required permissions

Sample Processing role is required to access this workflow.

Workflow

Job Initialization

Create a new job and select the Update inventory from file workflow.

Requesting

Nothing is mandatory here; no need to fill in.

  • Click the Next button.

Processing

  • Select the Standard (Wells) (;)

The Worklist Parser area expects a file containing the information about the tasks that were actually completed.

  • Upload the Worklist Parser.

  • Click the Next button to propagate those changes in the system. The tasks are processed in the Sample application.

Storing

The Storing step allows you to assign a location to the items involved in the job. First, for the output plates (plates created during the job).

  • Click Assign Location to Selected.
  • Select Paris and click Select to confirm your choice.
  • Click Next to continue to the input plates. Here, we won’t change the input plates location.
  • Click Next. You can increment the Thawing Cycle count of the input plates if necessary.

Pipe & Close

The Pipe & Close step provides a summary page where you can review the job and optionally pipe it to another workflow. You can also pipe this job to another one, allowing you to immediately start a new job using the input plates from this one.

For this tutorial, click Close & Quit to finish the job.