Agilent OpenLAB

Chromatography Data
System (CDS)
ChemStation Edition

Reusing Data from

ChemStation B.04.03 SP1 and
SP2 in OpenLAB CDS
ChemStation Edition C.01.06
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Contents
1 Reusing Your Data in OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition with
OpenLAB Data Store or OpenLAB ECM
Sequence Data Stored in Result Sets 6
Transferring ChemStation Data to OpenLAB Data Store or OpenLAB
ECM 7
Requirements 7
Step 1 – Verify Containers are in Use. 7
Step 2 – Create a Result Set for Results that are not in a Container. 8
Step 3 – Manually Transfer Data Into OpenLAB Data Store or OpenLAB
ECM. 11

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Edition C.01.06 System
Steps to Migrate 14
Facts to Know for Data Migration 16
Compatibility of ChemStation Entities 16
Migration of Reporting Templates 16
Migration of Classic Methods to RC.net Methods 16
Estimated Time to Upgrade 16
List of Detailed Documents to Reference 17

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Reusing ChemStation Data

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Reusing Your Data in OpenLAB CDS
ChemStation Edition with OpenLAB
Data Store or OpenLAB ECM
Sequence Data Stored in Result Sets 6
Transferring ChemStation Data to OpenLAB Data Store or OpenLAB
ECM 7

This chapter describes a manual procedure for transferring

ChemStation Sequences that were stored in containers (now
called result sets), from a ChemStation file system into
OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition with Data Store or ECM.
These instructions support the transfer of data from ChemStation
B.04.03 SP1 to OpenLAB CDS ChemStation C.01.04 or higher.

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Sequence Data Stored in Result Sets

In order to strengthen the association between data files and
methods, the usage of result sets has been introduced with
ChemStation B.02.01 (result sets have been called sequence
containers then). If you use a central data storage system
(OpenLAB ECM or OpenLAB Data Store), the complete result
set (sequence/methods/data files/report templates) is
transferred to the central repository as one entity.

Figure 1 Sequence Acquisition with Unique Folder Creation ON

The methods in the folder Chem32\1\methods serve as master

methods. They remain unchanged during acquisition and data
analysis.
Similarly, the sequences in the folder Chem32\1\sequence serve
as sequence templates that can be used to rerun (but not
reprocess) a sequence several times.
Report Templates in the folder Chem32\repstyle serve as a
starting point for developing your own report templates.
If your data is not in this format, Agilent recommends changing your
NOTE
configuration now, to be ready to migrate easily in the future.
See “Step 1 – Verify Containers are in Use.” on page 7, for more details on
this.

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Transferring ChemStation Data to OpenLAB Data Store or OpenLAB ECM

Requirements
The user who will carry out this transfer must be part of the
Local Administrator group.
The user should have administrative privileges in ChemStation
and in OpenLAB Shared Services (the Everything privilege in
OpenLAB Control Panel) so he can edit the method and
sequence data path, select the ECM or Data Store path in the
transfer settings, and create and configure instruments in
OpenLAB Shared Services.
The data to be transferred must be stored in containers (result
sets).
Step 1 – Verify Containers are in Use.
Only data stored in a container (result set) will transfer to Data
Store or ECM.
Before continuing, verify that the data being transferred is in a
container. Data in containers will look similar to the screen
capture below. Notice that all the data files, the sequence file,
and the methods used in the sequence are grouped in a single
folder. This folder, known as the container in ChemStation
B.04.03, is now called the result set.
If you see the data is not in this format, Agilent recommends changing
NOTE
your configuration now, to be ready to migrate easily in the future.

For old data that is not in a container, create one as described in step
2.

Result Set for the sequence

named “My Sequence”

For more details on ChemStation data Structure please refer to

the OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition Concepts and

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Workflows guide (M8301-90015).

Step 2 – Create a Result Set for Results that are not in a Container.
Use the Result Set Migration screen in ChemStation to make
containers (result sets) for the data to be uploaded to Data
Store or ECM.

Only use this procedure if you are certain about the sequence and method that
NOTE was used to produce the data.

1 From the Data Analysis view of the OpenLAB ChemStation,

select Sequence > Result Set Migration… to open the Result Set
Migration dialog.

2 Navigate to, and select the sequence template from the

ChemStation B.04.03 backup data acquired for that
instrument folder.
If you do not know which sequence was used, please refer to
*.log in data folder.
This figure highlights the log file (Test3.log) in the Test3 data
folder:

This figure shows the Test3.log file opened in Notepad, with

the name of the sequence file highlighted:

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Test3.LOG

Sequence used

3 Select the Method folder from the ChemStation B.04.03

backup location.
4 Select the source folder from the ChemStation B.04.03
backup location.

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5 Select the destination folder. Create a new subfolder within

the data folder structure of the upgraded C.01.04 location
and select it as the destination.
6 Click Start.

7 If the result set migration was successful, an appropriate

message will be displayed as highlighted in the figure below.

For more information on result sets refer to ChemStation

documentation.

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Step 3 – Manually Transfer Data Into OpenLAB Data Store or OpenLAB

ECM.
1 Setup a client PC with a Data Store or ECM connection.
For ECM, please refer to the ECM Installation Guide.
For Data Store, please refer to the Data Store Installation
Guide.
2 Create folders for your data, methods, and sequences in
Data Store or ECM.
3 In the ChemStation Method and Run Control view, browse to
Data Store or ECM > Preferences. In the Preferences dialog:
a Click the Paths tab and enter the paths for Sequence,
Data, and Methods that were used with the ChemStation
file system.
b Click the Transfer Settings tab and select the Import After
Reprocessing check box. Verify that the data transfer path
is set to the correct path.
If the Import After Reprocessing check box is cleared and grayed out in
NOTE
the Preferences, this option needs to be enabled for the entire workstation
in the ChemStation Administration Tool. This tool is accessible to
administrators (under Start Menu > Programs > Agilent Technologies>
OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition).

Add Methods from a ChemStation File System to Data Store or

ECM
1 From ChemStation Explorer, in the Method and Run Control
view, click the Methods tab and then double-click a method
to load it.
2 Click Data Store or ECM > Save Method.
3 Browse to a folder created in Data Store or ECM and save
the method.
4 The method icon in the ChemStation Navigation Pane will
change from to indicating that the method has
been saved to Data Store or ECM.
5 If the instrument configuration of the method being saved
does not match the current instrument configuration, the
configuration may need to be resolved prior to saving.

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Add Sequence Templates from a ChemStation File System to Data

Store or ECM
1 From ChemStation Explorer, in the Method and Run Control
view, click the Sequence Templates tab and then double-click a
sequence template to load it.
2 Click Data Store or ECM > Save Sequence Template.
3 Browse to a folder created in Data Store or ECM and save
the sequence template.
4 The icon for the sequence template will change from to
indicating the sequence template has been saved to
Data Store or ECM.

Add Data from a ChemStation File System to a Data Store or ECM

System
For this way of importing data, the Import After Reprocessing check box
NOTE
must be selected in the Preferences > Transfer Settings dialog or in the
ChemStation Administration Tool.

1 From ChemStation Explorer, in the Data Analysis view, click

the Data tab.
2 Double-click data that you want to add to Data Store or
ECM. Please note that only data stored in a container or
result set will be transferred.
3 Reprocess the data by choosing the Reprocessing Mode and
clicking (Start Sequence Reprocessing) in the sequence
reprocessing toolset.
4 Data from the file system will appear in Data Store or ECM.
The sequence icon in the ChemStation Navigation Pane will
change from to indicating that the sequence has
been saved to Data Store or ECM.

Add Other Files from a ChemStation File System to a Data Store or

ECM System
1 In the Method and Run Control view or in the Data Analysis
view, Click Data Store or ECM > Upload Files.
2 In the Upload file dialog, select the file to upload and the
target folder in Data Store or ECM.
You can add UV-libraries (*.uvl), column databases (*.mdb),
Easy Sequence templates (*.est) or classic report templates
(*.frp).

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Reusing ChemStation Data

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Reusing Your Data in a Standalone
Open LAB CDS ChemStation Edition
C.01.06 System
Steps to Migrate 14
Facts to Know for Data Migration 16
Estimated Time to Upgrade 16
List of Detailed Documents to Reference 17

This chapter describes how to move methods, sequence and

data files from a standalone ChemStation Workstation, version
B.04.03 SP1 and SP2, to an OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition
Workstation, version C.01.06 when the data is stored in the
container mode.
Also included in this chapter is a list of documents that contain
more details on reusing data.

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Steps to Migrate
1 Manually backup data acquired for all ChemStation B.04.03
SP1 instruments.
2 Run the Configuration Editor and record the following
details of each configured instrument. You need these
details to reconfigure your instruments in OpenLAB CDS
ChemStation Edition C.01.06.
a Instrument number
b Instrument name
c Instrument type
d Connection settings (for example, IP address or GPIB
address)
3 Uninstall all Add-On Solutions. Refer to the Add-On Solution
manual for specific uninstallation instructions.
4 Install OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition C.01.06. During
the installation, the Master Installer either uninstalls the
previous ChemStation or moves it to a different folder
before installing OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition
C.01.06.
• If you choose to keep the existing ChemStation folder, the
installed ChemStation files are removed, and all
user-created files are moved to a backup folder, for
example, Chem32_001.
• If you choose to create a new folder, the existing folder is
retained with its original name.
5 To move data which was previously saved in a container
mode, add the path from the ChemStation B.04.03 version to
the new directory/machine by using the Preferences > Path >
Add function.
a In the Data Analysis view, select View > Preferences to
open the Preferences dialog box.
b Click the Paths tab.
c Press Add and navigate to the location of the sequence
templates, data, and master methods, that were created
by the ChemStation B.04.03 system. (This could be from
the backup folder of the ChemStation B.04.03 system,
which was prepared before upgrading to C.01.06, or the
backup folder Chem32_001 generated by C.01.06 Master
Installer.)

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d Click OK.

The selected paths and all the sequence templates, data,

and master methods stored in them are now displayed in
the ChemStation Explorer.

6 Double-click each sequence, one at a time, to load the

associated data files into ChemStation memory, then click
the Start Reprocessing icon to reprocess the data and
generate a C.01.06 ChemStation result set. Please see the
Checksum.ini and Sequence.acaml file for the time stamp to
confirm that the data was reprocessed.

Start Reprocessing icon

Path identified in step 5

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Facts to Know for Data Migration

Compatibility of ChemStation Entities

In general, forward compatibility is guaranteed. This means that
it is possible to load methods, sequence templates and data
from previous versions in newer versions. This is especially true
for loading files from any ChemStation rev. B.xx.xx version into
OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition rev. C.xx.xx. But there is
no backward compatibility. Once a method or sequence
template has been stored in OpenLAB CDS ChemStation
Edition rev. C.xx.xx, it can no longer be used in a ChemStation
rev. B.xx.xx. The same is true for data. Loading data files from
OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition rev. C.xx.xx in
ChemStation rev. B.xx.xx is not supported and could lead to
serious issues with the data files creating wrong or incomplete
results. Therefore Agilent recommends clearly separating
ChemStation rev. B.xx.xx files from OpenLAB CDS
ChemStation Edition rev. C.xx.xx files within ECM to make sure
that files are not loaded in an older version by accident.

Migration of Reporting Templates

Currently there is no migration for old FRP report templates to
the new RDL report template format. Old FRP templates will
continue to work in OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition rev.
C.xx.xx, but new RDL templates have to be created from
scratch.

Migration of Classic Methods to RC.net Methods

RC.net methods were introduced in ChemStation rev. B.04.02.
The method migration (migrating classic methods to RC.net
methods) will still work the same way in OpenLAB CDS
ChemStation Edition rev. C.xx.xx. An RC.net method cannot be
converted back to a classic method.

Estimated Time to Upgrade

The estimated time to upgrade from ChemStation B.04.03 SP1
to OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition rev. C.xx.xx is
approximately 30 minutes for software upgrade.

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List of Detailed Documents to Reference

1 Overview of Upgrade procedures:
Please refer to the chapter Overview of the Upgrade
Procedure in the OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition
Upgrade Preparation Guide, (M8301-90032,
CDS_CS-Upgrade.pdf on disc 2)
2 Result Set Migration and more details on ChemStation data
structure:
Please refer to the chapters Result Set Migration and
ChemStation Data Structure in the OpenLAB CDS
ChemStation Edition Concepts and Workflows Guide
(M8301-90015, CDS_CS_Concepts.pdf on disc 2)
3 Upload and reprocess workflows:
Please refer to the chapter Working with ChemStation and
Central Data Storage in the OpenLAB CDS ChemStation
Edition with Central Data Storage Concepts Guide
(M8301-90083, CDS_CS-with-DataStorage.pdf on disc 2)

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