The Sesame Overview |
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The Sesame Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) captures information on molecular biology,
structural genomics and structural biology projects. Equally useful to small and large
scale laboratory projects, Sesame collects and manages data on all aspects of a project, from bioinformatics through
cloning, protein expression and purification to structure determination. The key elements are written
in Java2 and can be accessed anywhere through the Internet and accommodate a wide variety of computer platforms. Sesame is
accessed either through a web browser or through Java Web Start software. The same functionalities are available through both
mechanisms. Full details on installing software are available on the
Requirements Page. Sesame consists of several application modules designed to allow the user to capture, organize and
retrieve different types of data. Each module consists of a simple user interface which accesses relevant data stored in
the central database. Several primary modules are currently available:
- SHEHERAZADE
- An extensive module capturing data on all aspects of a project.
- RUKH
- A module dedicated to tracking results from yeast two bybrid experiments.
- SAND/
SUNDIAL
- Modules for scheduling NMR spectrometers.
- JAFAR
- A module for DEVise/BMRB visualizations.
- CAMEL
- A module for storing, recovering, and disseminating parameters used in NMR data acquisitions.
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| This software is available to all parties interested in using it. Any individual interested in utilizing Sesame must first
become a registered user. This is accomplished by starting any of the Sesame modules and selecting
Register. The user chooses a username and password and must fill out a short biographical sketch. Please
note that Sesame passwords are transmitted and stored in an encrypted format and cannot be seen by anyone, including the Sesame
systems administrator (who can only change forgotten passwords). Once registered and logged onto a module, a user can update
the information in their
profile or change their password using functions found in the Options pull down menu. |
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| Data access within the Sherherazade and Rukh modules of Sesame is based on the concept of the electronic
lab group (which often mirrors a real world lab group, but doesn't have to). Any user may create an electronic lab group and populate it with information (the user
becomes the Lab Master and is given special rights and responsibilities which are discussed on the
Lab Master help page). Lab groups are created and populated with users through the Administration
function found in Lab Resources sub menu located in the Options menu. The Lab Master also has the
right to remove a user from the lab group at any time. A lab group created in Sheherazade is
automatically propagated to the Rukh module, and visa versa. Slightly different types of groups exist in
the Camel, Sand and Jafar modules and will be discussed individually in the help pages specifically dealing with those modules. |
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| A user may belong to an unlimited number of different lab groups, however, only the records of a single lab group
can be searched and viewed at any one time. A user can only view the records in the currently designated default lab
. The Membership View found in the Options pull down menu is used to manipulate
the different lab groups to which a user belongs. At the top of the Membership View, the current
default lab is listed. To change from one lab group to another, highlight the group
name in the left-hand box and select Set Default Lab from the
Membership menu. A user may resign from a lab
group at any time simply by highlighting the lab group from the left-hand box and
selecting Remove Lab from the same menu. At the bottom of
the interface, is listed the vital information of the Lab Master of the highlighted lab group. A full list of members of a given
lab group can be obtained by highlighting the group and selecting View Lab Members from the
Membership menu. |
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| All records created by any member of a lab group are immediately visible to all group members.
However, with a few exceptions (noted in subsequent pages), only the owner of a record has the
priviledges necessary to alter a record. |
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