New Features

• Import - Support importing UV spectral data channels from Agilent OpenLab .dx data files

  The software now supports importing UV spectral data channels from an Agilent OpenLab .dx raw data file.

• Import - Improved Agilent OpenLab data channels order and default selection

  The software will now order the Data Channel list for the Agilent OpenLab raw data files based on detector type, then file size for easier selection.

• Import - Support importing UV spectra stored in a double precision format from Agilent .uv data files

  The software now supports importing UV spectra stored in a double precision format from an Agilent .uv raw data file.

• Import - Support importing chromatographic CDF files with non-uniform sampling

  The software now supports importing chromatographic CDF files with non-uniform sampling and a raw data retention time array.

• Import - Support Importing additional acquisition metadata from Agilent ChemStation raw data files as Image Attributes

  The software now supports importing additional sample acquisition metadata from Agilent ChemStation raw data files (.ch, .md, .uv) as Image Attributes.

  Compatibility:

  • Some file formatting metadata were imported by previous versions. Those metadata are not related to sample acquisition, and not imported any more.
  • Some attribute names are changed for readability including "File Description", "Sample Name", "Barcode", "Date & Time", "Instrument Model", "Inlet", "Method File", "Units", "Detector", "Misc. Information".
• Import - Better auto generated image file name for JEOL RBC/RPC files

  The auto-generated image file name for imported JEOL RBC and RPC files has been updated to include the more meaningful name of the raw data folder.

• Project - New File Format option for selecting a specific Data Channel for batch processing

  A new Data Channel parameter is added to the File Format options of Project's Auto Processing and Process Runs operations. A raw data file can contain multiple data channels. For example, an Agilent MassHunter or OpenLab data file may contain multiple FID and spectral data channels. This parameter allows users to select which data channel to be imported and processed by specifying the data channel name.

• Project - Better order for Project > Process Runs > File Format options

  Common options are now listed first in the File Format UI for Project's Auto Processing and Process Runs operations.

• Processing - New Hybrid Blob Detection Type

  The software now has a new Hybrid blob detection algorithm. The new algorithm combines 1D and 2D peak detection with options for shoulder detection and controlling how 1D peaks are merged.

  Compatibility: The new Hybrid algorithm type is the new default. The previous blob detection algorithm can be used by setting Detection Type to 2D via Configure > Settings > Blob Detection.

• UI - Improved UI and validation for Blob Detection settings

  The various Blob Detection settings panes have been updated to use a consistent layout and labels. Also, user input validation has been made consistent between Configure > Settings and Interactive Blob Detection. For example, the user now can turn off smoothing by specifying 0 as smoothing factors in both places.

• UI - Better CLIC Tool layout to show the CLIC Function/Property description

  CLIC Tool now shows the description for both selected function and blob property in a larger pane to the bottom.

• View - Context MS mode includes Lib Search MS in MS Viewer

  For a blob or an area, the Context MS mode now includes the corresponding spectrum for library search based on current settings.

• CLIC - Add String Contain function

  The software now includes a new CLIC function: STRCONTAIN( searchString, string ) for testing if a string contains the search string.

Fixed Bugs

• Edit - Adding a CLIC column to Blob Mouse-Over caused exceptions after Deconvolve/Unmix or Local Blob Detection [I-1092]

  When the Blob Mouse-Over settings contained a CLIC column item, an uncaught exception would occur after performing Deconvolve/Unmix or Local Blob Detection actions.

• Investigator - Auto Feature took very long time at the end of Generate Composite Chromatogram when processing a single image on a network drive [I-1087]

  When performing the Auto Feature step in Investigator with a data file on a network drive, the step would take a very long time.

• Tools - Import Plugin showed unnecessary warning when changing current directory [I-1084]

  When importing a plugin, entering a non-plugin directory path into the file browser would show a warning message instead of simply navigating to the location.

• Report - Summary Report set a super wide column in XLS sheet if an image attribute is a long string [I-1083]

  When saving a Summary Report as an Excel file, some Image Attribute values caused extremely wide columns in the spreadsheet.

Changes

• Default setting changes

  The default value for Minimum Area of the Blob Detection settings has been changed from 5 to 15.

• UI Changes
  • For the CSV Importer dialog used by Template > Import Compound List, the 'Include all unspecified columns as custom attributes' check box has been moved from the bottom of the dialog to just above the preview table.
  • The label for 'MS for Library Search' has been changed to 'Lib Search MS' for the Template settings and Export Image settings.