Reporting Tips and Tricks

-including electronic sign-off

Nisar Ahmed,
Waters United Kingdom

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Custom Reporting
Agenda
New reporting features in Empower 3
Export to text function
Display e-signatures on the report
Emphasis on using Summary type reports
Hands On

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Empower Reporting
Individual

Summary
Summary-by- Injection
Summary-by-Vial
Summary-by-All

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Individual Reports
Individual - a separate report for each of the
selected data files (unprocessed channel or injection,
result, method, and so on) into a single report.

For data in a sample set or a result set, using an

individual report method generates a separate report
for each channel or result in the set.

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Summary Reports

Summary By All

A single-summary report for all of

the selected data items (every
channel, injection, and vial).

Summary By Vial

A summary report for each vial in

the selected data items (including
multiple injections and channels).

Summary By
Injection

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A summary report for each injection

ID. In the selected data items
(including multiple channels of
data).

Question
How many reports will Empower generate?

Vials
1
Injections 1 2
Channels ab ab

2
1
2
ab ab

3
1
ab

2
ab

Individual

Summary-by-All
Summary-by-Vial
Summary-by-Injection
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Individual Reports

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Summary Reports

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Reporting Using QuickStart

Ability to edit Report Methods

QuickStart Interface

Print using modified method if scaling only changed

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Report Scaling
Modify Report Scaling
only
Will be able to print from a modified report even in a FAT
project, without saving the report method version
Reason (comment) for changing the scaling will be required.
Reason will be printed on the report as no new version to attach the
comments to.

User must have ONLY the Modify Report Scaling Only

privilege

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Report Scaling

Modify Report Scaling

only

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Report Scaling

Modifying Report
Scaling only

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Report Scaling

Modify Report Scaling

only

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Report Page Scaling

Scale report as a percentage of paper size

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Peak Labels
Automatic number-labeling of peaks
or using abbreviated peak names

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Peak Labels

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Instrument Method Report Group

Instrument Method Report Group
Now allows to display only the Gradient Table

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Compliance Reporting
Time Zones

In a network environment & with the system policy enabled, each client
& LAC/E32 will have a time zone assigned
When ever data is acquired/processed/reported, the time stamp will
include the designated time zone
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Customizing Time Zones

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Time Zones in Reports

Compliance Reporting

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Undo/Redo
Undo Redo

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Error Reporting Log

You click the active tool to access the Report Error Log

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Export to Text

Configuration Manager: Export to text function

Export data profiles of users, systems, groups,

nodes, users types to text function.

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Export to Text

Configuration Manager:

Export to text function

Users, Systems, User-Groups,

Nodes, User Types
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Sign Off Table

Displaying e-Signatures in a report

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Permission to Use Report for Sign Off

1) Enable sign off in a
report method

2) Save the Report

2)

1)
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Sign Off Information on the report

e-signature is
contained and
displayed on
the report

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Why Create Summary Reports?

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Why Create Summary Reports?

Allow trending
Perform more logical data comparison

Evaluate data with statistical analysis

Perform sign-offs more efficiently

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Question

How many reports will Empower generate?

Vials
1
Injections 1 2
Channels ab ab

2
1
2
ab ab

3
1
ab

2
ab

Individual

Summary-by-All
Summary-by-Vial
Summary-by-Injection
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Modify the Peak Table Properties

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Order By

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Changing Group By

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Changing Group By

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Changing Name to Retention Time

as Order By

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Changing Name to Retention Time

as Order By

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Adding Name as Group By

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Adding Name as Group By

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Composite Groups

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Creating a Composite Group

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Properties of a Composite Group

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Adding SampleName as Order By

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Viewing the Modified Report

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Using Data Filters

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Using Data Filters

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Using Data Filters

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Using Data Filters

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Using Data Filters

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Composite GroupsAnother Example

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Using Compositing to Create a

Chromatogram and Table Summary Report

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Viewing the Report

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Creating a Composite Group

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Creating a Composite Group

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Editing the Composite Group

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Editing the Composite Group

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Editing the Composite Group

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Viewing the Report

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Editing the Composite Group

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Viewing the Report

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Automating Reporting Using

Sample Set Method

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Automate a Summary Report in Run

Samples

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Automate a Summary Report in Run

Samples

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Automate a Summary Report in Run

Samples

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Automate a Summary Report in Run

Samples

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Questions?

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