Select Method
Enables to select a method when invoked from Sequence or Single Analysis dialog or select, open and edit a method when invoked from Method Setup dialog.
Enables an option to open specific version of method. The most recent version of the method is always automatically preselected. The method file maintains a history of adjustments as a list of versions. A new version is created anytime when saving is invoked and the method contains some modification compared to previous version.
If a version from history (not the latest one) is selected it will be opened as Read Only preventing any modifications to it. Such method can still be printed. For its modifications it is necessary to save as a new method using the File - Save As... command under new unique filename.
Text in the Version dropdown list such as #1; 25.11.2019 9:59:10 stands for version of the file, date and time when the version was saved. In this case the method Ethanol in blood there is about to be open version # 1 which was saved on 25th November 2019 at 9 hours 59 minutes and 10 seconds. Time and date is displayed according to current system locale settings in Windows.
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In some places in Clarity the Version dropdown may be missing - certain actions such as reprocessing a chromatogram in the Batch dialog can only be performed according to the latest method version, so the dialog in fact only serves to select the method according to which such action will be performed.
A name of Clarity user who created the method. The name origins from the User Name entered in Login Dialog during logging to Instrument.
Description of the method as given in Method Description field in the Measurement tab of the Method Setup dialog.
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To display the method used in the measurement in progress, invoke the Method command from the Single Analysis dialog or the Sequence - Edit Current Method command from the Sequence window.