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More Rights and Responsibilities of the Lab Master

Several lab resources are more complicated than the simple lists discussed before. The Administration resource is used to add and remove users from the group. This view contains a list of all users that are members of the group. Highlighting any given user brings up the contact information for that person. The Lab Master also has the option to output the contact information for the entire group in a number of different formats.

Administration Lab Resource

Initially, only the Lab Master is able to modify lab resources, however, the Can Do resource allows the Lab Master to delegate responsibility for individual lab resources to lab members. A single lab member can be assigned responsibility for multiple resources and multiple lab members can be responsible for the same resource. The Lab Master retains permission for all resources at all times. The Lab Master can also use the Can Do resource to allow other users to generate XML files containing all of the information contained within a view.

Can Do Lab Resource

The Lab Protocol resource is used to define the protocols that are associated with all record types. Protocols are very important elements in Sesame as they determine the list of actions that can be entered into a record as well as the protocol tree that will be assigned to the record. For each protocol, the Lab Master must define the protocol name and contact information, specify the type of Sesame record that the protocol will be associated with, enter a text description of the protocol, create a list of actions associated with the protocol and define a protocol tree for capturing data. Using the icons found on the righthand side of the field, protocol trees are built up by adding named fields to create PC-style directory tree containing nodes and leaves.

Protocol Lab Resource

The Recipes resource allows the Lab Master to enter the recipes for various solutions and mixes that are used in the lab.

Recipes Lab Resource

The Bulk Load resource allows a Lab Master to upload large amounts of data into Sesame. The ability to do this restricted, even among Lab Masters, contact the Sesame development team for more information.

The Robot Rack resource is used to describe racks of solutions used by crystallization robots for setting up screens. The Lab Master names the rack and enters some descriptive information. Solutions are added to and removed from the rack with the red and green icons found on the righthand side of the field. Note that slots in the rack may be designated as "empty".

Robot Rack Lab Resource

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