GC Sysadmin

223-60168A
Feb. 2009
Shimadzu GCsolution
Chromatography Data System
Administration Manual
Version 2.3
Read the instruction manual thoroughly before you use the product. Keep this
instruction manual for future reference.
Shimadzu Corporation
Analytical & Measuring Instruments Division
Kyoto, Japan
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Introduction
Thank you very much for purchasing the GCsolution software for Shimadzu gas chromatography workstations (hereafter
called GCsolution).
GCsolution allows you to control the Gas Chromatograph (hereafter called GC) from your personal computer, acquire chromatograms and other different kinds of data, and reanalyze the acquired data under different parameters on your personal computer.
This manual explains the operational procedures and basic idea of system administration and data management using GCsolution. Its provided as a PDF file so that it can be referred to on-line whenever operations related to system administration are
needed.
As separate volume, the Operation manual is attached as printed manual, and the Reference manual is attached as PDF file on
GCsolution CD-ROM.
The Operation manual has been put together in order to familiarize you with the basic knowledge required to operate GCsolution. Be sure to read it throughly before using this software. After reading the manual, keep it in a safe place so that it can be
accessed whenever necessary.
The Reference manual covers the on-line help information in PDF format. For detailed information on the functions of GCsolution, refer to this.
This manual assumes that the reader is knowledgeable of basic operations of Windows. For the operation of Windows, refer
to the instruction manual that comes with that product.
Using the instruction manual

Kinds of instruction manuals
The GCsolution package contains the following information that describes the operational procedures and functions.
Name
Operation manual
GCsolution
Media
for
Description
Printed document
Explains the operational procedures for data acquisition and analysis using
GCsolution.
On-line help
GCsolution program
Provides detailed information on parameters and setting ranges. This is

accessible from the Help menu in GCsolution. (For using the on-line help,
refer to section 12.1.1 Using Help p.107 in this instruction manual.
Operation manual for

GCsolution (PDF version)
CD-ROM disk for installation
Provides the operations volume of the instruction manual as a PDF file so

that it can be viewed on your personal computer. It is accessible from the
Help menu in GCsolution. (For using this PDF, refer to section 12.1.2
Using the Online Manual p.108 in this instruction manual.
Quick manual for GCsolution (PDF version)
Provides the Quick manual as a PDF file so that it can be viewed on your
personal computer.
References manual for

Provides the Reference manual as a PDF file so that the on-line help can be
printed out or referenced as appropriate via the hyperlink from the operations volume of the instruction manual (PDF version). The general table of
contents is available, including all the instruction manuals (PDF versions).
It allows you to use each instruction manual via the hyperlink.
Administration manual for

Expands the operational procedures and basic idea of system administration and data management using GCsolution. This manual is provided as a
PDF file so that it can be refered whenever operations related to system
administration are needed. The general table of contents is available,
including all the instruction manuals (PDF versions). It allows you to use
each instruction manual via the hyperlink.
Legends for instruction manual

This manual uses the following legends:
Legend
Meaning
Gives you tips.
L
<
>
Shows a window or view name; e.g., <Data Acquisition> window or <Method> view.
Shows a parameter, tab, column, cell, bar name, menu command , that can be selected from the menu bar.
[ ]-[ ] command
Shows a sequence of selecting the menu in the first [ ] and then selecting the command in the second [ ].
For example, [File]-[Print] command means that you should click on the File menu and then select the
Print command from the displayed list of commands.
Contents
1
1.1
GxP Support Functions

Overview of GxP Support Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.2
2
2.1
GxP Support Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
System Administration
Reviewing System Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.2
2.3
2.5
Starting the System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1
Short Time after System Operation Has Been Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the Security Support Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.1
Performing a System Check before Batch Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Performing a QA/QC Criteria Check After Batch Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Outputting Batch Processing Results in Common Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Setting Action Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Setting User Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Using a Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.3.1
3.3.2
3.3.3
Login Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Current User Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Restricting the Operations according to User Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Protecting an Analytical Task by Locking the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Using the Batch Advanced Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3.2.1
3.2.2
3.2.3
3.2.4
3.2.5
3.3
Viewing the History of System Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Changing Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Work Flow Management

3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.3
3.1.4
3.2
Setting User Administration Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Registering (Changing/Deleting) Rights Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Registering (Changing/Deleting) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.5.1
2.5.2
What is System Administration? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

System Administration Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
System Administration Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Designing a System Administration Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Using the System Administration Tools to Set Available Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.3.1
2.3.2
2.4
What is GLP/GMP? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
What is FDA 21 CFR Part 11? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Creating a New File Using a Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Saving a File as a Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Example of Using a Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Audit Trail
Important File Concepts for Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
4.1.4
4.1.5
System Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Method File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Report Format File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Batch File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Data File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
LabSolutions/GCsolution Administration
4.2
Referencing a Record in a Data File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

4.2.1
4.2.2
4.2.3
4.2.4
4.2.5
4.2.6
4.3
4.4
Check Raw Data Integrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Checking Other History Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.4.1
4.4.2
Checking the History on Operations and Errors (Output Window) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Checking the Log in the System Configuration/Method File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Validation
5.1
Testing the System Suitability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

5.1.1
5.1.2
5.2
5.3
Performing System Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

After Replacing Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Performing Software Validation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

5.3.1
5.3.2
5.3.3
Performing Column Performance Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Performing the QA/QC Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Performing Hardware Validation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

5.2.1
5.2.2
Performing Program Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Performing the Function Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Loading the Function Check Data Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Data Administration
6.1
Facilitating File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

6.1.1
6.1.2
6.1.3
6.1.4
6.2
6.3
Managing the Print Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Storing a Data File for a Long Period of Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Devising a Data Storage Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Using a Print Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Using CLASS-Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6.4.1
Displaying Extension Tab of the <Data Explorer> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Reviewing the Long-Term Storage of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

6.3.1
6.3.2
6.3.3
6.3.4
6.4
Customizing Data Explorer Display Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Previously Giving a File Name that is Easy to Manage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Using a Variety of Information for File Searches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Search for a File Based on its Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Handling Other Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

6.2.1
Specifying Method of Loading Data to CLASS-Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Appendices
7.1
Performing the Maintenance of System Management Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

7.1.1
7.2
Using the Database Maintenance Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Managing the System on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

7.2.1
II
Referencing Data File Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Referring Instrument Parameters and System Configuration Used for Data Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Referring to Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Referencing Audit Trail Log in Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Data Rollback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Export a Batch Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Using the Instrument Maintenance Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
7.3
Setting the PDF Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

7.3.1
7.3.2
7.3.3
Before Setting the PDF Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Setting the PDF Output (for Version 5.0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Setting up PDF output (for Version 6.0 or later) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Contents of Operation Manual
Contents of Reference Manual
Index
III
11.1.
1.1.1
1 GxP Support Functions

1.1
Overview of GxP Support Functions
What is GLP/GMP?
GLP is an abbreviation for Good Laboratory Practices. GMP is an abbreviation for Good Manufacturing Practices.
Both terms are usually used by their abbreviations alone.
Note:
Many items and functions are common for GLP and GMP methodology, and this software also uses these functions as GxP support
functions.
This function ensures the reliability of inspection by keep openness of inspection to the public. For that purpose, all inspection operations are standardized through documents, and all inspection progress are recorded and kept. Also, the reliability
guarantee section and the actual inspection section are separated, and precision and machine condition are checked periodically.
In order to assure the quality of the finally obtained result (data), this method allows you to control the entire process (validation, workflow, and data) involved in acquiring that result, record it, and then trail it (audit trail)
GLP/GMP are guidelines/laws for performing correct analyses and inspections. Even if the use of GLP/GMP is not specifically
required for your laboratory, these functions are useful and effective for performing any operations correctly and smoothly.
1.1.2
What is FDA 21 CFR Part 11?
It stands for the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 11, which states that the FDA
approves an electronic record with an electronic signature as equivalent to a document record with a handwritten signature so
far as that record conforms to this code.
The code is intended to speed up the FDAs process for approving new drugs. In the U.S., the electronic signature in the global/commercial trade is legislated and the legal status of the electronic signature is established. The above code may be
regarded as a common regulation for handling computer-based documents as they are in the electronic format.
Since this trend is worldwide, electronic data output from a computerized analysis system conforming to the FDA 21 CFR
Part 11 can be used throughout the world not only in the medical, pharmaceutical, and food categories, but also in other categories. The use of such electronic data provides effective means taking the place of long-term storage of paper-based data.
The FDA 21 CFR Part 11 mainly refers to the data security (function and access restrictions through security), data integrity
(all-in-one file structure and data that can be rolled back), audit trail, and login authentication, all of which are covered by the
GxP support functions.
11.2.
1 GxP Support Functions

1.2
GxP Support Functions
The LabSolutions/GCsolution supports the conformance to the GLP/GMP and the FDA 21 CFR Part 11 through the following functions:
System Administration
Work Flow Management
Establishment of user administration policy
Login authentication and screen lockup
Establishment of system administration policy
Operational restrictions by specifying rights
Registration of right groups
Support for standard operation procedures based on batch tables
Registration of users and permission of rights to users
Support for standard operation procedures based on templates
Audit Trail
Validation
All-in-one data file structure
Hardware validation
Audit trail log in file
Software validation
Operation log and system administration log
System suitability test
Data rollback
Method validation
Data Administration
Data management and search based on sample information
Automatic generation of data file names
Creation and management of files in general-purpose formats such as AIA ANDi/PDF.
Functions associated with CLASS-Agent
The use of the GxP support functions available in the LabSolutions/GCsolution is optional, but will powerfully support and
save your GLP/GMP-related work that tends to become troublesome.
Note:
For electronic signatures for reviews and approvals of electronic records or for long-term storage of such records, the combination
with the optionally available CLASS-Agent conforms to the FDA 21 CFR Part 11.
22.1.
2 System Administration
2.1
Reviewing System Administration
This software includes a System Administration function. Users can use this function to limit the use of functions and programs to specific individuals to protect programs and data.
By utilizing this function, your laboratory can conform with GLP/GMP, such as for analysis environment and analysis data
reliability and management. This section explains the overall concept of the system administration function.
2.1.1
What is System Administration?
The system administration function will administer the following items:
User
When this software is installed, an Admin who has a complete access right (i.e., system administration right) is registered.
When you use the system administration function for the first time, use the Admin setting to register one person who uses
this software as a User.
Admin registers users.
Admin
User A
User B
User C
To register a user, enter the following settings:

Parameter
Description
User ID
User Name
Enter a user ID for login or a user name for display.

Since the same name/ID can be used only one time in this software, you can enter your full name or
detailed information in the [Description] field and an abbreviated name or alias in the [User Name]
field.
Description
Enter a comment for the user ID/user name.
Password
Enter a password to be registered, if used.
Group
Select groups where the user belongs. The user can use all functions that his/her group has the
rights to use.
Instrument
Select the analytical instrument that the user can use.
To use functions that require their usage rights, the user needs to enter his/her registered ID and password in the <Login>
window displayed when each program starts up.
If an ID or password entered in the <Login> window is different from the ones registered, the program will not start up.
2.1 Reviewing System Administration
Rights (Group)
The [Rights] setting can limit the functions that can be used, using the system administration function.
The following groups with the rights shown have been registered. Registering a user to a group that has the necessary rights
enables the user to have the same usage rights.
Group with H/W Administrator rights
Change System Configuration

Change System Check Settings
Run System Check
User A
Group with Method Developer rights

Admin
User B
Change System Configuration

Edit Methods
Edit Report Formats
Edit Batch Tables
Create Templates
Run System Check
Run Data Acquisitions (Single/Batch)
Run Post-run Analyses
Group with Operator rights
User C
Run System Check

Edit Batch Tables
Run Data Acquisitions (Batch)
Run Post-run Analyses
Note:
A user can belong to more than one group. In this case, that user will have all the rights of whichever groups he/she belongs.
Note:
The System Administrator will have complete rights.
Note:
You can create a new group that has the desired rights.
For more information about creating new rights groups, refer to 2.3.2 Registering (Changing/Deleting) Rights Groups.
2.1.2
System Administration Application
When performing system administration, select the level of administration you require from the following:
Using the system administration function
User Registration
Password Administration
Uses Admin users.
Does not use passwords.
Users can be registered.
Uses passwords.
Program Administration
Set to single-user mode.
Set to multi-user mode.
Performing User Registration

Use the User Registration feature to clarify who the users are and specify which Analytical Instruments and functions each
user can use.
Uses Admin users.
Installing this software registers an Admin user with complete rights.
If the System Administration function is not necessary, any person can use the Admin User ID when the software is
installed (no password and no [Normal Login] mode). To use this setting, simply click [OK] in the <Login> window at program startup, and all users will have complete usage rights.
Users can be registered.
If the user registration feature is needed, the Analytical Instrument and functions allowable by each user can be limited (i.e.,
usage rights can be specified). Also, complete rights can be given to all registered users as system administrators, to use their
usage rights in the same way as being an Admin user.
Note:
In this case, user names can be recorded in the history information without setting passwords. Using this feature also improves system reliability compared with using the Admin-only setting.
Performing Password Administration

A password is used to limit the software to particular users.
Does not use passwords.
Entering only a correct User ID in the <Login> window and leaving the [Password] field blank will enable the program to
start.
Uses passwords.
If the registered password is not entered correctly in the [Password] field in the <Login> window, the program will not start.
Note:
Even when password entry is not used, if the [Normal Login] mode (explained later) has been set, User ID entry is required. Therefore, based on the User ID confidentiality management levels, a certain level of security can be obtained.
You must change the user ID of Admin (only possible at the initial time) because the user ID Admin is known. Even when a
password is registered, setting the [Normal Login] mode will provide a more secure environment.
Select single-user or multi-user mode.

Select whether each users usage rights are administered for each program.
Single-User Mode
In single-user mode, after a user first logs into either the <GC Real Time Analysis/Analysis (Editor)> or <GC Postrun> window, no further login procedures will be required after that to start other programs. Exiting all programs indicates that the
user has logged out of the system.
Although this mode facilitates operation when someone uses a personal computer, if one user has logged into the system,
other users then do not need to log in and can immediately use any programs.
Multi-User Mode
In multi-user mode, each time a program is started, the login procedure is required. With this feature, when you start the <GC
Real Time Analysis/Analysis (Editor)> program for each Analytical Instrument, if multiple Analytical Instrument are connected to one personal computer, or start the <GC Postrun> program multiple times, you must log in each time. Therefore,
you can administer logged in users for each program.
Since the logged-in user names are recorded in the history information and usage right settings can be performed for each
user, the advanced function usage will be enabled.
2.1.3
System Administration Flow
System administration will be performed in the following flow:

Start up System Administration.
Design phase for system administration policy
Designate a system administration method.
<System Policy> (Reference Manual p504)
Register a new rights group.
<User Administration> (Reference Manual p512)
Register a user.
Check the registered users.
Change the password.
<Log Browser> (Reference Manual p524)
2.1.4
Designing a System Administration Policy
Designing a security level

Using the <System Policy> window (See 2.3.1 Setting User Administration Policies), which will be described later, set
the security levels for user administration, etc.
On the <System Policy>, the security level basically* becomes higher as the number of checked setting items increases.
* The [Multi User] and [Login with Windows Username] options are exclusively selectable. The security level is higher when the Multi User
option is selected. In this case, the [Login with Windows Username] option cannot be selected.
The numeric settings are regarded appropriate if each parameter falls within the practical range* when a sufficiently short life
span of password (approximately one several thousandth or less) is set for the mean decryption time for a password, which is
obtained from the following equation:
* It is important to specify such Minimum Password Length and Maximum Password Age as you can remember without writing them down,
such a Lockout Duration value as would not cause great inconveniences on your tasks if you should become unable to log in the system, and
such a Login Attempt Limit value as provides allowance for you to correct it if necessary.
Minimum Password Length
Mean decryption time (min) =
Note:
Lockout Duration x Number of Characters Used

Login Attempt Limit x 2
If the user ID is properly managed, security level will be higher because decryption of user ID is also necessary. For the above calculation, however, no user ID is taken into consideration assuming that character strings such as employee numbers, which may be
found externally, are used.
The following example calculated by the above procedure shows one of the recommended set of values:
Number of Characters Used: 36*
Minimum Password Length: 6
Maximum Password Age: 180 [days] (3-4 month)
Lockout Duration: 10 [minutes] (15-30 minutes)
Login Attempt Limit: 5 [times] (3 times)
In the case, the mean decryption time (converted into years) is 4,000 years or more providing an allowance of at least 8,000 times
the above life span value of password (0.5 year). If you need an allowance of 10,000 times or more, enter stricter values than those
specified in parentheses, which may be regarded as falling in the practical ranges.
If any of the above values is less strict, the other values will relatively become stricter for practical use. Therefore, Minimum Password Length = 6 and Maximum Password Age = 180 days are general settings for similar types of systems.
* Assuming that only alphanumeric characters are used. This case is not (Upper/Lower) case-sensitive for difficulty to force random mixedcase-strings.
Note:
The LabSolution/GCsolution has more powerful user administration functions than Windows in that:
Even if a user is deleted, it is only hidden, but its entry is retained. This prevents any other user with the same name from being
registered. Therefore, the traceability of data that was acquired by the deleted user can be kept intact.
The user ID is managed in combination with the corresponding user name and only used at login. For the subsequent display,
the user name is used.
Designing right groups

On the <System Administration> - [Group] tabbed page, which will be described later, group the rights in accordance with
2.3.2 Registering (Changing/Deleting) Rights Groups
For this grouping, it is important that the rights for the actual analytical tasks match with the settings for the right groups.
Unless the unit set of rights to be included in each right group is appropriate, excessive rights may be given when a user is
registered. This may make it difficult to assure that the final data has been obtained within the defined range of rights by the
proper procedure.
22.2.
Using the System Administration Tools
to Set Available Items
2.2
When using any functions related to system administration, call up the System Administration Tools.
When the <GCsolution Launcher>

has not started yet, double-click the
desktops [GCsolution] icon.
Note:
Click on [Administration]
tab from the <GCsolution
Launcher>.
The settings entered <System Policy> and <User Administration> will become effective from the next time the program window is
started (logged in).
Functions available in the System Administration tools

System Administration Right
Function
Yes
Set general system administration parameters.
No
Remarks
<System Policy>
<User Administration>
Create a new rights group.
Change group registration information.
Register a new user.
Change user registration information.
Change the password.
Display event logs.
Maintain event logs.
Cannot delete the group that the user

currently logged belongs to. After
changing settings, new settings
become effective from the next time
the program is started.
Cannot delete (= hidden) a user currently logged in nor the Admin user
registered at software installation.
Regular users can change only his/her
password.
<Log Browser>
22.3.
2.3.1
2.3
Starting the System Operation
Setting User Administration Policies
To use the system administration function in this software, set the policies like login method and password limitations.
Click on [System Policy] Icon

from
the
<GCsolution
Launcher>.
When
the
<GCsolution
Launcher> has not started yet,
double-click the desktops
[GCsolution] icon.
Allows you to select the preset policy settings by clicking on the [Setting] button.
Level
Description
Low No restriction is required for system

operation.
Level 2
No restriction is required, but the
system is operated by multiple users.
Level 3
The system must comply with GLP/
GMP regulation.
21CFR P11 High The system must comply with the
FDA 21 CFR Part 11.
Level 1
If the check is removed, User ID

can be selected from a pull-down
list at login, and at the next login,
the previous user ID will be
assumed as the default value.
(see the following figure)
If this is checked, the user

having the same user ID as
the Windows user name
will be automatically
logged in so far as he or
she is already registered.
If checked, login is required at

each time a program is started.
Minimum number of password

characters used for user registration and user password changes.
Allows you to disable to

set password with using
dictionary word.
If a program is started after expiration date of password, window

appears to change password.
If not changed, user cannot log in.
If login failures exceed the specified number of times, all the users
on the PC or network will become
unable to log into the PC or network for the specified period of
time.
If this is set, different

password is required at
changing in specified
times memorized.
<System Policy>
(Reference Manual p504)
If this is checked, the

Use Password check box
will be selected on the
Add User window and
locked.
2.3 Starting the System Operation
Note:
Log in with a User ID that has system administration right.
Note:
The settings on the <System Policy> window will become valid at the next login.
Note:
If User Authentication Mode is selected in SHIMADZU User Authentication Tool at GCsolution Installation, these policy setting parameters are restricted along setting range of SHIMADZU User Authentication Tool.
<Login> (Reference Manual p5)
Normal Login Mode
Easy Login Mode
To set the system administration policies other than user administration, use the right half of the <System Policy> window.
Makes valid the settings on the

Audit Trail tabbed page from
Method File Properties when a
new file is created.
Allows you to disable editing
any instrument parameter on
the analytical instruments
since the traceability of methods is otherwise lost.
Allows you to disable overwriting any other data files
from the GCsolution.
Allows you to disable overwriting any other method files
Allows you to disable overwriting any other report format
files from the GCsolution.
Allows you to disable overwriting any other batch files
Note:
<System Policy>
If this is checked, the title of
each print item always has
data file name as mark so
that reports created from
multiple data sets can be differentiated from each other.
Prints out the type of application window used to output a report in the header.
Prints out the status of special data that may be unsaved
or manipulated after data
analysis in the header.
If this is checked, the Audit
Trail Log of data/methods
is recorded in the System
Administration Log.
Allows you to disable EMail function.
The above setting to protect against overwriting files is not applicable when the contents of a file are modified and then saved.
If data acquisition is in progress or if the file is saved using [Save As] function, no existing file can be overwritten any longer. If file
editing itself is the problem, use User Rights Settings to specify whether or not to authorize each user with the right to perform edit
and postrun analysis, or enable the audit trail for method/data files and record the modification log when saving the file.
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2.3 Starting the System Operation
2.3.2
Registering (Changing/Deleting) Rights Groups
When this software is installed, a number of standard rights groups are set up such as H/W Administrator, Method Developer, Operator.
This section explains how to register (change/delete) a rights group.
Click on [User Administration]

Icon from the <GCsolution
Launcher>.
When
the
<GCsolution
[GCsolution] icon.
Click [Remove] and a highlighted group name in group

list is deleted.
<User Administration> [Groups] Tab

Note:
Log in with a User ID that has system

administration right.
d
Click
Click [Add] to display <Add Group> window.

Settings are same as <Group Properties> as follows.
Enter a group name.
c
d
Select desired item from [Rights

List] and move to [Selected Rights]
using [Add]. Those rights are given
to the group.
For more information about types of

rights that can be selected and types
Select desired item from

[Selected Rights] and move to
[Rights List] using [Remove].
of software standard rights groups,

refer to Reference Manual 12.3.4
Right Types and Rights Groups
<Group Property> (Reference Manual p513)
Note:
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To specify a system administrator, use the <Add User> or <User Property> window.
22.4.
2.4
Registering (Changing/Deleting) Users
Users can be registered not only to limit who can use this software, but also to understand each users program usage conditions.

Launcher>.
When
the
<GCsolution
[GCsolution] icon.
<User Administration> [Users] Tab

Click [Add] to display

<Add User> window.
Settings are same as <User
Property> as follows.
Clicking on the [Remove] button hides the user highlighted

in the users list as deleted user.
Click
Cannot skip User

ID/user name entry.
c
d
Click here to use password.
Enter password twice for confirmation.

Password length must be longer than
that specified on <System Policy>s
[Minimum Password Length].
Input will display with * marks.
If checked, system administrator settings

will be used. Regardless of [Selected
Groups] settings, user will have all rights.
f
Select desired item from [Group List] and
move to [Selected Groups] using
[Add>>]. User will have groups rights.
Select desired item from [Selected Instrument items] and move to [Instrument
Item List] using [<<Remove]. User cant
use that Analytical Instrument.
<User Property> (Reference Manual p510)

Note:
Log in with a User ID that has system administration right.
Note:
If you try to register a user with the same user ID/user name as that of a previously deleted user through the <Add User> window, a
dialog box will be opened prompting you to confirm whether or not to restore the previous user.
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22.5.
Short Time after System Operation Has
Been Started
2.5
After the system has been used for a while, recheck to see whether the parameters set in 2.3 Starting the System Operation
(or the default settings used by registering a user) have met your purpose.
If the password validity is set, you will need to change the password after the expiry has come.
2.5.1
Viewing the History of System Administration
The system administration is traceable since changes in the system administration settings and operations performed on the
System Administration Tools, such as password changes and user registrations are recorded as event logs.
When
the
<GCsolution
[GCsolution] icon.
Click on [Log Browser] Icon

from
the
<GCsolution
Launcher>.
<Log Browser> (Reference Manual p524)
Event log data can be converted to text

file as input to commercial spreadsheet
software such as MS-Excel.
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If log data is not necessary, it can be deleted.
Enter search parameters and

click [Search] button to
pickup the records of Log.
2.5 Short Time after System Operation Has Been Started
2.5.2
Changing Passwords
You can change your own password at any time, whether you are a system administrator or a regular user. Also, if a password expiration date is set with the system administration settings, anytime to start a program after this date will bring up a
dialog box prompting to change the password after the <Login> window appears. At this time, use the procedure below and
change the password.
When
the
<GCsolution
[GCsolution] icon.

Launcher>.
<User Administration> - [Password] Tab

Enter current password for security.
Enter new password twice for confirmation.

Password length must be longer than that specified
on <System Policy>s [Minimum Password Length].
Input will display with * marks.
If a user logs in who doesnt

have system administration right,
<User Administration> window
displays only [Password] tab.
Note:
A user with the system administration right can perform initial settings/resettings of all users passwords in the [Users] tabs <User
Property> window.
For more information about of the initial settings/resettings of users passwords, refer to 2.4 Registering (Changing/Deleting) Users.
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33.1.
3 Work Flow Management

3.1
Using the Security Support Functions
The use of the security support functions facilitates controlling the workflow and improves the reliability of the obtained
data.
3.1.1
Login Authentication
To clarify a user when he/she uses a program, the system administration function uses user ID and password confirmation to
start a program. This is called the login procedure.
In particular, the FDA 21 CFR Part
11 clearly accepts login authentication as an electronic signature.
Unless the requirements are satisfied, no electronic data can replace
data on paper.
The concept of user ID and the
function of password are in a
mutually supplemental relation.
When both of them become valid,
the requirement as an electronic
signature is satisfied and the effect
of controlling the workflow of
each user is exerted.
Note:
The display of the previously logged-in user ID and

that of the user ID selected from a pull-down list
can be suppressed by the system policy settings.
The user ID is only used at login
and subsequently the user name
is used for display.
The entered password is

displayed using asterisks
(*). The system policy
settings allow you to
specify the minimum
length and life span for a
password.
The combination of two components (user ID and password) serves as an electronic signature.
Adoption of two distinct components in an electronic signature such as combination of a user ID and password is mandatory for
compliant systems; however, it is meaningful only when accompanied by proper user management.
Below are examples of some common practices that must be avoided.
Multiple individuals use the same user ID (i.e. Admin) for login.
This practice is dangerous as it inhibits the ability to identify who handled the data, and to prevent unauthorized access to the
system.
Registers multiple user IDs with no password. Users can use any user IDs easily and there is no record who actually performed
the operations.
See 2.3.1 Setting User Administration Policies, 2.4 Registering (Changing/Deleting) Users.
3.1.2
Current User Display
One of the GLP/GMP requirements is to display the current user name in each window.
When logging in using a correct user ID using the system
administration function, the user name will be displayed in
each windows title area.
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3.1 Using the Security Support Functions
3.1.3
Restricting the Operations according

to User Rights
All the operations can be

performed under the system administrators right.
In order to restrict a task so as to be performed in accordance with the standardized procedure or to certify that the task has been done under that
restriction, the system administration functions allow you to restrict the
operable functions.
Note:
The GLP/GMP assures the quality of the acquired data by showing the fact
that the section for securing the reliability has been separated from that for
actually carrying out the inspection and analysis and by certifying that the
tasks are performed in accordance with the standardized procedures.
This function is also effective for preventing wrong operations and decreasing the time required for mastering the operations by hiding the unnecessary
If the operator level right is

selected, analytical tasks can
only be done through a batch
table.
functions.
See 2.4 Registering (Changing/Deleting) Users, 2.3.2 Registering (Changing/
Deleting) Rights Groups.
3.1.4
Protecting an Analytical Task by Locking the Screen
The locking function is available to protect the data from any accident through operations by another operator or any malicious operation when you temporarily leave the workstation during the automatic analysis or for any other reason.
Click on [Window] [Lock].
The <User Authentication> dialog box

will appear. The system will accept no
operation while this dialog box is open.
It is locked as Task Bar

icon for a moment.
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33.2.

3.2
Using the Batch Advanced Function
The standard procedure for a series of analytical tasks can be included in a batch table and used for the workflow management.
3.2.1
Performing a System Check before Batch Processing
When performing real-time batch processing, the [System Check]

function can be performed for each batch row. [System Check]
will be performed immediately before data in the batch row with
this function designated is processed.
Note:
This is the same as the <System Check> window (See Reference

Manual page 167) that is opened by selecting [Instrument] - [System Check] on the <Data Acquisition> window. From the <System Check> window, however, the system check cannot be
directly performed and no check result can be displayed.
3.2.2
Performing a QA/QC Criteria

Check After Batch Processing
The QA/QC function will perform statistical processing on a series of

analysis results and other processing. This function is only available
with batch processing.
Use the [Batch] Assistant Bars [Settings] icon - <Settings> window [QAQC] tab to set the use of the QA/QC function (i.e., used or not
used), QA/QC text output file name, and file overwrite/merge conditions.
Note:
Also perform the QA/QC criteria checking condition settings for the
method file. (See Reference Manual page 527)
Note:
Using the QA/QC criteria condition settings, the QA/QC calculation

timing can be selected from either the time a series of identical sample
type data processing is finished, or the time the batch is completed.
3.2.3
Outputting
Batch
Processing
Results in Common Format
Batch data processing results can be output in common format like

text.
On the [Batch] Assistant Bars - [Settings] icon - <Settings> window [ASCII Convert] tab, set the actions to performed when outputting
batch processing results in text format.
The [AIA Convert] tab allows you to convert a data file into the AIA
ANDi format and then output it.
When saving a batch table using [File Type] - [txt], the batch table will
be saved in text format. Any file saved in text format can be loaded.
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3.2 Using the Batch Advanced Function
3.2.4
Setting Action Items
From the batch tables [Action] settings, batch progress control (stop/pause) and external program* startup performed based
on QA/QC or system check criteria checking results can be set.
* The [Action] settings can be performed independently from the user program settings (described later).
Note:
When checking criteria from the QA/QC results, click the [Execute QA/QC] check box on the [Batch] Assistant Bars [Settings]
icon - <Settings> window - [QAQC] tab. Also, when checking criteria from the system check results, select the system check function for batch rows. (System check can only be performed when real-time batch processing is performed.)
Note:
When checking criteria from the QA/QC results, the timing must be matched for the [Action] setting and QA/QC result output.
QA/QC result comes out only the end of series of the same sample type (or end of batch processing = meaningless for [Action])..
The technic to change sample type intentionally at the timing of [Action] by QA/QC criteria should be effective.
Note:
Be aware that, if QA/QC calculation or system check used to check criteria has not been set up on a batch row where action settings
have also been entered, the results of the criteria checking will be No Error (i.e., passed).
Note:
If starting an external program here, information such as a data file name cannot be sent to the program. To do so, preliminary settings are required such as specifying the file name to send.
See the appropriate section of Reference Manual 9.10.6 <Schedule Action> Window.
3.2.5
Setting User Programs
A program to be started before and after a batch row run can be entered into a batch rows [User Program] field.
The two kinds of user programs below can be started separately from an external program started based on the previously
described action functions. checking results.
Program activated before a batch row run (pre-data acquisition run program)
Program activated after a batch row run (post-data processing run program)
The following parameters can be set for programs run after data processing (Post-run):
Vial #
Line #
Data File Name
Method File Name
Sampler File Name

ASCII Format Data File Name*
QA/QC Output File Name (Text/HTML/CSV)*
* This is only available when the output setting is enabled.

See the appropriate section of Reference Manual 9.10.4 <User Program> Window.
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33.3.
3.3
Using a Template
When a new file is created, an available format can be loaded from a template.
3.3.1
Creating a New File Using a Template

Can also select a template. Can
always create new files using
selected templates.
Click [New].
Data
Batch
Report
Table
format
Method
Create new file in <Data
Acquisition> and <Calibration Curve> windows.
Acquiring
data
will create a data
file.
<File New> (Reference Manual p562)

Note:
Note:
New files cannot be created using the <Data Analysis> and <Data Comparison> windows in the <GC Postrun> program.
When creating a new file in the <Data Explorer> window, the new file type will be determined based on the application window
that is active at the time.
Select whether or not to use a template to create new files by following the steps below.
Selecting [Prompt on File
New], the <File New> will
appear.
Click here.
Click [Select...]
to search for a
file.
Settings can be done

for each file.
Selecting [From Template], new file is

always created from a
template.
<Setting Options>
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Click [Change...]
to change the
templates folder.

3.3 Using a Template
3.3.2
Saving a File as a Template
Any file can be saved as a template and used later.

Note:
A template is a file that is the same as this softwares regular files (batch, report format and method files) and is saved in a special
template folder. This file can also be used as a copy source file when creating a new file. The procedure to save a file as a template
is the same as to change file data and to save it under another name. However, since saving a file as a template is effective in preventing overwriting file data by mistake, it is useful to create and use standard template files.
Right-click desired file name
to display [Delete] menu.
Click here.
<Save As Template>
3.3.3
Enter file name, then

click [OK].
Example of Using a Template
The default values may be changed when you create a new file. If the same settings are required whenever a new file is
required, the use of a template would ensure the constant setting quality by saving the settings and preventing any omission
in the settings.
In particular, this is effective for creating a blank batch file or a new report format file.
Batch file template

The Table Style and Settings items are saved on a batch-table basis. It would, therefore, be convenient to save settings different from the default values as a template.
Items that are hidden in a standard table style, but always used must be displayed, For example, a sample name and
sample ID are not good enough as items and are supplemented with optional items.
In a standard table style, highly frequently used table items are not located on the left side and must be rearranged.
The default value for Autosampler Inj. Volume/Multi-Inj. Counts uses a setting in the method file, but is specified
every time since this parameter is set in a batch table.
A rule for naming a data file is established for the management purpose and the automatic data file naming function
for a batch table is used by setting it every time.
Report file template
A report format may include report items that are always laid out or non-report items for which you want to change the
default values.
In a given position on paper, the bit-mapped corporate logo must be printed out.
The printer restrictions require the paper margins to be changed from the default values.
The date and user name are always printed out in the header for the management purpose.
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44.1.
4.1.1
4 Audit Trail
4.1
Important File Concepts for Operation
System Configuration File
The System Configuration File stores the connection conditions between the personal computer and Analytical Instruments, as well as installation information for each modules that are connected to the Analytical Instrument. When multiple
Analytical Instruments are connected to the PC, this file will be created for each of them.
When clicking the [System Configuration] icon on the <GC Real Time Analysis> - [RealTime] Assistant Bar, the <System
Configuration> window will appear. Setting data entered in this window will be saved in the System Configuration File.
The structure of the System Configuration File will reflect the GCs instrument structure with 2-line analysis performance.
System Configuration File
Line 1
Detector ch. 1
Auto-sampler
Column
Injection unit
Detector ch. 2
Detector ch. 3
Column oven
Line 2
Detector ch. 4
Auto-sampler
Column
Injection unit
Common to both lines

GC unit
Column oven
Other devices (additional heater, etc.)
Connected to Line 1
Auto-sampler
Injection unit
Column
Detectors (up to 3 channels)
Connected to Line 2
Auto-sampler
Injection unit
Column
Detector (only 1 channel*)
* Sometimes
channel 4.
called
<System Configuration> (Reference Manual p15)
Note:
The history of system configuration changes may be saved as audit trail log in the system configuration file.
Opens the <Audit Trail Settings For Instrument Configuration File> window.
Once this option is

selected, it can no longer
be deselected.
Allows you to enter the

reason for a change as a
comment.
<Data Acquisition> or <Batch Table> (GC Real Time

Analysis) - [Tools] menu
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<Audit Trail Settings For Instrument Configuration File>

4 Audit Trail
4.1 Important File Concepts for Operation
4.1.2
Method File
The Method File has an extension of gcm and contains the following saved information:
System configuration:
Records system configuration file to check appropriateness of the instrument parameter

settings (checking currently connected instruments).
Instrument parameters:
Stores each instrument settings data that has been entered using the <Instrument Parameters> view in the <GC Real Time Analysis> window.
Data processing parameters:
Records calibration curve data, column performance parameters, QA/QC parameters,

and peak integration/identification/quantitative parameters, compound/group table data.
System Configuration Data

Line common settings
Line 1 connected instrument settings
Instrument Parameters
Line common settings
As with the system configuration file, some of the instrument

parameters are set commonly for both lines and some are set individually for each line.
Note:
Although conceptually, one line is equal to one GC system, some

devices such as the column oven are used commonly for both
lines, and analysis will also begin simultaneously on both lines.
On the other hand, data processing parameters will be used to process chromatogram data obtained from the detectors, therefore,
these parameters will be set for each detector.
Note:
Only the QA/QC parameters, however, can be set for the first
channel (i.e., chs. 1 and 4) for each line.
The separate parameter and data ranges used for each GC, line,
and detector channel are important concepts to understand with
this program.
For more information about how to set the instrument parameters, refer to
3.1.3 Operation Example Analysis Conditions.
For more information about how to set the data processing parameters,
refer to 5 Next Step - Data Processing.
Note:
Data Processing Parameters (ch. 1)
Peak integration parameters

Quantitative processing parameters
Compound table
Group table
Calibration information
Column performance parameters
QA/QC parameters

Compound table
Group table

Compound table
Group table

Compound table
Group table
QA/QC parameters
The history of method changes may be saved as audit trail log in the method file. The history of changes in some parameters
including the QA/QC parameter cannot be saved.
Once the audit trail log option is selected, it can no longer be deselected. To cancel the audit trail setting for the method file, create
a new method file on the <Data Acquisition> window, specify the method file for which you want to cancel the audit trail setting
after selecting [File] - [Load Method...], load that method file, and then save it as another file with the same content.
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Opens the Method File

Properties window.
<File Property> (Reference Manual p560 )
<Data Acquisition> / <Calibration Curve> - [File] menu
If checked, the audit trail

setting becomes valid for a
method that is saved in the
data file obtained using this
method.
* The audit trail setting for a method recorded in the data file cannot be changed.
For example, if data is processed using another method file in post-run batch, the presence or absence of the audit trail setting for a method
in the data is not affected. If the audit trail setting exists, the log remains as though the data processing parameters were modified in accordance with the details of the method used in post-run batch.
4.1.3
Report Format File
The Report Format File has an extension of gcr and stores report format settings used to print analysis results.
For more information about report format file settings data, refer to Operation Manual 8 Report Functions.
Since reports are output for each line, designate a report format file for each line. Therefore, one report can include report
items for data up to three detectors.
Note:
When using the same report format for both Lines 1 and 2, the same report format file can be designated.
Note:
When there are multiple detector channels on Line 1, be sure to designate a report format file for multiple channels.
4.1.4
Batch File
In this software, conditions to be used for multiple data acquisition and data analysis have been set in the batch table in the
<Batch Table> window, allowing continuous data processing to be performed.
The Batch File has an extension of gcb and its parameters for the entire batch, which are set on the <Settings> and
<Table Style> windows, are saved in addition to the parameters that can be set in a batch table.
For more information about batch file settings data, refer to Operation Manual 7 Batch Processing.
Unlike the case with a report, the 2-line analysis requires that the parameters for 2 lines be set in a single batch table.
Note:
Only a single run of analysis batch processing is performed at a time on the <GC Real Time Analysis> window. Therefore, no
asynchronous analysis can be carried out creating a batch table for each line.
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4.1.5
Data File
The Data File has an extension of gcd and contains data and its meta (= peripheral) data saved in the all-in-one structure.
When performing data acquisition, the System Configuration and Method Files used at that time, Chromatogram (peak
data) actually acquired, and Data Processing Results are all saved in one data file.
Note:
System
Configuration
Method File
Batch File
data file for batch processing.
Format File
File
A Report Format File is saved in data file for

report outputs. A Batch File is also saved in
Report
Data Acquisition
Copy
Copy
Copy
Copy
Method File
Batch File
System
Configuration
Report
Format File
file
Acquire
Create
Data Pro-
Chromatogram
cessing
Results
Record
Status Information
Data File Contents

When using 2 simultaneous lines to acquire data, a data file is obtained for each line.
Also, when using multiple detectors (channels) on one line to acquire
data, chromatogram and data processing result files for each channel
are created in one data file.
System
Configuration
Method File
File
Data Acquisition
Copy
Copy
Acquire
Data Proc.
Method
System
Configuration
File
Instrument
Data Proc.
Parameters
Method
Data Proc.
Method
Chromatogram
Chromatogram
Chromatogram
Record
Create
Data Proc.
Results
Data Proc.
Results
Data Proc.
Results
Ch1
Status Infor-
Ch2
mation
Ch3
Method File
Data File Contents
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Advantages of all-in-one data file structure

The following information in a Data file may be changed by like <Data Analysis> after data acquisition.
The other information will remain unchanged.
Data processing method in a method file (and Audit trail log)
Batch file, Report format file, and Data processing results
Among the above, the following information is duplexed with information at data acquisition and at final post-run
analysis. For data analysis, the information for data processing (latest information) is used with the information at
data acquisition (original) remaining unchanged.
Data processing method in method file, and Batch file
If a data processing method is changed through <GC Postrun> - <Data Analysis>, then the latest data processing
method in the data is used and the method used for data acquisition remains unchanged.
To reflect any change in the method file, export the method file in the data (See 5.1.1 Import/Export Method File in the instruction manual for operations).
When a method is imported to the data, only different parameters in the latest data processing method are rewritten
without overwriting all the parameters.
This allows you to properly save the audit trail log as the parameter changes even if the audit trail function is selected.
Note:
If post-run analysis is performed with a method file specified on the post-run batch row, and if a method file is loaded through the
<Calibration Curve> window and a data file is registered in the <Data Tree> view, then the method will be imported.
Note:
A data processing method can be explicitly imported to a data file when [File] - [Load Method...] is selected on the <Data Analysis> window, or to a method file when [File] - [Load Data Processing Parameters...] are selected on the <Calibration Curve> window. In this case, a method file or data file (a method in which) may be specified as the import destination.
Since the latest data processing method is imported, other methods (instrument parameters and original method) are retained as
records without being modified. This explains why the original method file (at data acquisition) and the latest method file (at the
last post-run analysis) are recorded separately from each other as data file propertues.
If an existing file is specified in exporting data to a method file, only the parameters different from those in the
exporting source are rewritten without overwriting all the parameters.
This allows you to properly save the audit trail log as the parameter changes even if the audit trail function is selected.
Note:
Selecting [File] - [Save Method As...] on the <Data Analysis> window starts exporting data.
Note:
In export to a method file, all data of the method is exported.
If a data file is loaded by selecting <GC Postrun> - <Data Analysis> and if a Data Report is printed out, then the same
output as the finally printed data can be obtained. Even if the report format in the data is changed, the original report
format file remains unchanged.
To reflect the changes in the report format file, export the report format in the data.
Note:
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Selecting [File] - [Save Format File As...] on the <Data Report> window means exporting data.
44.2.
4 Audit Trail
4.2
Referencing a Record in a Data File
A data file contains various conditions such as the system configuration and instrument parameters used at data acquisition,
in addition to analysis data and data processing methods. The <Data Analysis> window allows you to reference them.
For the details of the file structure, refer to 4.1 Important File Concepts for Operation
4.2.1
Referencing Data File Properties
Using [File] - [Data File Properties], sample information for the data acquisition and related files using during the data acquisition/processing can be referred* (viewed) at each tab page.
* Some of the sample information may be edited. In this case, the history of changes is recorded for a data file for which the audit trail setting
is valid.
<File Properties> (Reference Manual p555)
Click here.
In a data file, the [Sample Info.] tab

and the [Used Files] tab are added to
the File Properties window. The [Used
Files] tab allows you to see that the
data file name at data acquisition and
the method and batch file names used
at data acquisition are separately
recorded as file names at analysis.
Note:
To edit [ISTD Amount], [Sample Amount], and [Dilution Factor], display <Properties> by selecting <Data Analysis> - <Method>
view - [Quantitative] tab and clicking on the [Sample Info] button.
Some of the information displayed here may be viewed on the <Data Analysis> or <Data Explorer> window, and may be printed
out as sample information items in a report.
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4.2 Referencing a Record in a Data File
4.2.2
Referring Instrument Parameters and System Configuration Used

for Data Acquisition
Select [Method] - [Instrument Parameters] or [Line Configuration] to display the instrument parameter settings or the system
configuration only with used instruments at the time of data acquisition recorded in the data file.
Click tab for desired
unit.
Click here.
Click icon for

desired unit.
<Instrument Parameters> (Reference Manual p83)
Note:
The operations to refer to each units settings are identical to operations performed by <GC Real Time Analysis> - <Data Acquisition> - <Instrument Parameters>
view area and -<System Configuration>.
Note:
<Line Configuration>
4.2.3

edited.
Referring to Status Information
Status information display if the analysis was performed correctly based on the instrument parameters.
<Status Information> (Reference Manual p188)
Click here.
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Note:
The data is available for reference only and cannot be edited.
Note:
This function is only available on the GC-2010 and GC-2014.
The data is available for reference only and cannot be
4 Audit Trail
4.2 Referencing a Record in a Data File
4.2.4
Referencing Audit Trail Log in Data
The change tracking of data processing method can be recorded as audit trail log to the method saved in the data file during
postrun analysis.
Using [File] - [Audit Trail] on the <Data Analysis> window allows to view audit trail log.
This is valid for data on which Apply to
the data file acquired with this method
file was selected on the [Audit Trail]
tabbed page of the Method Properties window when data was acquired.
<Audit Trail> (Reference Manual p563)
[File] menu on the <Data Analysis>
4.2.5
Data Rollback
In the data file, the data processing method (i.e., the original method used
for recording during data acquisition) has been duplicated, as well as the
latest method to be edited (= the latest method for which the parameters
were modified when post-run analysis was performed) in the <Data
Analysis> window.
Using [File] - [Rollback to Original Data], the original data processing
method will overwrite the latest method and post-run analysis will be
performed. Because of this feature, the data processing results can be
Click [Rollback
to Original Data]
on [File] menu.
[File] menu on the <Data Analysis>
undone to the status obtained right after data acquisition*.

* When the audit trail feature is selected, this will be recorded in the method update
log.
Roll Back
Data File
For reference only, close the data file without saving it.
Original
Latest
When performing a method export as described above after a data roll-
Data Process-
Data Process-
back, a method file with the same settings as the original method file can
ing Method
ing Method
be created.
4.2.6
Inside of Data Processing Method
Export a Batch Table
In a data file that has been analyzed/reanalyzed using a batch table,

the batch table is recorded and duplexed into the one at batch analysis and the other at the final batch post-run.
Selecting [Tools] - [Save Batch in Data File As...] allows you to
export either of the batch tables recorded in the data by specifying it.
<Select Batch Table> (Reference Manual p192)
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44.3.
4 Audit Trail
4.3
Check Raw Data Integrity
The LabSolutions/GCsolution provides the function for Checking Raw Data for any corruption.
In the LabSolutions/GCsolution, the raw data in an acquired data file cannot be modified. This function can be used to show
that the raw data is not affected by a computer virus or illegal file corruption.
<Check Raw Data> (Reference Manual p547)
Select [Check Raw

Data...] from the
[Tools] menu.
Click on the
[Open] button.
Select a file from the file list or

enter a file name in the file name
edit box.
Displays the detailed result

of the last raw data check on
the Result Viewer.
Note:
If you select two file names on the file

list while holding down the Shift key,
then the consecutive files between
them can be selected. If you select a
file name while holding down the Ctrl
key, multiple files, even though not
consecutive, can be selected.
The
number of files that may be passed

over is dependent upon the maximum
number of characters that may be
entered in the file name edit box.
Note:
The term Raw Data used in the range of this function refers to detector signal data such as a chromatogram. The term Raw
Data (unprocessed original data) as defined in the GLP/GMP differs from that used in the range of this function.
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44.4.
4 Audit Trail
4.4
Checking Other History Information
This software includes an <Output Window> that records users who start and finish programs and their dates, as well as an
Audit Trail function that records system configuration file and method file change information.
4.4.1
Checking the History on Operations and Errors (Output Window)

Switches <Output Window> display condition
(displayed or hidden).
<Output Window> (Reference Manual p545)
View up to 100 message logs.
4.4.2
View log data of Login/

Logout conditions.
Copy selected range data

as text data.
Display font is selected

via pop-up menu.
Checking the Log in the System Configuration/Method File
Update information for the system configuration and the saved method file can be viewed in the <Audit Trail> window.
Click here after setting at [Audit
Trail] tab page in Method File
Properties window.
<Audit Trail> (Reference Manual p563)
<Data Acquisition> / <Calibration Curve>

[File] menu
Can view audit trail logs after method(s)

saved in data file via the <Data Analysis>
window - [File] - [Audit Trail].
Click on this button after

turning On the audit trail
setting in the <System
Configuration>.
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55.1.
5 Validation
5.1
Testing the System Suitability
To support the system suitability test, the column performance calculation function and the QA/QC functions are available.
Note:
5.1.1
1.
These functions may also be used for the method validation and the evaluation of normal analysis results.
Performing Column Performance Calculations
Set the column performance parameters on the [Performance] tabbed page of the <Method> view from the <Data Analysis> window.
Click
[Data Analysis].
Drag and drop file icon

to open data.
Click [Performance]
tab.
Click
[Edit Mode].
Enter
necessary
parameter values.
For more information about column performance calculation setting parameters, refer to Reference Manual 16.7 Column Performance
Parameters.
2.
Carry out the calculation based on column performance parameter settings.
After editing the <Method> view areas parameters with the [Edit Mode]
button, click the [View Mode]
button to enter [View] mode. Then, data that has been read into the <Data Analysis> window will automatically be re-analyzed using the <Method> view areas data processing parameters. The column performance marker value
can simultaneously be obtained.
Note:
If the settings are saved in a method file by clicking on the [Save Method] icon on the [Data Analysis] Assistant Bar, the column
performance calculation will be automatically carried out for any subsequent analysis using that method file.
3.
Check the column performance calculation result.
Note:
The data processing results can be checked on the <Results> view areas [Peak Table].
The processing result may be printed out as a report using the report item for [Peak Table] on the <Report> window.If the column performance marker value column is not displayed on the <Results> view areas [Peak Table], use a right-click
shortcut menu on the [Peak Table] to select and display <Table Style> (Reference Manual p553).
Note:
If no value from the column performance calculation is printed out using the peak table report item on the <Report> window, set
the parameters on the [Format] tabbed page to print the necessary calculation results for the peak table report item.
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5.1 Testing the System Suitability
5.1.2
1.
Performing the QA/QC Calculation
Set the QA/QC parameters for a method file.
Note:
Edit a method file directly from the [Method] menu displayed by selecting <GC Real Time Analysis> - <Data Acquisition> or <GC
Postrun> - <Calibration Curve>. If a method in the data is edited by selecting <GC Postrun> - <Data Analysis>, click on the [Save
Method] icon on the [Data Analysis] Assistant Bar to export the method to a method file.
[Method] menu using <GC Real Time Analysis>

- <Data Acquisition> or
<GC Postrun> - <Calibration Curve>
Click here.
Displays
[Report
Type] settings for
each [Sample Type].
Perform [Advanced] settings here on

[Sample type] - [Report Type]. Items
with check marks will output as QA/
QC text data.
Click here.
For regular analysis, samples are classified into two kinds: standard samples
and others. But, all sample types are
available for QA/QC settings. Select
desired type in batch table.
Select QA/QC calculation timing
p`pbvZs^C
~OAATv
either
as time when a series of same
^CvI_Aob
sample
data processing is done, or time
`I...B
when
batch processing is done.
QA/QC calculation results can be

used for batch criteria check feature.
<QA/QC> - [General] Tab (Reference Manual p529)
Click here.
Enter Criteria value for each

compound.
<QA/QC> - [Criteria] Tab (Reference Manual p537)

Note:
The QA/QC calculation can be performed only using channel 1 and channel 4 (i.e., Line 2s channel 1) in a dual-line configuration.
This calculation cannot be performed using channels 2 and 3 when multiple detectors are connected to Line 1.
For more information about QA/QC calculation, refer to Reference Manual 16.8 <QA/QC> Calculation Methods.
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5.1 Testing the System Suitability
2.
Specify executing the QA/QC function in the batch table.
<Settings> (Reference Manual p364)
By using the QA/QC function, statistical data processing using a series

of analysis results can be performed.
This function is part of a method. However, unlike in column performance calculation, it performs calculations that are impossible to perform using the results from a single analysis. Therefore, this function
can be used only with batch processing.
Use the [Batch] Assistant Bars [Settings] icon - <Settings> window [QAQC] tab to set the use of the QA/QC function (i.e., used or not
used), QA/QC text output file name, file overwrite/merge conditions,
and setting whether they are successively saved as different files by
automatically numbering them.
Note:
The default value is the tab-delimited text format.

The HTML format or the CSV format using commas as delimiters in
the text format may be specified depending upon the setting.
3.
Perform the batch processing and the QA/QC calculation.
The QA/QC calculation result file is created using the file name and format specified in the reference project (folder) for the
batch table, which is displayed in the upper left corner of the batch table, (or those specified in the path that is used to designate the file name on the [QAQC] tabbed page of the <Settings> window).
Note:
If the evaluation in each QA/QC category is specified for the action parameter in the batch table, the batch processing can be
stopped/paused or the external program can be started in accordance with the evaluation value specified on the [Criteria] tabbed
page of the <QA/QC> window for the method. Unless the action parameter in the batch table is set to the timing at which the QA/
QC calculation result is output, no evaluation result is output.
For more information about <Action> setting, refer to Reference Manual 9.10.6 <Schedule Action> Window.
4.
Check the QA/QC result.
Internet Explorer
If the text format (delimited with tabs) or

the CSV format is specified for saving the
QA/QC result, the result may be used on
MS-Excel or the like. If the HTML format is used, the result may be displayed/
printed out using Internet Explorer, which
comes with Windows.
Double-click on the icon.
<Data Explorer>
[All Files] tab
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55.2.
5 Validation
5.2
Performing Hardware Validation
The LabSolutions/GCsolution provides the System Check function, which is used to check the status of the GC and the
time for replacing consumables. Prior to performing data acquisition on the GC, be sure to perform a system check and verify that the GC condition is appropriate.
5.2.1
Performing System Checks
Alternatively, you may also click on the
button on the
Tool bar at the top of the

<Data Acquisition> or <Batch Table> (Real Time) window.
Select check items

and print condition.
Click [System Check]

on the [Configuration]
Assistant Bar.
Click on the
[Run] button.
When the system check

is finished, the evaluation results are displayed.
Allows checking of the
system check results
report, on the screen.
Indicates the progress of

the system check.
<System Check> (Reference Manual p167)

Click [PrintOut] to
reprint data.
Can read results of
past system checks.
Displays
previous
system check results
report.
File
name
format
=
#_YYMMDDHHMM.gcc
. (# = system number)
<System Check Result> (Reference Manual p169)

Note:
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5.2 Performing Hardware Validation
5.2.2
After Replacing Consumables
After the system check has completed, if there are any consumables whose check result is Not Passed, replace them with
new ones as soon as possible.
Alternatively, you may also click on the
button on the
Tool bar at the top of the

<Data Acquisition> or <Batch Table> (Real Time) window.
Click [Reset] to reset

replaced
consumables
counter.
Click [System Check]

on the [Configuration]
Assistant Bar.
Click [Reset...].
<System Check> (Reference Manual p167)
Note:
Note:
Click [Advanced] to switch this areas

display condition (displayed or hidden). Here, consumable counters are
reset and each items check condition
(checked or not checked) is set.

For the consumables check, thresholds are used for comparison. These are data entered in a window displayed via <System Configuration> - [Configured Modules] - [Properties] tab for the unit with consumables - [xxx Maintenance] button.
The standard values for the system check include the manufacturers recommended values as the default values, which may be
changed, as appropriate, considering the accuracy and cost required for your analysis
For more about system check criteria setting, refer to Reference Manual 4.4.2.1 <Coolant consumption> Window, 4.5.2.1 <Injection
port Maintenance> Window.
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55.3.
5.3.1
5 Validation
5.3
Performing Software Validation
Performing Program Checks
The LabSolutions/GCsolution provides the Program Alteration Check function, which is used to see whether the programrelated files for this software remains unchanged.
This function allows you to find the identity of the software (eliminate any wrong program component and immediately find
infection with computer virus after installation).
Select [Check the Program Files...] from the
[Tools] menu.
<Check the Program Files> (Reference Manual p546)

Click on the
[Execute] button.
Program
check
result details are
viewed via the
Result Viewer.
After program check
is complete, check
results appear.
Previous
program
check result details
are displayed.
Note:
To get report of Program

Check Result, Click on
[Print...] button.
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5.3 Performing Software Validation
5.3
5 Validation
Performing Software Validation
5.3.2
Performing the Function Check
Check to see that the installed program is operating normally, using the following procedure.
1.
Use the GCsolution function check data group. Please refer following file list.
Data name
Check.gcb
Check.gcm
Check01.gcd
Check02.gcd
Check03.gcd
CheckRep.gcr
Note:
The data used here is rewritten whenever the function check is performed. Each time, load the data to the Project folder* on the
hard disk from the CD-ROM.
* C:\GCsolution\CheckData (when GCsolution has been installed to C:\GCsolution)

For loading the function check data, refer to 5.3.3 Loading the Function Check Data Group.
2.
Execute Check.gcb in the batch post-run mode of GCsolution.
1) Click on [GC Postrun] icon

on <GCsolution Launcher>
If the list box does not contain the CheckData Project

folder, select it from Select
Project (Folder).
3) Select the
CheckData
Project folder.
Login
2) Click on the [Batch

Processing] icon.
4) Drag and drop the

Check.gcb to the batch
table.
5) Click on the [Start] icon. Batch

post-run will be carried out and a
report will be printed out.
3.
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Check to see whether the following report result agrees with the output report result.
5 Validation
Evaluation criteria
1. above; the execution of Check.gcb is

completed successfully in step 2. above; and the results agree with each other in step 3. above.
GCsolution is assumed to pass the function check when: the files are used in step
The date when the function check is

performed is printed here. The other
printed results must match this one.
5.3.3
1.
Loading the Function Check Data Group
Click on [Run...] on the [Startup] menu of Windows, and directly start the program for loading the function check data
group (setup.exe), which is located in the CheckData folder on the GCsolution CD-ROM.
Note:
After the GCsolution CD-ROM has been inserted into the CD-ROM drive, the <LabSolutions GCsolution Setup> screen will open
automatically. Since this screen is not used here, click on the [Exit] button to terminate it.
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Enter E:\English\CheckData\Setup.exe
in the [Name] text box, and click on the
[OK] button.
(The E: part varies depending on the location of the CD-ROM drive.)
2.
3.
The <Welcome> window will appear.
Click on the [Next] button in this window.

The <Start File Copy> window will appear.
Note:
The install program will automatically detect the location where GCsolution is installed.
Check to see whether the destination of the file to be
installed matches with the location where GCsolution
is installed.
4.
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Click on the [Next] button in the <Start File Copy>

window. The <Complete Setup> window will
appear. Click on the [Finish] button to finish the
setup procedure.
5 Validation
Inspection Report for GCsolution

No.:
Date:
Model No.:
Signature:
Serial No.:
Version:
Check item
Action
Result
System check/for GC-2010 & 2014
System check evaluation result
Pass / Fail
Check items (consumables)
F LCD Back Light

F Fan Motor
F Septum
F Insert
F CRG Coolant
F CPU
F Detector ROM
F Detector ADC
F Detector High Voltage
F Detector Ignite
F ECD Cell Frequency

F Flow Unit Board ROM
F Flow Unit board ADC
F Flow Control
Check items (GC check)
F Heat Sensor
F DC Voltage
F Environment
F Primary Pressure
Details (If the result is Fail.)
Check item
Action
Result
Program check
Checks of file size and date
Pass / Fail
Check item
Action
Result
Function check
Check of printed result
Pass / Fail
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66.1.
6 Data Administration
6.1
Facilitating File Management
This section describes how to manage the files based on various kinds of information.
6.1.1
Customizing Data Explorer Display Data
Right-click the <Data Explorer> to display a pop-up menu, where you can set/select display items.
In addition to the normal file names and time stamps, the sample information and others included in a data file may be displayed or rearranged. This allows you to easily search for a data file within the same project (folder).
In the preview section, not only the sample information, but also the profile of raw data is displayed. This profile serves as
reference in finding a desired data file from its rough data shape.
Allows previewing the highlighted data file.

Also allows checking part of
the sample information.
The preview can

be magnified by
dragging it with
your mouse.
Same settings as in
Windows Explorer.
Allows you not just to set

Explorer, which comes as
standard with Windows, but
also to rearrange each additional information item when
displaying file information.
Displays additional information

(such as sample names) as file
information when the Detail
display mode is selected.
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Note:
The setting data entered here will be saved for each user.
Note:
If the number of files in the project (folder) is too large when the file information is displayed, it may take longer time for display.
6.1 Facilitating File Management
If [File Information] is selected, the displayed information increases. In this case, expand the displayed width of the <Data
Explorer> window or dock the window into the top or bottom of the screen so that the window is extended horizontally (Data Preview is laid out to the right). This should make File Information easier to reference. This may cause the other displayed panes to
become narrower and more difficult to view. Therefore, change the display as appropriate by the following method:
Click on the [Data Explorer]

button on the toolbar to toggle between On and Off.
Double-click on the title of the <Data Explorer> window to toggle between the Docking and Floating modes.
Double-click
Docking View
6.1.2
Double-click
Adjust to the large display

size in the floating mode.
Floating View
Previously Giving a File Name that is Easy to Manage
Giving an appropriate name to a file makes it easier to manage that file*.

* This involves the following advantages:
The sample information in a data file can only be referenced from the LabSolutions/GCsolution and the related products. If a
file name is previously given including sample information, the file can be more easily handled outside this software.
If the [File Information] mode on the <Data Explorer> window is canceled, the file information is displayed faster when the
number of files in the same project (folder) is large.
When the file conversion function is used to convert a file into a format that is required for management (e.g., the AIA ANDi
format or Acrobat (PDF) format), the original file name plus the extension corresponding to the selected format is given to the
resulting file.
As the function to support the proper naming of

data files, the <Batch Table> window provides the
function to automatically create a data file name
based on the sample name, sample ID, and other
information.
<Settings> for Batch Table (Reference Manual p362)
Creates a file name

based on the selected
item. Their order can
also be changed.
Click here.
Note:
The file name is

affixed with a serial
number.
The settings on the <Settings> window are saved

for each batch file.
In each column for data file names in the batch table for which the automatic data file naming function is selected, the data file
name at the last batch analysis is retained. Therefore, the batch post-run analysis using the same batch file can be performed for
only the data that has been acquired by the directly previous batch analysis.
To perform the batch post-run analysis under the same conditions as those at batch analysis/post-run analysis for the subsequent
data, export the batch table saved in the data file (See 4.2.6 Export a Batch Table).
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6.1.3
Using a Variety of Information for File Searches
File searches can be performed from the program windows main window at anytime.
Click for <File Search>
window.
Click to cancel a
running search.
Click
to
exit file search.
Use file name, type,

project (folder) to
search for a file.
Use file creation and

update date ranges.
Use sample information and comments.

(only for *.gcd files)
<File Search> (Reference Manual p484)

Note:
For each search condition entry drop-down list box, you can select from among the previous five search conditions.
After entering a search condition, click
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to start the file search.
In the lower part of the <File Search> window, the following search results display view will appear.
Click item label to

sort results in item
order upward or
downward.
Right-click file list

to display menu
and select [Detail]
or [List].
Click [File Info.].
Displays file information for currently

highlighted file in
list.
Can drag and drop
file onto application
window from <File
Search> window.
Click [Preview].
Displays chromatogram when data file

is selected.
Changes chromatograms
intensity
scale.
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6.1.4
Search for a File Based on its Contents
If the search based on the file name and sample information is unsuccessful by the above method, then open the data file
using the <Data Analysis> window or <Data Comparison> and check the data.
Clicking on a file name instantaneously displays data in the preview section of the <Data Explorer> window, or double-clicking
on a file name displays data on the <Data Analysis> window.
Allows you to display a chromatogram for

comparison use in the background by selecting [File] - [Open Reference Data File].
Double-click
Clicking/double-clicking on file names allows

you to successively
check those files.
Allows you to check

the peak information
table.
<Data Analysis>
Allows you to close all the data at a time by

selecting [File] - [Close Data] - [All Data].
If you select 2 files while

holding down the Shift
key, the series of files
located between them are
selected. Up to 8 data
files can be dragged and
dropped at a time.
If the chromatogram display area is enlarged by

dragging the splitter, it
becomes more comfortable to view.
<Data Comparison> (Reference Manual p297)
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66.2.
6.2
Handling Other Files
The traceability and management of files other than data, method, batch, and report format files may be required.
For example, files that are output as validation results and print images that have been managed on a paper basis are now
managed as electronic records.
6.2.1
Displaying Extension Tab of the <Data Explorer> Window
Click on the right mouse button with the cursor positioned on the <Data Explorer> window. Select [Data Explorer Properties] from the pup-up menu that will appear. The <Data Explorer Properties> window will be opened allowing you to select
additional tabs to be displayed.
Double-clicking on a file icon
starts the associated application.
Adds the addition tab that is

used to display only the specified file type.
Click on [Data
Explorer Properties].
Allows you to add the file type

tab by specifying an extension. Also allows you to specify multiple file types by
delimiting each extension.
<Data Explorer Property> (Reference Manual p498)
This function allows you to carry out the following series of tasks more efficiently:
After analysis has been finished using a batch table for which the output of QA/QC calculation result in the HTML format is
specified, double-click on the *HTML file that has been created on the additional tabbed page. Start the associated WWW
browser and then check the QA/QC result.
After a report image in a data file has been converted into the PDF by the file conversion function of the <Data Explorer> window, start Adobe Acrobat by double-clicking on the PDF* file that has been created on the additional tabbed page, and then
check the contents of that file.
* If the files are sorted using their time stamps after the <Data Explorer> window has been set to the detailed mode, the last created file can be
displayed at the top. This allows you to relatively easily find a desired file.
Note:
The settings on the <Data Explorer Properties> window are saved for each user. Therefore, if you log in the system using another
user ID, the addition file tab created here will not be displayed.
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66.3.
Reviewing the Long-Term Storage of
Data
6.3
The previous sections describe the functions to support the management of working data. This section explains important
points in the long-term storage of data.
6.3.1
Managing the Print Images
Among the existing techniques, printing out a report on paper and then storing it is the most excellent one for the long-term
storage of data. This is still true today, but the disadvantage of this method lies in a problem with storage space and costs.
As a solution, print images are photographed on microfilm in some cases. At present, however, an approach for recording
reports in an electronic document format that will be supported for a long period of time is adopted. Since some electronic
document formats are accepted for formal documents, the electronic recording of documents has become popular.
The GCsolution provides the capability of outputting reports in the PDF (Portable Document Format) among the above electronic document formats when it is used with Adobe Acrobat, a tool for the creation, management, and edit of PDF documents.
<Setting Options> - [PDF Export] tab (Reference Manual p 564)
Allows you to convert report images into a PDF
file when a report is printed out Analysis Result
Report (Single/Batch Analysis & Post-run) or
Report Generator*.
Only the Normal Speed Mode is supported, and
the mode cannot be selected since Acrobat 6.0.
Check this option to simultaneously output a report

to a PDF file and the printer.
* Since print images from <Report> are converted into the PDF, the reports from the following functions using those print images can be converted into PDF files:
Printing of reports within the data on <Data Analysis> window
[File] - [Print Method] from the <GC Real Time Analysis> window
[File] - [Print Graph Image] from the <Data Comparison> window
Note:
A PDF file has the original file name with its extension changed to PDF and is output to the folder including that original file.
When a PDF file is output at Single Run/Postrun (Data Report) or Batch Processing, it is a data file; or when a PDF file is output by
selecting [File] - [Print Method File] from the <Data Acquisition> window, it is a method file. Selecting [Print Image] from the
<Data Comparison> window, etc. will output the currently displayed data. Therefore, when a specific file name (Data Comparison
Report.pdf in this case) is used, the data will be output to the referenced project (folder).
Note:
The document information and security are added to the output PDF file. The settings are the same as those shown in the table for
conversion into the PDF.
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6.3 Reviewing the Long-Term Storage of Data
The use of the GCsolutions capability of converting a file into the PDF allows you to obtain a PDF report file created under
the following rules, at any time other than report printout, in the same project (folder) that contains the original file:
Source File
Data file
Data file (method in data)
Method file
Output image
Print image of Data Report
Print image by selecting [File] [Print Method File...] from

<Data Acquisition>
Print image by selecting [File] [Print Method File...] from

<Data Acquisition>
Output designation method
Specify an Acrobat document

(*.pdf) in File Type by selecting [File] - [Save As] from
<Data Analysis>

<Data Analysis>.

<Data Analysis>
(*.pdf) in File Type by selecting File - Save As from <Calibration Curve>
Select [File Convert...] - [Data

file to PDF file...] from <Data
Explorer> (multiple files can
be converted in one lot)
Original data file name plus
extension changed to pdf
Remarks
If the normal mode (Acrobat Distiller) is selected on the [PDF Export] tabbed page of the <Setting
Options> window and if a password is specified in <Security Password for PDF Document> window, that password is used as the master password and Not Allowed in Changing the Document
setting is selected for the Acrobat standard security.
Note:
Method file name used at data

acquisition, plus extension
changed to pdf.
Original method file name plus

extension changed to pdf.
Output file name
If a PDF file is output using a function shown in the table, the normal/high-speed mode setting on the
[PDF Export] tabbed page of the <Setting Options> window becomes active.
Note:
The other settings for document rights in the normal mode follow the settings in Acrobat Distiller.
The following general information of the document is given:

Title: Original file name
Subtitle: Output source application name
(Data Acquisition/Batch (Analysis or Post-run)/Report Generator)
Created by: GCsolution user name at PDF export
Keyword: Data status (reanalyzed without saving and manual integration)
Created as: Product name (GCsolution) and Version No.
Note:
Note:
Other information does not displayed, but some information such as sample information is embedded.
The use of these functions requires Adobe Acrobat 5.0 or later.

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is included in the GCsolution installation disk, can only be used to read electronic documents of
the PDF. It does not include the capability of creating a PDF file.
Note:
The use of these functions is subject to the prior setup of the PDF export by performing the steps described in 7.3 Setting the PDF
Output.
Note:
Each file that is not covered by this capability should be loaded using software that can handle it (text editor for a text file or a
WWW browser for an HTML file) and then printed out on the printer by specifying PDFWriter or Acrobat Distiller (PDF output). This is more advantageous in the security setting and others rather than storing such a file in the original format.
For any file that cannot be output as a file, but can only be printed out, specify Acrobat Distiller or PDFWriter for the printer
and then print out the file. This makes management easier without using paper reports. In this case, the document security and
brief document information are not added automatically, and should be specified on the Adobe product.
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6.3.2
Storing a Data File for a Long Period of Time
In addition to print images, the GCsolutions data files* and those that can be analyzed (machine readable data), such as data
files of the AIA ANDi format, may be stored for a long period of time.
Storing a file using an archiver product such as CLASS-Agent

Software in the archiver category, which is dedicated to the long-term storage of data, is commercially available. The GCsolution offers a powerful link* with our data management software including the archive function called CLASS-Agent. Such
software products are applicable for the storage of AIA ANDi and PDF files, and some of them, like CLASS-Agent, feature
the conformity to the FDA 21 CFR Part 11.
Some of the commercially available electronic document management software for PDF files or the like provide effective
capabilities for document management.
* For example, the GCsolution creates a print image file of the PDF at printout if the necessary setup is completed on Agent Registration, and
then pass it over to CLASS-Agent (this function can also be used to manage print image files of the PDF on software other than CLASSAgent). In case of the PDF export at printout, a report file that does not necessarily has a single original data file name will have its extension changed to pdf, e.g., when it is printed out via the <Report> window or [Print Image] on the <Data Comparison> window. If the original data file does not necessarily exists in a single folder as in the latter case, the report file will be output to the current reference project.
For other cases, the description in the previous section is applicable.
Storing a file on CD-R or the like

The GCsolution has the data file format of the All-in-One File Structure. In addition, within the range of normal operations,
related files such as method files are managed so that they are included in a single project (folder).
Upon completion of a project, a set of related files on a folder basis should be stored on a non-rewritable media such as CDR. This facilitates the storage and management of those files.
Note:
CLASS-Agent and some of other archiver products that have been described above support the capability of storing files on CD-R.
Transferring a file to the storage destination

When there is an upper computer, a set of files may be transferred to that computer for data storage. The GCsolution supports this procedure by allowing you to specify a file transfer destination after data acquisition/data analysis, on the [Auto
Copy] tabbed page of the <Setting Options> window opened by selecting [Tools] - [Option].
Copies a data file when a file is
saved on the <Data Acquisition>
window or when real-time batch
processing is performed.
<Setting Options> - [Auto Copy] tab (Reference Manual p 564)
Copies a data file when a file is

saved on the <Data Analysis>
window or when post-run batch
processing is performed.
Note:
If there is no specified path, the files will be
The data file existing in the subfolder* under \GCsolution\Data will be copied at the specified timing through
the designated path.
* No data files existing in any other folder will be copied.
copied by creating a folder.

If the same file name exists in the copy destination, the file names will be affixed with
serial numbers so that the existing file cannot
be overwritten.
Note:
If files are transferred to a storage destination where the appropriate security (e.g., the setting for the file operation right for Windows XP folders) is provided using this capability, the data can be managed more safely.
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6.3.3
Devising a Data Storage Method
To store both printed image data and machine readable data, the relation between print images and the data files used to
acquire them must be maintained.
It is one of the most recommendable methods that data be managed using the abovementioned CLASS-Agent. Agent Manager provides the capability of properly managing GCsolution data files and PDF files for print images.
Even if CLASS-Agent is not used, each data file has the all-in-one structure and self-contained information. Therefore, the
following method will make the management easier:
Note:
In this case, print images are regarded as equivalent to analysis results (electronic documents that are conventionally created by
merely printing out the saved analysis results on paper), and data files as meta data used to obtain analysis results. The meta data
must be all the data for obtaining the analysis results. The GCsolution meets the requirements for meta data by providing data files
of the all-in-one structure.
In a PDF file for a print image, save GCsolutions data file used to obtain that print image, as an attached file.
on the toolbar.
Adobe Acrobat
The mouse cursor will change over to the shape of

.
Move it to an appropriate position on the print image for Acrobat
and then click on the mouse button.
The Dialog to select file will appear. Select the data file for GCsolution to be attached and then click on the [OK] button.
Click on [File
Attachment
Tool].
The <File Attachment Properties> window will appear. Check the

data and then click on the [OK] button.
Double-clicking on this icon allows

you to display the <GC Postrun>
window in the state that the saved
data file has been loaded.
If security is specified for a PDF
document, the deletion of the save
file can be forbidden.
Clicking on the
[OK]
button
attaches the file.
The advantage of this method lies in the point that managing the PDF files as analysis results (print images of reports) allows
you to manage all other information as well. Even in the environment without the GCsolution, the use of Adobe Acrobat
allows you to view analysis results as print images and check the details of data, as appropriate, on the PC having the GCsolution installed.
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In this method, data can no longer be searched for based on sample information via the <File Search> window of the GCsolution.
However, Acrobat provides a search plug-in, which allows you to search for all the PDF files based on document information and
a character string included in the documents.
The GCsolution itself does not provide the data acceptance function based on electronic signatures, but Acrobat has the electronic
signature function and protects a PDF document with a proper electronic signature including the data files included in that document. This is regarded as effective means conforming to the legal regulations such the FDA 21 CFR Part 11.
The use of the method for including a data file in a PDF document allows you to manage analysis data on an electronic document
management system that can manage PDF documents. Some of the electronic document management systems have the approval/
decision function and are regarded as effective means conforming to the legal regulations such as the FDA 21 CFR Part 11.
6.3.4
Using a Print Image
If a report image of an analysis result report is saved as a PDF file, the character information and image information on the
report can be utilized on other software.
Toolbar of
Adobe Acrobat
Select a graphics on a PDF document. This

allows you to pass image information such as
a chromatogram on a report to another software by copy and paste.
The graphic copy and

paste allow you to create
an image to the size (resolution) in accordance with
the magnifying power displayed on the screen.
Select a character on a PDF document.

This allows you to pass character
information on the report to another
software by copy and paste.
The [Table/Formatted Text Select Tool] allows you to pass character information of the tabular image, such as a peak report,
to MS-Excel or the like. This will be convenient for creating other reports using an analysis result or gathering multiple
analysis results on MS-Excel and then perform statistic calculations.
In addition, copying and pasting graphics to MS-Word or the like allows you to create a report.
Note:
In this case, the copied image is dependent upon the magnifying power for the PDF document. Using the [Graphic Select Tool],
define the extent of the image you want to copy, enlarge the displayed image as far as possible, and then copy it. This allows you
to obtain a high-quality chromatogram image to the printable resolution at maximum
However, if the image size at the pasted destination is small, it is further reduced there. As a result, lines become thinner and faint
or the image may be blurred depending upon the image reduction algorithm of the software at the pasted destination. Therefore,
check the actually pasted state and choose the optimal magnifying power for copy and paste.
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66.4.
6.4
Using CLASS-Agent
This software allows you to carry out optional data management when used in association with our data management product, CLASS-Agent.
6.4.1
Specifying Method of Loading Data to CLASS-Agent
This setting allows you to automatically register the specified file in the Agent database when a data file is created or
updated.
When
the
<GCsolution
[GCsolution] icon.
Allows sorting of data by each instrument

or according to search character strings
included in sample names, and then registering the sorted data in the database.
Click on [Data Reg. Settings]

Launcher>.
Specify a file type that is registered in the database when data

acquisition, data analysis, or
batch analysis is performed.
Allows starting an external

program when data is registered, as an automation support function.
After data has been loaded to the CLASS-Agent, use Agent

Manager to manage the data. For detailed information on
the operations of Agent Manager, refer to the instruction
manual for Agent Manager.
<Agent Registration Settings> (Reference Manual p516)
You may manually register a data file that is registered in

the Agent database at any time except when the data is created or updated, using the menu displayed by right-clicking on the <Data Explorer> window.
Note:
When the data acquisition and post-run to tick the [Register Acrobat file to Link File 10 field] check box displayed
when Configuration is selected by the [Select Items] list,
the report image in PDF format is automatically output.
It is registered in CLASS-Agent.
Note:
The setting of this screen is given to priority more than the

[PDF Export] setting. Therefore, please note that the PDF
file with the same filename output by the [PDF Export]
setting is deleted when [Delete import files after data registration (*.PDF)] setting is effective.
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7 Appendices
Performing the Maintenance of System
Management Database
7.1
The <Database Maintenance> window allows you to perform maintenance of the database, such as compacting or repairing
the database and changing the database file.
7.1.1
Using the Database Maintenance Tool
The <Database Maintenance> window appears when:
1.
Shut down all the LabSolutions programs.
2.
Double-click on the GCMntDB.exe
program in C:\GCsolution\Program.
<Login> window will appear.
3.
When the user having the system administration right logs in the system, the <Database Maintenance> window will be
displayed.
Clicking on this button duplicates the database and then

reconstructs the fragmented
database into a more compact
one or attempts to repair the
database having a fault.
Note:
If the network mode is selected, the system administration information (user registration, etc.) entered
from one point on the LAN can be shared by all the
LabSolutions software.
See 7.2 Managing the System on the Network.
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After you have selected referencing the

common management database on the
LAN, checking this option will cause the
system administration function to operate in the network mode starting with the
next activation.
Clicking on this button displays the

<Select File> window. If a file in a
new reference source is selected, that
management database will be referenced starting with the next activation.
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7.2
Managing the System on the Network
Using the <Maintenance of Instrument Information> window allows you to share the system administration information on
the network.
7.2.1
Using the Instrument Maintenance Tool
The <Maintenance of Instrument Information> window is opened

when the following steps are performed:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Shut down all the LabSolutions programs.
Using the <Database Maintenance Tool>, select the network

mode for all the LabSolutions software that shares the system
administration information, and then disable this tool.
Select referencing the

system administration
database files that are
shared on the network.
Check this option to

select the network mode
for the system administration function.
Unlike the standalone mode, multiple PCs are managed on the System Administration Database. Therefore, using the
following Instrument Maintenance tool, associate the current PCs with PC information on the System Administration
Database (or Add Computer information if not available). Double-click on GCMntPC.exe
in C:\GCsolution\Program. The <Add/Specify Computer> window will appear from the
<Instrument Maintenance> window.
<Login> window will appear. When the user with the system administration rights logs into the system.
Note:
If the Add/Specify Computer option is already selected and if the current PCs are associated with PC information, then this window
is skipped.
After finishing the
setting, click on
the [OK] button.
Add a PC as the one that is managed (identified) on the

system administration database in the network mode.
For a PC that is already registered on the system
administration database (e.g., the first PC or a PC that
was once added, but has the software reinstalled for
any reason), select it from the list and then SPECIFY it
so that it is associated with the displayed existing PC
information.
5.
6.
The main <Maintenance of Instrument

Information> window is displayed.
At this point, the network settings for

the system administration are complete. After checking that there is any
registration in the [Computer] pulldown list, click on the [Close] button
to close the <Maintenance of Instrument Information> window.
Displays the list of PCs that

are centrally managed on the
network.
Analytical Instruments, which
are linked with PC above
selected, is shown here.
The entry of the analysis system selected from the [Instrument] list may be deleted,
e.g., when the actual system is
abolished.
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77.3.
7 Appendices
7.3
Setting the PDF Output
The GCsolution provides the capability to output a report in the PDF (Portable Document Format) when it is used with
Adobe Acrobat (Ver. 5.0 or later), a tool for creation, management, and editing of PDF documents. When used with the
CLASS-Agent, the GCsolution also provides the capability of outputting such report to the printer and converting print
images into a PDF file, which is then sent to the CLASS-Agent.
7.3.1
Before Setting the PDF Output
The following products must be set up before the PDF output capability can be used.
Adobe Acrobat (Ver. 5.0 or later)

To install this software, follow the instructions displayed on the screen that automatically appears when the CD-ROM
for Acrobat is placed into the drive, and perform the standard setup.
Note:
This software package does not include Adobe Acrobat, which must be purchased separately. Adobe Reader, which is
included in the GCsolution installation disk, can only be used to read electronic documents of the PDF. It does not include the capability of creating a PDF file.
Note:
To use the PDF output capability of this software, Acrobat Distiller or Acrobat PDFWriter is required. The standard setup of
Adobe Acrobat 5.0 will install Acrobat Distiller only. In Adobe Acrobat 6.0, Acrobat PDFWriter is no longer supported
and only Acrobat Distiller is installed.
Note:
The standard setup of Adobe Acrobat 5.0 will not install Acrobat PDFWriter. To install Acrobat PDFWriter, specify this
installation using the custom setup. In this case, it is recommended that Acrobat Distiller be also installed.
To make archives in PDF format using CLASS-Agent, set it up in accordance with the installation manual for
CLASS-Agent.
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7.3 Setting the PDF Output
7.3.2
Setting the PDF Output (for Version 5.0)
Before using this capability, set up the PDF output by the following steps:
1.
On the opening window that automatically appears

when the CD-ROM for Acrobat product is placed
into the drive, click on the [Next] button to proceed
to the next step.
2.
On the displayed window, select the [Additional

Material] button. The list of buttons related to additional materials will appear.
Click here.
From the displayed buttons, select the [Install Adobe

PostScript Driver] button and then specify a postscript printer for PDF output.
Click on the [Additional

Materials] button.
Click on the [Install

Adobe PostScript Printer
Driver] button.
3.
Click on the [Update Existing PostScript Printers] button.

Follow the message on each window based on the default values until the <Local Port Selection> window appears.
Click here.
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4.
On the <Local Port Selection> window, select FILE: for the port.
Click on the [Next] button. The <Select Printer Model> window will appear.
Select FILE:.
After the selection, click

on the [Next] button.
5.
Click on the [Browse...] button on the <Select Printer Model> window to display the <Browse for Printer> window.
Change the drive/folder over to system32\spool\drivers\w32x86 under the Windows folder. Now Acrobat Distiller
is available for selection from the list of printers. Select it and then click on the [OK] button.
You will return to the <Select Printer Model> window. With Acrobat Distiller selected, click on the [Next] button and
subsequently go forward based on the default values until the <Printer Information> window appears.
Select Acrobat
Distiller.
Click
After the selection, click

on the [Next] button.
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6.
On the <Printer Information> window, specify a printer name.

Correctly* type LabSolutions PDF Printer.
Now the settings have been completed. Going forward in accordance with the message that will appear on each window
completes the installation of the printer driver.
* Each one blank space must be given before and after PDF.
Do not select the printer

as the default one.
Correctly enter
LabSolutions PDF Printer.
Select No meaning
that no print test is performed.
After finishing the settings,

click on the [Next] button.
7.
After the installation has been completed, display the <GC Postrun> window to see whether the PDF output settings are
valid.
Load a data file to the <Data Analysis> window and

then select [Save Data File As...] from the menu.
Allows you to convert Data

Report* (report in the data file)
images into the PDF.
* If a data file in which no report format is recorded is converted into the PDF and then saved, a blank PDF file will be created.
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7.3.3
Setting up PDF output (for Version 6.0 or later)
Step 1 - 3 are not needed for Windows Vista.
1.
From Windows [Start] - [Settings], select [Control

Panel].
Next, select [System] from [Control Panel]. The
<System Properties> dialog box will appear.
2.
3.
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Select the [Hardware] tab of <System Properties>,

and click the [Driver Signing] button.
The <Driver Signing Options> dialog box will
appear.
Make sure that the [Block] options has NOT been

selected in the [File signature verification] area of the
<Driver Signing Options> dialog box.
If [Block] has not been selected, click [Cancel]. If it
has been selected, select [Warn] and click [OK] to
close this screen.
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4.
5.
6.
7.
From Windows [Start] - [Settings], select [Printers].

For Windows Vista select [Windows menu]-[Controll panel]. And then select [Printer] on the classic
view.
The <Printers> dialog box will appear.
Double-click [Add Printer] in the <Printers> dialog

box to start up <Add Printer Wizard>.
For Windows Vista, click on [Add a printer].
On the "Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard" window, click [Next]. For WIndows Vista is dialog box
will not appear, goto step 7.
The "Local or Network Printer" window will appear.
On the "Local or Network Printer" window, select

[Local Printer]. At this time, do not select the [Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer]
option.
After setting it, click the [Next] button. The "Select
the Printer Port" window will appear.
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8.
9.
On the "Select the Printer Port" window, select [Use

the following port] (for Windows Vista select [Use
an existing port]) and then [File: (Print to File)] for
the port to use.
After setting them, click the [Next] button. The "Add
Printer Wizard" window will appear.
On the "Add Printer Wizard" window, click the

[Have Disk] button to open the <Install From Disk>
window.
10. On
the <Install From Disk> window, click the

[Browse] button and select PDF_Setup.inf found in
"ENGLISH\ACROBAT\PS" folder of the GCsolution Installation CD-ROM, and then click the [Open]
button.
11. After making sure that the path to the PDF_Setup.inf

file is correct in <Install From Disk>, click [OK].
You will return to the "Add to Printer Wizard" window.
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12. Printers selectable in your system are listed in the

"Add to Printer Wizard" window. Select "LabSolutions PDF Printer" in the list.
Then, click the [Next] button. Even if the abovementioned printer is not listed, still click the [OK]
button. The "Name Your Printer" window will
appear.
13. In the "Name Your Printer" window, check to see that

the printer name selected in step 9 is correctly
shown. You can change the name of the printer if
necessary. Select [No] to the [Do you want your Windows-based programs to use this printer as the
default printer?] option.
After setting them, click the [OK] button. The
"Printer Sharing" window will appear. For Windows
Vista, if [Windows Security] message appears, click
[Install this driver software anyway].
14. In the "Printer Sharing" window, select the [Do no

share this printer] option.
Then, click the [OK] button. The "Print Test Page"
window will appear. For Windows Vista, click [Finish] on <Add printer.> then go to step 18.
15. In the "Print Test Page" window, select [No].

Then, click the [OK] button. The "Complete the Add
Printer Wizard" window will appear.
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16. In the "Complete the Add Printer Wizard" window,

check all the settings and click the [Finish] button to
exit the wizard.
17. After the [Finish] button is clicked, the following

warning message might appear. In this case, click
[Yes]. The installation will be completed.
18. After the installation is successfully completed, start

up <GC Postrun> - <Data Analysis> to check if the
PDF output feature has been enabled.
Now the PDF format is available for saving your data report
image.
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Contents of Operation Manual

1
1.1
2
2.1
What is GCsolution?
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Software Overview
GCsolution Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1.1
2.1.2
3
3.1
Performing an Analysis
Preparing for Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.3
3.1.4
3.1.5
3.1.6
3.2
4.1
Turning the GC System Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Exiting GCsolution and Turning Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Next Step - Data Acquisition

Changing Analysis Stop Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.2
Opening the <Batch Table> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Creating Batch Tables Using the Batch Table Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Starting Batch Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Shutting Down the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

3.7.1
3.7.2
Quantitative Analysis by Real Time Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Quantitative Analysis by Post-run Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Performing Sequential Analysis (Batch Analysis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

3.6.1
3.6.2
3.6.3
3.7
<Calibration Curve> on <GC Real Time Analysis> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Selecting Data Files for Calibration Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Start [Calibration Curve Wizard] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Creating Calibration Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Quantitative Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.5.1
3.5.2
3.6
Starting up <GC Postrun> - <Data Analysis> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Operations in the <Data Analysis> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Changing Peak Integration Parameters and Performing Data Post-run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Creating Calibration Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

3.4.1
3.4.2
3.4.3
3.4.4
3.5
Setting Single-run Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Starting an Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Checking Analysis Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

3.3.1
3.3.2
3.3.3
3.4
Turning on the instrument and logging in to <GC Real Time Analysis> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Setting Unit Conditions Used on the <System Configuration> Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Operation Example Analysis Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Starting Up the GC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Performing Detector Signal Zero Adjustment and Slope Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Saving Method File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Performing Single-run Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

3.2.1
3.2.2
3.3
GCsolution Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
File Types and Data Explorer File Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Changing Data Acquisition Stop Time During Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Stopping the Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Slope Test and Snap Shot Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

4.2.1
4.2.2
Slope Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Snap Shot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
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4.3
Setting Up GC Start/Stop Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

4.3.1
4.3.2
4.4
Changing the Data Sampling Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

4.4.1
4.4.2
4.4.3
4.5
4.8
Usage count for septum and glass insert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Setting <Start Acquisition> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Vial number 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Next Step - Data Processing
5.1
About GCsolution data file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

5.1.1
5.1.2
5.1.3
5.2
5.3
Peak Integration Time Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Setting Integration Time Program Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Manual Peak Integration (Manipulation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

5.3.1
5.3.2
5.4
Import/Export Method File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Import/Export Report Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Using the same method file between <GC Real Time Analysis> and <GC Postrun> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Peak Integration Time Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

5.2.1
5.2.2
Manual peak integration feature (manipulation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Setting Manual Peak Integration Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Setting up for Peak Identification and Quantitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

5.4.1
5.4.2
Setting Peak Identification Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Setting up Compound Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
5.5
Operations in the <Data Comparison> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5.6
Checking data with CLASS-Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Quantitation Parameter Settings
6.1
Setting Quantitation Parameters - Normalization Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

6.1.1
6.1.2
6.2
65
Setting <Injection Port Maintenance> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Resetting usage counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Acquisition start from instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

4.9.1
4.10
Changing Oven Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Performing a Clean up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Performing a Blank Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Registering Column Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

4.8.1
4.8.2
4.9
System Configuration for Dual-Line GC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Instrument Parameter Settings for Each Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Performing Single-Line Analysis with a Dual-Line Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
When the Baseline is Unstable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

4.6.1
4.6.2
4.6.3
4.7
Parameters Related to Data Sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Setting the Detector Base Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Setting the Detector [Sampling Rate] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Performing Dual-Line Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

4.5.1
4.5.2
4.5.3
4.6
Setting GC Start/Stop Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Performing GC Automatic Startup/Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Area Normalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Setting Quantitation Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Setting Quantitation Parameters - External Standard Method, Corrected Area Normaliza-
tion 60
6.2.1
6.2.2
6.2.3
6.3
Setting Quantitation Parameters - Internal Standard Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

6.3.1
6.3.2
6.3.3
6.4
7.1
Batch Processing Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
8.1
Pause and Edit the Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Using Batch Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Summary Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
7.4.1
Displaying a <Batch Table> Window to Open Batch Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Selecting Data Files Used to Create a Batch Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Performing Batch Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Perform Additional Analysis During Real-time Batch Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

7.3.1
7.3.2
7.4
Selecting columns and fonts to display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Setting the Injection Volume and Multi-Injection Count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Bracket Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Using Two Lines to Perform Batch Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Setting the Baseline Data File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Performing Post-run Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

7.2.1
7.2.2
7.2.3
7.3
Setting Quantitation Parameters When "Grouping" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Creating Compound Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Creating Group Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Checking Group Calibration Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Checking Quantitation Results for Each Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Batch Processing
7.1.1
7.1.2
7.1.3
7.1.4
7.1.5
7.2

Setting Compound Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Setting Quantitation Parameters When "Grouping" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

6.7.1
6.7.2
6.7.3
6.7.4
6.7.5

Setting Quantitation Parameters - Exponential Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

6.6.1
6.6.2
6.7

Setting Quantitation Parameters - Manual RF Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

6.5.1
6.5.2
6.6
Internal Standard Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Setting Quantitation Parameters - Standard Addition Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

6.4.1
6.4.2
6.5
External Standard Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Creating summary report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Report Functions
Creating Report Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8.1.1
8.1.2
8.1.3
Adding report items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Checking the Print Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Saving the Report Format File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
66
8.2
Adjusting the Report Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

8.2.1
8.2.2
8.2.3
8.2.4
8.2.5
8.3
Printing Analysis Result . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

8.3.1
8.3.2
8.3.3
8.3.4
8.3.5
Printing Reports in Single Run Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Printing Reports in <Batch Table> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Printing Reports in <Data Analysis> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Printing Reports in <Report> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Default report format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Operation - Windows
9.1
Displaying Windows and Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

9.1.1
9.1.2
9.2
10
Window Types Appearing in Program Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Displaying Application Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Customizing Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
9.2.1
9.2.2
9.2.3
Changing the View Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Changing the Application Window Display Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Changing the Common Window Display Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Operation - Tables
10.1
Operating Table Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

10.1.1
10.1.2
10.1.3
10.2
10.3
Selecting a Table Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Adding/Deleting a Table Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Changing the Table Row Display Quantity (Table Style Settings (2)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Editing Table Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

10.3.1
10.3.2
10.3.3
10.3.4
11
Selecting a Table Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Changing the Width of a Table Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Changing the Table Column Display Condition (Table Style Settings (1)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Operating Table Rows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

10.2.1
10.2.2
10.2.3
Selecting Multiple Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Copying/Cutting/Pasting/Clearing Cell Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Entering Values into Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Cell Data Entry Auxiliary Functions (Batch Tables) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Operation - Files
11.1
Using Files (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

11.1.1
11.1.2
11.1.3
11.1.4
11.2
Creating a New File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Opening a File (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Saving a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Checking File History Information (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Managing Files Effectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

11.2.1
11.2.2
11.2.3
11.2.4
67
Adjusting with Mouse or Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Using the Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Adjusting Multiple Report Item Sizes and Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Setting the Page Size/Margin and Other Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Setting the Header/Footer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
What is the Data Explorer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

What is a Project? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Creating a New Project (Folder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Deleting a Project (Folder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
11.3
Using Files (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

11.3.1
11.3.2
11.3.3
11.3.4
11.3.5
11.3.6
11.3.7
12
12.1
Appendices
When Troubles Occur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
12.1.1
12.1.2
12.2
Using Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Using the Online Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Installing GCsolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

12.2.1
12.2.2
12.2.3
12.2.4
12.2.5
12.2.6
12.3
Opening a File (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Copying a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Moving a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Deleting a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Changing File Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Checking File History Information (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Converting File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Installing DAO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Installing GCsolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Uninstalling GCsolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Installing Additional GC Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Connections to and settings on the GC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
System Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Network Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

12.3.1
12.3.2
12.3.3
Procedure for setting up the networking mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Registering users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Registering a PC again . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
12.4
About Windows user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
12.5
GCsolution specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
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Contents of Reference Manual

1
1.1
Overview of GCsolution
Organization of GCsolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.2
Starting up GCsolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.2.3
<GC Real Time Analysis> screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

<GC Postrun> screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Starting up GCsolution using an icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

1.2.1.1
Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
1.2.1.2
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Starting up GCsolution from the [Start] menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
<Login> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Organization of GCsolution Windows
2.1
<GC Real Time Analysis> Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2
<GC Postrun> screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Assistant Bar
3.1
What is the Assistant Bar? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.2
[RealTime] Assistant Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.3
[Postrun] Assistant Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4
4.1
<System Configuration> Window

What is the <System Configuration> Window? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.2
<System Configuration> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

4.2.1
4.3
Setting the CBM-102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
<GC> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.4.1
4.4.2
4.4.3
4.4.4
4.4.5
4.5
Audit Trail Settings for Instrument Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
<Instrument> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.3.1
4.4
What the <System Configuration> Window is Used for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Organization of the <System Configuration> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
<GC> - [General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

4.4.1.1
<Installation Information> window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
<GC> - [CRG/Relays] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
4.4.2.1
<Coolant consumption> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
<GC> - [Device Information] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
<GC> - [Units Position] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
<GC> - [CBM-102] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
<Analytical Line> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

4.5.1
4.5.2
4.5.3
4.5.4
<Analytical Line> - [Auto-sampler] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

4.5.1.1
AOC-20i/AOC-20d (S) Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
4.5.1.2
AOC-20i+s/AOC-20d(M) Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
4.5.1.3
TurboMatrixHS Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
<Analytical Line> - [Injection Unit] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
4.5.2.1
<Injection port Maintenance> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
<Analytical Line> - [Column] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
<Analytical Line> - [Detector] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
70
4.5.5
4.6
<Additional Heater> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
4.7
<Additional Flow> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
<Data Acquisition> Window
5.1
Overview of <Data Acquisition> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

5.1.1
5.1.2
5.1.3
5.1.4
5.2
5.3
<Data Acquisition> - [File] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

<Data Acquisition> - [Edit] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
<Data Acquisition> - [View] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
<Data Acquisition> - [Method] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
<Data Acquisition> - [Instrument] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
<Data Acquisition> - [Data Acquisition] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
<Data Acquisition> - [Data Analysis] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
<Data Acquisition> - [Tool] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
<Data Acquisition> - [Window] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
<Data Acquisition> - [Help] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
<Data Acquisition>-<Chromatogram> View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

5.4.1
5.4.2
5.5
[Configuration] Assistant Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

[Single Run] Assistant Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Menu Bar on <Data Acquisition> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

5.3.1
5.3.2
5.3.3
5.3.4
5.3.5
5.3.6
5.3.7
5.3.8
5.3.9
5.3.10
5.4
Functions of <Data Acquisition> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Opening <Data Acquisition> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Element Names on <Data Acquisition> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Menu Tree of <Data Acquisition> window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Assistant Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
5.2.1
5.2.2
Element Names of <Chromatogram> View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

<Chromatogram> View - <Display Settings> (Data Acquisition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
5.4.2.1
<Display Settings> - [Range (Chromatogram)] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
5.4.2.2
<Display Settings> - [Range (Overlap)] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
5.4.2.3
<Display Settings> - [Other] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
<Data Acquisition> -<Instrument Parameters> View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

5.5.1
5.5.2
5.5.3
5.5.4
5.5.5
5.5.6
5.5.7
5.5.8
5.5.9
5.5.10
71
4.5.4.1
<Detector Maintenance> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
<Analytical Line>- [GC] or [GCMS] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
<Instrument Parameters> View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

5.5.1.1
Linking Oven Temperature Program and Data Acquisition Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
<Instrument Parameters> View - [General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
<Instrument Parameters> View - [Autosampler] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
5.5.3.1
<Injection Mode> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
5.5.3.2
<Autosampler Advanced> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
5.5.3.3
TurboMatrixHS Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
<Instrument Parameters> View - [Injection Port] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
5.5.4.1
<Injection Port Advanced> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
<Instrument Parameters> View - [Column] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
<Instrument Parameters> View - [Detector] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
5.5.6.1
FID ,FPD,FPD+ Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
5.5.6.2
DFID Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
5.5.6.3
FTD Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
5.5.6.4
ECD Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
5.5.6.5
TCD Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
5.5.6.6
SID Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
5.5.6.7
Other Detector for GC-2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
5.5.6.8
Other Detectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
<Instrument Parameters> View - [Additional Heater] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
<Instrument Parameters> View - [Add. Flow] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
<Instrument Parameters> View - [GC] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
<Instrument Parameters> View - [MDGC] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
5.5.10.1
5.6
<Instrument Monitor> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

5.6.1
5.6.2
5.6.3
5.6.4
5.6.5
5.7
<MDGC Setting> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
What is the <Instrument Monitor> Window? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Opening <Instrument Monitor> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
<Instrument Monitor> Window - [Line] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
<Instrument Monitor> - [Additional Heater/Flow] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
<Instrument Monitor> - [Relay] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
<Load Method> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

5.7.1
<Select Method Parameters> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
5.8
<Change Stop Time> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
5.9
<Sample Login> Window
5.10
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
<System Check> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

5.10.1
5.10.2
<System Check Result> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

<Consumables Reset> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
5.11
<Auto System OFF/ON> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
5.12
<Daily Shutdown> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
5.13
<E-Mail Settings> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

5.13.1
5.13.2
6
6.1
<Data Analysis> Window

Overview of <Data Analysis> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
6.1.1
6.1.2
6.1.3
6.1.4
6.2
6.3
Function of <Data Analysis> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Opening <Data Analysis> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Element Names on <Data Analysis> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Menu Tree of <Data Acquisition> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
[Data Analysis] Assistant Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Menu Bar of <Data Analysis> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
6.3.1
6.3.2
6.3.3
6.3.4
6.3.5
6.3.6
6.3.7
6.3.8
6.4
[E-Mail] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

[SMTP Server] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
<Data Analysis> - [File] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

<Data Analysis> - [Edit] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
<Data Analysis> - [View] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
<Data Analysis> - [Method] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
<Data Analysis> - [Layout] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
<Data Analysis> - [Tools] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
<Data Analysis> - [Window] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
<Data Analysis> - [Help] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
<Data Analysis> - <Chromatogram> View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

6.4.1
6.4.2
6.4.3
6.4.4
Element Names of <Chromatogram> View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Sample Information Menu in the <Chromatogram> View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
<Chromatogram> View - <Display Settings> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
6.4.3.1
<Display Settings> - [Full Chromatogram] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
6.4.3.2
<Display Settings> - <Expanded Chromatogram> Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
<Manual Peak Integration> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
6.4.4.1
Popup menu on the toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
6.4.4.2
<Move BL> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
6.4.4.3
<Move BL (Auto Correct)> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
6.4.4.4
<Move BL(Vertical)> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
6.4.4.5
<Insert Peak> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
6.4.4.6
<Insert Peak(Auto Correct)> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
6.4.4.7
Insert Peak(Start/End) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
6.4.4.8
<Split Peak> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
6.4.4.9
<Unify Peaks> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
72
6.4.4.10
6.4.4.11
6.4.4.12
6.4.4.13
6.4.4.14
6.4.4.15
6.4.4.16
6.4.4.17
6.4.4.18
6.4.4.19
6.4.4.20
6.5
<Data Analysis> - <Results> View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

6.5.1
6.5.2
6.5.3
6.5.4
6.6
6.6.2
6.6.3
6.6.4
6.6.5
Starting Up <Compound Table Wizard> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

<Compound Table Wizard> - Setting Screen for Quantitative and Peak Identification Parameters . . . . .263
<Compound Table Wizard> - Screen for Selecting Peaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264
<Compound Table Wizard> - Compound Table Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265
<Calibration Curve> Window
7.1
Overview of <Calibration Curve> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

7.1.1
7.1.2
7.1.3
7.1.4
7.1.5
7.2
73
<Method> View - [Integration] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233

6.6.1.1
<Integration Time Program> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
6.6.1.2
<Width=> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
6.6.1.3
<Slope=> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
6.6.1.4
<Drift=> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
6.6.1.5
<T.DBL=> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
6.6.1.6
<MIN.Area/Height=> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
6.6.1.7
<Integration Off to On> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
6.6.1.8
<Tailing On to Auto> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
6.6.1.9
<Tailing Off to Auto> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
6.6.1.10
<Leading On to Off> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
6.6.1.11
<Negative Peak Reject> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245
6.6.1.12
<Negative Peak Invert> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246
6.6.1.13
<Horizontal Baseline> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247
6.6.1.14
<Peak Detect/Top/End> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
6.6.1.15
<Peak Detect(Fixed)/Top/End> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249
6.6.1.16
<B.Solpe=> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250
6.6.1.17
<T.Solpe=> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251
6.6.1.18
<L.Slope=> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
6.6.1.19
<Slope Test> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253
<Method> View - [Quantitative] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
<Method> View - [Compound] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257
<Method> View - [Group] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259
<Method> View - [Performance] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
<Compound Table Wizard> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

6.7.1
6.7.2
6.7.3
6.7.4
<Results> View - [Peak Table] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

<Results> View - [Compound] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
<Results> View - [Group] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
<Results> View - [Calibration Curve] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
6.5.4.1
<Calibration Information> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230
<Data Analysis> - <Method> View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

6.6.1
6.7
<Reject Peak> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

<Reject Peaks> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
<Force B/V> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
<Force B Peaks> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
<Force V Peaks> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216
<Force T/L/N/NB> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
<Force B/V TL.Peak> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
<Force B TL.Peaks> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
<Force V TL.Peaks> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
<Reject TL.Peak> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
<Reject TL.Peaks> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
Functions of <Calibration Curve> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267

Opening <Calibration Curve> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267
Element Names on <Calibration Curve> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269
Menu Tree of <Calibration Curve> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270
Procedure to Plot Calibration Curves in <Calibration Curve> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272
[Calibration] Assistant Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
7.3
Menu Bar on <Calibration Curve> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

7.3.1
7.3.2
7.3.3
7.3.4
7.3.5
7.3.6
7.3.7
7.3.8
7.4
<Calibration Curve> - <Calibration Curve> View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

7.4.1
7.5
8.1
Names of the <Chromatogram> View Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291

<Chromatogram> View - Pop-up Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291
7.6.2.1
Peak Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292
<Calibration Curve Graph Property> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

7.7.1
7.7.2
7.7.3
<Data File Tree> View - Pop-up Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289
<Calibration Curve> - <Chromatogram> View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

7.6.1
7.6.2
7.7
Names of the <Calibration Curve> View Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286

7.4.1.1
Calibration Curve Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287
7.4.1.2
Calibration Curve Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287
<Calibration Curve> - <Data File Tree> View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

7.5.1
7.6
<Calibration Curve> - [File] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274

<Calibration Curve> - [Edit] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276
<Calibration Curve> - [View] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
<Calibration Curve> - [Method] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
<Calibration Curve> - [Data] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282
<Calibration Curve> - [Tool] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
<Calibration Curve> - [Window] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284
<Calibration Curve> - [Help] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285
<Calibration Curve Graph Property> - [General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

<Calibration Curve Graph Property> - [Color] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295
<Calibration Curve Graph Property> - [Font] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296
<Data Comparison> Window

Overview of <Data Comparison> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
8.1.1
8.1.2
8.1.3
8.1.4
Functions of <Data Comparison> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297

Opening <Data Comparison> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297
Element Names on <Data Comparison> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298
Menu Tree of <Data Comparison> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299
8.2
Assistant Bar on <Data Comparison> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
8.3
Menu Bar on <Data Comparison> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

8.3.1
8.3.2
8.3.3
8.3.4
8.3.5
8.3.6
8.4
<Data Comparison> - <Chromatogram> View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

8.4.1
8.5
9
9.1
<Data Comparison> - [File] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301

<Data Comparison> - [View] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302
<Data Comparison> - [Process] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305
<Data Comparison> - [Tool] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306
<Data Comparison> - [Window] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306
<Data Comparison> - [Help] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307
Names and Functions of <Chromatogram> View Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308
<Shift Data> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
<Batch Table> Window

Overview of <Batch Table> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
9.1.1
9.1.2
9.1.3
9.1.4
Function of <Batch Table> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

Opening <Batch Table> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314
Element Names on <Batch Table> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316
Menu Tree of <Batch Table> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317
74
9.2
Assistant Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

9.2.1
9.2.2
9.3
Menu Bar on <Batch Table> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

9.3.1
9.3.2
9.3.3
9.3.4
9.3.5
9.3.6
9.3.7
9.3.8
9.4
9.5
<Batch Table> - [File] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321

<Batch Table> - [Edit] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323
<Batch Table> - [View] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325
<Batch Table> - [Instrument] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326
<Batch Table> - [Batch] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327
<Batch Table> - [Tools] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329
<Batch Table> - [Window] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330
<Batch Table> - [Help] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331
<Batch Table> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

[Input Col. Data...] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
9.5.1
9.5.2
9.5.3
9.5.4
<Vial #> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336

<Sample Name> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337
<Sample ID> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338
<Data File> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339
9.6
<Select Data File> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
9.7
<Edit Row> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
9.8
<Batch Table Wizard> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

9.8.1
9.8.2
9.8.3
9.8.4
9.8.5
9.8.6
9.8.7
<Batch Table Wizard> - Basic Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .342

<Batch Table Wizard - Standard Locations> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
<Batch Table Wizard - Line1 Standard Sample (1)> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344
<Batch Table Wizard - Line1 Standard Sample (2)> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345
<Batch Table Wizard - Line1 Unknown Sample (1)> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346
<Batch Table Wizard - Line1 Unknown Sample (2)> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347
<Batch Table Wizard - Summary report> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .348
9.9
<Batch Queue> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
9.10
Setting the Parameters in the Batch Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

9.10.1
9.10.2
9.10.3
9.10.4
9.10.5
9.10.6
9.11
<Run Mode> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350

<Sample Type> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351
<ISTD Amount> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352
<User Program> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .353
<Data Description> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .354
<Schedule Action> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .355
<Settings> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

9.11.1
9.11.2
9.11.3
9.11.4
9.11.5
9.11.6
9.11.7
9.11.8
9.11.9
75
[Batch] (Analysis) Assistant Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319

[Batch] (Postrun) Assistant Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320
<Settings> - [Start Row] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .356

<Settings> - [Bracket] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .357
<Settings> - [Type] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359
<Settings> - [Folder] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360
<Settings> - [Data Filename] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362
<Settings> - [ASCII Convert] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .363
<Settings> - [QAQC] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .364
<Settings> - [Option Items] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365
<Settings> - [AIA Convert] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366
10
<Report> Window
10.1
Overview of <Report> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

10.1.1
10.1.2
10.1.3
10.1.4
10.2
10.3
Functions of <Report> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367

Opening the <Report> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .368
Element Names on <Report> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369
Menu Tree of <Report> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370
[Report] Assistant Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

Menu Bar in the <Report> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
10.3.1
10.3.2
10.3.3
10.3.4
10.3.5
10.3.6
10.3.7
10.3.8
10.3.9
<Report> - [File] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .373

<Report> - [Edit] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .375
<Report> - [View] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .376
<Report> - [Item] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378
<Report> - [Layout] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380
<Report> - [Page] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381
<Report> - [Tools] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382
<Report> - [Window] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383
<Report> - [Help] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .384
10.4
Pop-up Menu in Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
10.5
<Header/Footer> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
10.6
<Option> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
10.7
<Item List> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
10.8
<System Configuration Properties> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390

10.8.1
10.8.2
10.8.3
10.9
<Sample Information Properties> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

10.9.1
10.9.2
10.9.3
10.10
10.10.5
<Method File Properties> - [General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .397

<Method File Properties> - [Header] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .399
<Method File Properties> - [Instrument Parameters] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400
<Method File Properties> - [Data Processing Parameters] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401
10.10.4.1
[Data Processing Parameters] Tab-<Compound Table Format> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .402
10.10.4.2
[Data Processing Parameters] Tab-<Group Table Format> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404
<Method File Properties> - [File] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .406
<Batch Table Properties> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407

10.11.1
10.11.2
10.11.3
10.11.4
10.12
<Sample Information Properties> - [General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .394

<Sample Information Properties> - [Format] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395
<Sample Information Properties> - [File] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .396
<Method File Properties> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

10.10.1
10.10.2
10.10.3
10.10.4
10.11
<System Configuration Properties> - [General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .390

<System Configuration Properties> - [Format] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .392
<System Configuration Properties> - [File] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .393
<Batch Table Properties>-[General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .407

<Batch Table Properties>-[Settings] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409
<Batch Table Properties>-[Batch Table] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .410
<Batch Table Properties>-[File] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .412
<Peak Table Properties> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413

10.12.1
10.12.2
10.12.3
<Peak Table Properties> - [General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413

<Peak Table Properties> - [Format] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415
<Peak Table Properties> - [File] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .417
76
10.13
<Chromatogram Properties> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418

10.13.1
10.13.2
10.13.3
10.13.4
10.13.5
10.13.6
10.14
<Quantitative Results Properties> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425

10.14.1
10.14.2
10.14.3
10.15
<Text Properties> - [General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .462

<Text Properties> - [Text] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .463
<Text Properties> - [File] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .466
<Shape Properties> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467

10.22.1
10.22.2
77
<Picture Properties> - [General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .459

<Picture Properties> - [Picture] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .460
<Picture Properties> - [Frame] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .461
<Text Properties> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462

10.21.1
10.21.2
10.21.3
10.22
<GC Summary(Compound) Properties> - [General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .452

<GC Summary(Compound) Properties> - [View] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .453
<GC Summary(Compound) Properties> - [Graph General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .454
<GC Summary(Compound) Properties> - [Graph Range] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .455
<GC Summary(Compound) Properties> - [Peak Top Comment] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .456
<GC Summary(Compound) Properties> - [Table] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .457
<GC Summary(Compound) Properties> - [File] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .458
<Picture Properties> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459

10.20.1
10.20.2
10.20.3
10.21
<GC Summary(Conc.) Properties> - [General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .444

<GC Summary(Conc.) Properties> - [View] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .446
<GC Summary(Conc.) Properties> - [Graph General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .447
<GC Summary(Conc.) Properties> - [Graph Range] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .448
<GC Summary(Conc.) Properties> - [Peak Top Comment] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .449
<GC Summary(Conc.) Properties> - [Table] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .450
<GC Summary(Conc.) Properties> - [File] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .451
<GC Summary(Compound) Properties> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452

10.19.1
10.19.2
10.19.3
10.19.4
10.19.5
10.19.6
10.19.7
10.20
<Status Information Properties> - [General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .442

<Status Information Properties> - [File] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .443
<GC Summary(Conc.) Properties> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444

10.18.1
10.18.2
10.18.3
10.18.4
10.18.5
10.18.6
10.18.7
10.19
<Calibration Curve Properties> - [General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .432

<Calibration Curve Properties> - [Position] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .433
<Calibration Curve Properties> - [Header] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .436
<Calibration Curve Properties> - [Graph] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .438
<Calibration Curve Properties> - [Table] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439
<Calibration Curve Properties> - [File] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .441
<Status Information Properties> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442

10.17.1
10.17.2
10.18
<Group Results Properties> - [General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .428

<Group Results Properties> - [Format] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .429
<Group Results Properties> - [File] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .431
<Calibration Curve Properties> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432

10.16.1
10.16.2
10.16.3
10.16.4
10.16.5
10.16.6
10.17
<Quantitative Results Properties> - [General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .425

<Quantitative Results Properties> - [Format] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .426
<Quantitative Results Properties> - [File] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .427
<Group Results Properties> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428

10.15.1
10.15.2
10.15.3
10.16
<Chromatogram Properties> - [General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418

<Chromatogram Properties> - [Graph General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .419
<Chromatogram Properties> - [Graph Range] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .420
<Chromatogram Properties> - [Peak Top Comment] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .422
<Chromatogram Properties> - [Graph Overlap] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .423
<Chromatogram Properties> - [File] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .424
<Shape Properties> - [General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .467

<Shape Properties> - [Arrow] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .468
10.23
<Preview> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
10.24
<Format> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
11
<Data Explorer> Window
11.1
Overview of <Data Explorer> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471

11.1.1
11.1.2
11.2
Functions of <Data Explorer> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .471

Menu Tree of <Data Explorer> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472
Using the <Data Explorer> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473

11.2.1
11.2.2
11.2.3
11.2.4
11.2.5
11.3
Displaying the <Data Explorer> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .473

Element Names of the <Data Explorer> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .474
Tab Types of <Data Explorer> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .474
Double-clicking on a file in the <Data Explorer> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .475
Dragging a File Icon in the <Data Explorer> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .476
Menu Bar on <Data Explorer> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478

11.3.1
11.3.2
11.3.3
11.3.4
11.4
<Data Explorer> - Pop-up Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .478

<Data Explorer> window - pop-up menu (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .479
<GC File Search> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484

11.4.1
11.4.2
11.4.3
11.5
<GC File Search> - [File Name & Folder] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .485

<GC File Search> - [Date] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .487
<GC File Search> - [Advanced] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .489
File Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491

11.5.1
11.5.2
11.5.3
11.5.4
11.5.5
11.5.6
11.6
<Convert Data file to ASCII file> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .491

<Convert Data file to PDF file> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .492
<Convert Data file to AIA ANDI file> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .493
<Convert CLASS-GC10 file to GCsolution file> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .494
<Convert CLASS-VP4 file to GCsolution file> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .495
<Convert AIA ANDI file to Data file> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .496
<File Move> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497

11.6.1
<Browse for Folder> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .497
11.7
<Data Explorer Properties> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498
11.8
<Project (Folder) Selection> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499

11.8.1
<Create New Folder> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500
11.9
<Create New Project (Folder)> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501
11.10
<Project Backup> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502
12
12.1
Administration Menu
Overview of Administration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503
12.1.1
Function of Administration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .503
12.2
<System Policy> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504
12.3
<User Administration> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508

12.3.1
12.3.2
12.3.3
12.3.4
12.4
<System Administration> - [Password] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508

<User Administration> - [Users] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .509
12.3.2.1
<Add User>/<User Property> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .510
<User Administration> - [Groups] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .512
12.3.3.1
<Add Group>/<Group Property> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .513
Right Types and Rights Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .514
<Agent Registration Settings> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516

12.4.1
12.4.2
[Configuration] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .516
[Assign Database per Instrument] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .517
78
12.4.3
12.4.4
12.4.5
12.4.6
12.5
13
<Log Browser> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524
<QA/QC> Window
13.1
Overview of <QA/QC> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527

13.1.1
13.1.2
13.1.3
13.2
13.2.3
13.2.4
13.3
<QA/QC> - [General] Tab - [Precision of System] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .531

<QA/QC> - [General] Tab - [Calibration Curve] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .532
13.2.2.1
<S/N Detail> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .534
13.2.2.2
<Detection Limit Detail> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .534
<QA/QC> - [General] Tab - [Quality Control] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .535
<QA/QC> - [General] Tab - [Recovery] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .536
<QA/QC> - [Criteria] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537

13.3.1
13.3.2
13.3.3
13.3.4
13.3.5
14
Functions of <QA/QC> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .527

Opening <QA/QC> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .528
Menu Tree of <QA/QC> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .528
<QA/QC> - [General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529

13.2.1
13.2.2
<QA/QC> - [Criteria] Tab - [Precision of System] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .539

<QA/QC> - [Criteria] Tab - [Calibration] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .540
<QA/QC> - [Criteria] Tab - [Quality Control] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .541
<QA/QC> - [Criteria] Tab - [Recovery] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .542
<QA/QC> - Pop-up Menu on [Criteria] Tab Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .543
13.3.5.1
<Judgement> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .543
Common Windows
14.1
<Output Window> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545
14.2
<Check the Program Files> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546
14.3
<Check Raw Data> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547
14.4
<Chromatogram View Properties> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548

14.4.1
14.4.2
14.4.3
14.5
14.6
<Chromatogram View Properties> - [General] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .548

<Chromatogram View Properties> - [Color] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .550
<Chromatogram View Properties> - [Font] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .552
<Table Style> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553

14.5.1
14.5.2
<Table Style> - [Column Order] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .553

<Table Style> - [Font] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .554
<Properties> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555

14.6.1
14.6.2
14.6.3
14.6.4
14.6.5
79
12.4.2.1
<A database setup classified by instrument> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .517
12.4.2.2
<A link setup of a database> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .518
[Select Database by Keyword] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .519
12.4.3.1
<Database distribution classified by keyword> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .520
[Sample Information] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521
[Select Compression Files] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .522
[Execute Application] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .523
<Properties> - [File Info.] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .555

<Properties> - [Description] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .556
<Properties> - [Sample Info.] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .557
<Properties> - [Used Files] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .559
<Properties> - [Audit Trail] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .560
14.7
<File New> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562
14.8
<Audit Trail> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563
14.9
<Setting Options> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564

14.9.1
14.9.2
14.9.3
14.9.4
14.9.5
14.9.6
14.10
15
15.1
<Save As Template> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 570
Maintenance Tools
<Database Maintenance> Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571
15.1.1
15.1.2
15.2
16.1
Peak Integration Parameters and Peak Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575
16.1.5
16.1.6
16.1.7
16.1.8
Peak Integration Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .575

Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .577
Slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .577
Drift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .579
16.1.4.1
Correction of baseline drift in automatic processing mode (Drift=0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .579
16.1.4.2
Manual correction of baseline drift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .579
Unresolved Peak Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .580
T.DBL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .582
16.1.6.1
Automatic change of Width and Slope by T.DBL (T.DBL=0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .582
16.1.6.2
Automatic change of Width and Slope at specified time of T.DBL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .582
16.1.6.3
Preventing the Width and Slope values from changing automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .583
Peak Integration by Time Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .584
Manual Peak Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .584
Peak Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586

16.2.1
16.2.2
16.2.3
16.2.4
16.2.5
16.2.6
16.3
Opening <Instrument Maintenance> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .572

Construct of <Instrument Maintenance> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .573
Reference Information
16.1.1
16.1.2
16.1.3
16.1.4
16.2
Opening <Database Maintenance> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .571

Construct of <Database Maintenance> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .571
<Instrument Maintenance> Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572

15.2.1
15.2.2
16
[File New] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .564

[File Folder] tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .565
[Report] tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .565
[Start Acuisition] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .566
[Auto Copy] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .567
[PDF Output] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .568
ID # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .586
Window/Band Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .586
Identification Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .587
Identification by Adjacent Peaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .589
16.2.4.1
More than one peak within the time allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .589
16.2.4.2
One peak falls within two or more Peak # time allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .590
16.2.4.3
Identifying two adjacent peaks separately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .590
Grouping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .591
16.2.5.1
Group Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .591
16.2.5.2
Conc. Summation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .591
Identifying Reference Peaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .592
Quantitation Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 593

16.3.1
16.3.2
16.3.3
16.3.4
16.3.5
16.3.6
Quantitation Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .593

Quantitative Calculation Methods and Equations (Without Dilution Factor:Japanese version) . . . . . . . . .596
Quantitative Calculation Methods and Equations (With Dilution Factor:English version) . . . . . . . . . . . .598
Least Squares Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .600
Weighted Least Squares Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .602
Quantitative Calculation Methods using Dilution Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .605
80
16.4
Calibration Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606

16.4.1
16.4.2
16.4.3
16.4.4
16.4.5
16.4.6
16.5
Problems with Incorrect Peak Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610
16.6
Problems with Incorrect Peak Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614
16.7
Column Performance Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615

16.7.1
16.7.2
16.7.3
16.7.4
16.7.5
16.7.6
16.8
16.9
USP (United States Pharmacopeia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .615

JP, EP, BP, DAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .616
JP2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .617
EMG (Exponential Modified Gaussian) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .618
EMG (50%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .619
Area/Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .620
<QA/QC> Calculation Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621

16.8.1
16.8.2
16.8.3
16.8.4
Common . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .621
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .621
QC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .623
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .623
Formats of File Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624

16.9.1
16.9.2
81
Linear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607
Point to Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607
Quadratic, Cubic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .608
Mean RF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .608
Exponential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .609
Manual RF(Linear, Exponential) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .609
Format for conversion into ASCII file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .624

16.9.1.1
Example of conversion into ASCII file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .627
Format for conversion into AIA ANDI file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .629
Index
Numerics
21 CFR Part 11 C1, C49
A
Acquire B77
Acrobat C47, C55
Distiller C48, C55
PDFWriter C55
Action (<Batch Table>) A71, B335
[Add. Flow] Tab (<Instrument Parameter> View) B146
Add/Specify Computer C54
<Add Group> C11
Additional Analysis A77
<Additional Flow> (<System Configuration>) B59
Additional GC Units A118
[Additional Heater/Flow] Tab (<Instrument Monitor>) B158
<Additional Heater> (<System Configuration>) B57
[Additional Heater] Tab (<Instrument Parameter> View)
B144
[Add Rows With Data Files...] Menu A76
<Add User> C12
Admin C5
Adobe
Acrobat C55
Adobe Acrobat A108, C47
Acrobat Reader A108, C48
Agent C2, C49
AIA(ANDI) B629
AIA(ANDi) C49
All-in-One Structure C25, C49
[All users must use password] check box C9
<Analytical Line> B36
[Auto-Sampler] Tab B36
[Column] Tab B47
[Detector] Tab B49
[Base Period] List Box A34
[Injection Unit] Tab B41
Analytical Line Number A36, B23, B24, B25
AOC-20
AOC-20d(M) B17, B37, B99
AOC-20d(S) B17, B36, B99
AOC-20i B17, B36, B99
AOC-20i+s B17, B37, B99
Archiver C49
[ASCII Convert] Tab (<Settings>) B363
ASCII File B363
Assistant Bar A5, A89, A90, B11
[Batch]
[Settings] Icon C42
[Batch](Analysis) B319
[Batch](Postrun) B320
[Configuration]
[System Check] Icon C43, C34, C35
[Postrun] B14
[Report Generator] Icon B372
[RealTime] B12
Atmosphere Compensation B23, B24
A:
B:
C:
Operation Manual
Reference Manual
Atten B124, B130, B133, B136

<Audit Trail> C30, B563
Audit Trail
Setting C21, C23, C25, C26
Audit Trail Log
Merge C10
[Audit Trail] Menu C28, C30
<Audit Trail Settings For Instrument Configuration File>
C21
<Auto-Sampler Advanced> B102
[Auto-Sampler] Tab (<Instrument Parameter> View) B99
[Auto-Sampler] Tab (<System Configuration>) B36
<Auto System Off/On> B171
Available Modules B18
B
Background Chromatogram A74
Baking B77
Barcode (<Batch Table>) B335
Baseline Data File (<Batch Table>) A74, B333
Base Period B50, B51, B123, B127, B129, B133, B136,
B140, B142, B143
[Base Shift] Menu A56
[Batch](Analysis) Assistant Bar B319
[Batch] Assistant Bar
[Stop] Icon A31
Batch File A6, A100, A101, A103, C23
Prohibit overwriting C10
Batch File Template C20
[Batch](Postrun) Assistant Bar B320
Batch Processing A64
2Lines A73
Action C18
ASCII Output C17
External Program Run C18
Parameter A71
Progress Control C18
QA/QC Criteria C17, C32
User Program C18
[Batch Processing] Icon A25, A75
<Batch Queue> A77, B349
Batch Scheduler B313
<Batch Table> A89, A103, B313
Menu B321
Batch Table
Action A71
Injection Volume/Multi-Inj A71
Method File A71
Option # A71
Run Mode A71
Sample ID B332
<Settings> B356
Summary Type A71
System Check A71
User Program A71
<Batch Table Wizard> A26, B340, B342
Blank Analysis A40
<Browse Folder> B497
LabSolutions/GCsolution
Index
C
[Calib Level#] Edit Box A23
Calibration B540
<Calibration Curve> A89, A103, B267
<Calibration Curve> View B286
<Chromatogram> View B291
<Data File Tree> View B289
Menus B274
Opening B267
Calibration Curve A24, B258, B260, B532, B606
<Calibration Curve Properties> (Report Item)
[General ] Tab B432
[Table] Tab B439
[Calibration Curve] Tab (<Results> View) B229
<Calibration Information> B230
<Calibration Curve> View B286
Information B287
<Property> B294
Table B287
[Cancel Edit] Menu A55
Carrier Gas B42, B43, B107, B110, B111
Cell A93
Multiple Selecting A97
Title Cell A93
Cell Data
Clearing A97
Copying A97
Cutting A97
Entering Value A97
Pasting A97
[Change Database] button C53
<Change Stop Time> A31, B164
<Channel Select> B301
<Check Raw Data> C29
<Check the Program Files> B546, B572
[Check the Program Files...] Menu C36
Chromatogram File
CLASS-GC10 A106
<Chromatogram Properties> B418
<Chromatogram View>
<Properties> B548
<Chromatogram> View
<Calibration Curve> B291
<Data Acquisition> B77
<Data Analysis> B195
<Data Comparison> B308
Magnify A56
Shift A56
Undo A56
CLASS-Agent C2, C55
CLASS-GC10
Chromatogram File A106
Data File A106
Method File A106
CLASS-VP4
Data File A106
Method File A106
ii
A:
B:
C:
Operation Manual
Reference Manual
Clean Up A40
Column Performance C31, B261
Parameter B615
[Column] Tab (<Instrument Parameter> View) B120
[Column] Tab (<System Configuration>) B47
Communication B20
[Compound] Tab B257
Compound Table A61, A63, A65, A66, A67, A69
<Compound Table Format> B400
Conditioning A39
Configured Modules B18
Consumable C35
<Consumables Reset> B170
<Convert AIA ANDI file to Data file> B496
<Convert CLASS-GC10 file to GCsolution file> B494
<Convert Data file to AIA ANDI file> B493
<Convert Data file to ASCII file> A106, B491
<Coolant consumption> B32
Create from Template C19
<Create New Project (Folder)> A102, B500
[CRG/Relays] Tab B30
Cubic B258, B260
Current Folder B360
D
DAO A113
Install A109
<Data Acquisition> A89, A103, B61
Menu Tree B63
Opening B61
<Data Analysis> A17, A89, A103, C45, B175
<Display Settings> B197
Menu Bar B181
<Results> View B224
[Data Analysis] Assistant Bar B180
[Data Analysis] Icon A16, C31
<Database Maintenance> C53
[Change Database] button C53
[Network] check box C53, C54
<Data Comparison> A56, A89, A103, C45, B297
Menus B273, B300, B301
<Shift Data> B311
Data Description (<Batch Table>) B335, B354
<Data Explorer> A5, A89, A101, B471
Additional Tab C46
Display Setting C41
Display Mode C42
Double-Clicking on a File B475
Dragging a File B476
Maximizing A92
Menu Bar B478
<Data Explorer Properties> C46, B498
Index
Data File A6, A88, A100, A101, A103, C24
All-in-One Structure C25, C49
Automatic Filename Creation C42
CLASS-GC10 A106
CLASS-VP4 A106
Long-Term Storage C1, C47
Method in Data File C28
Rollback C28
<Data File> (<Batch Table>) B339
Data File (<Batch Table>) B333
[Data Filename] Tab (<Settings>) B362
[Data File Properties] Menu C26
<Data File Tree> View A20, B289
<Data Processing Parameters>
[Integration] Tab
[Width] Edit Box A34
Data Report C25, C58
Data Rollback C28
Detection Limit Detail B534
Detector
Maximum Temperature B50, B51
Temperature-Control Unit Port B50, B51
<Detector Maintenance> B55
[Detector] Tab (<Instrument Parameter> View) B122
[Detector] Tab (<System Configuration>) B49
Dilution Factor (<Batch Table>) B334
<Display Settings> (<Data Analysis>) B197
Distiller C48, C55
Double-Clicking on a File A90, A103, B475
[Download Instrument Parameters] Menu B73
[Download Parameters] Icon A12
Drift B237
E
Easy Login Mode C10
Electronic Record C1, C46
Electronic Signature C1
E-Mail function
Disable C10
Event Log C13
Exponential B258, B260
Export
Method File C25
Report Format A48
Extension A6, A101
F
FDA 21 CFR Part 11 C1, C49
File
Conversion B491
Copying A104
Deleting A104
Double-Clicking A90, A103, B475
Extension A6, A101
A:
B:
C:
Operation Manual
Reference Manual
gcb A6, A101

gcd A6, A101
gcm A6, A101
gcr A6, A101
Format Conversion A105
History Information A100, A105
Moving A104
Name Changing A105
Opening A99, A103
Double-Clicking on a File A90, A103, B475
Dragging a File B476
Saving A100
<File Move> B497
<File New> C19, B562, B570
<File Properties> C26
<File Search> C43, B484
Comment C43
Creation Date C43
Filename C43
Project C43
Sample Information C43
Search Result C44
Type C43
Update Date C43
FLOW OFF TIME B24, B25
[Folder] Tab (<Settings>) B360
<Format> B470
Function Check C37
Evaluation Criteria C38
Inspection Report C40
G
<GC-2010> A33, B23
[Device Information] Tab B33
[Units Position] Tab B34
<GC Real Time Analysis> B1
<GC Analysis (Editor)> A5, B1
gcb A6, A101
gcd A6, A101
gcm A6, A101
GCMntDB.exe C53
GCMntPC.exe C54
<GC Postrun> A89, B2
<Batch Table> B313
<Calibration Curve> B267
<Data Analysis> A16
<Data Comparison> B297
<Data Explorer> B471
Organization B9
<QA/QC> B527
<Report> B367
[GC Postrun] Icon A16
<GC Properties> A33
gcr A6, A101
<GC Analysis>
<QA/QC> B527
iii
Index
<GC Real Time Analysis> A89
<Batch Table> B313
<Data Explorer> B471
Organization B7
<Report> B367
[GC Real Time Analysis] Icon A7
GCsolution
Install A112
Uninstall A116
<GCsolution Launcher> C8, C9, C11, C12, C13, C14, C37
[Log Browser] icon C13
[System Policy] icon C9
[User Administration] icon C11, C12, C14
<GCsolution Setup> A112
GC Status B77
Ghost Peak A40
Glass Insert B46
GLP/GMP C1
Good Laboratory Practice C1
Good Manufacturing Practice C1
Grid A84
Group Calibration A69
Calibration Curve A69
Group ID# B258, B259
Grouping B591
Concentration Summation A68
Group Calibration A68
Quantitative Results A70
<Group Properties> C11
<Group Results Properties> B428
[Group Results] Tab (<Results> View) B226, B227
[Group] Tab B259
Group Table A69
<Group Table Format> B404
GxP Support Function C2
H
Hardware Validation C34
<Header/Footer> B386, A85
Help A107
HTML Help A113
H/W Administrator Rights C4
Operation Manual
Reference Manual
Injection Unit
Maximum Temperature B42, B43
Temperature-Control Unit Port B42, B43
[Injection Unit] Tab (<System Configuration>) B41
Injection Volume (<Batch Table>) A71, A72, B333
Insert Used Count B46
<Instrument Monitor> A29, A89, B153
[Line] Tab B155
Opening B154
[Instrument Monitor] Button A12
<Instrument Parameters> C27
<Instrument Parameter> View B83
[Auto-Sampler] Tab A10
[Column] Tab A11
[Detector] Tab A11
[Sampling Rate] List Box A34
[Injection Unit] Tab A10
<Instrument Property> B20
[Integration] Tab B233
<Integration Time Program> B235
Internal Standard Amount A63, B352
Internal Standard Amount (<Batch Table>) B334
Internet Explorer A113
<ISTD Amount> A63, B352
<Item List> B389
L
LabSolutions PDF Printer C58
[Layout] Menu B191
Level # (<Batch Table>) B334
Line B258, B260
<Line Configuration> C27
<Load Method> B162
[Lock] Menu C16, B75, B284, B330
<Log Browser> C13
[Log Browser] icon C13
<Login> A5, C10, C53, C54, B5
Login
Attempt Limit C7, C9
Lockout Duration C7, C9
Login Authentication C15
Login/Logout Condition Log C30
[Login with Windows Username] check box C7, C9
Import
Method File C25
Report Format A48
[Initialize Calibration Curve] Button A23
Inj. Port Dwell Time B102
Injection Mode (Injection Port) B106, B111, B115
<Injection Mode> (Auto-Sampler) B101
<Injection port Maintenance> B46
[Injection Port] Tab (<Instrument Parameter> View) B106
Injection Port Temperature B106, B110, B111, B115
iv
A:
B:
C:
<Maintenance of Instrument Information> C54

Margin A85
Maximum Password Age C7, C9
Mean RF B258, B260
Menu B373
Menu Bar A5
Message Log C30
Method
Export A47
Import A47
Method Developer Rights C4
Index
Method File A6, A100, A101, A103, C22
CLASS-GC10 A106
CLASS-VP4 A106
Export C25
Import C25
Method File (<Batch Table>) A71, B333
<Method File Properties> B397
[Method File Properties...] Menu C23
Method in Data File C28
Method Validation C31
<Method> View
[Compound] Tab B257
Edit Mode A18
[Group] Tab B259
[Integration] Tab A18, B233
[Performance] Tab B261
[Quantitative] Tab B254
View Mode A18
[Move Left/Right] B310
Multi-Injection (<Batch Table>) A71, A72, B333
[Multi User] check box C7, C9
Multi-User Mode C6
N
[Network] check box C53, C54
<New Project (Folder)> B501
Normal Login Mode C10
Not Ready B77
O
OCI Fan B30, B31
Online Help A107
Online Manual A108
[Open Reference Data File] Menu A15, C45
Operator Rights C4
<Option> B388
[Option Items] Tab (<Settings>) B365
<Output Window> A5, A89, C30, B545, B571
[LogFile] Tab C30
[Message Log] Tab C30
P
<Page Setup> A85
Page Size A85
Part 11 C1, C49
Password C5, C12, C14, B508
Changing C14
Duplication C9
Force C9
Maximum Age C7, C9
Mean Decryption Time C7
Minimum Length C7, C9, C12, C14
Pause A77
A:
B:
C:
Operation Manual
Reference Manual
PDF Format C47

Output Setting C55
PDFWriter C48, C55
Peak Identification B586, B614
Parameter A53
Peak Integration B575, B610
Parameter A18, B575
<Peak Table Properties> B413
[Peak Table] Tab (<Results> View) B224
[Performance] Tab C31, B261
<Picture Properties> B459
Plunger
Speed (Injection) B100
Speed (Suction) B100
Washing Speed B102
Point to point B258, B260
Policy C7
Level Setting C9
Portable Document Format C47, C55
[Postrun] Assistant Bar B14
Postrun Batch Processing
Start A76
Precision of System B531, B539
Prerun B77
Pressure unit B23, B24, B25
<Preview> B469
[Preview] Icon A82, A87
Primary Pressure B42, B43
Project A101, C49
Creating A102
Deleting A102
<Project (Folder) Selection> B499
<Properties> C23, B555
[Used Files] Tab C26
[Audit Trail] Tab C23
<Properties> (File) C26
<Properties>
[Sample Info] Tab C26
PTV Fan B30, B31
Pumping Time B102
Purge Folw B42, B43
Q
<QA/QC> B527
[Criteria] Tab B537
QA/QC Function C32
[QAQC] Tab (<Settings>) B364
Quadratic B258, B260
Quality Control B535, B541
Quantitative Method B593
Area Normalization A59
Correct Area Normalization with Scale Factor A60
Corrected Area Normalization A60
Exponential A67
External Standard A60
Internal Standard A62, B352
Manual RF A66
Standard Addition A65
[Quantitative] Tab B254
Index
vi
A:
B:
C:
Operation Manual
Reference Manual
Rack Type B37

Ready B77
Ready Check B85, B88
[RealTime] Assistant Bar B12
Real Time Batch Processing
Start A28
System Check C17
Recovery B536, B542
[Relay] Tab (<Instrument Monitor>) B160
<Report> A89, A103, B367
Opening B368
Report# B388
Report Format
Export A48
Import A48
Report Format File A6, A88, A100, A101, A103, C23
Report Format File (<Batch Table>) B334
Report Format File Template C20
Report Format in Data File C25
[Report Generator] Icon B372
[Report in Data] Icon A87
Report Item
Layout A84
Pasted A81
Resize A83
Report Number B387
Report Output (<Batch Table>) B334
[Report Type] List C32
<Results> View B224
[Calibration Curve] Tab B229
[Group Results] Tab B226, B227
[Peak Table] Tab B224
RF B258
Right
System Administration C11, C12
Use Analytical Instrument C12
Rights Group C4, C7, C12
Changing C11
Deleting C11
H/W Administrator C4
Method Developer C4
Name C11
Operator C4
Registering C11
Rinses with Sample B100
Rinses with Solvent (Post-run) B100
Rinses with Solvent (Pre-run) B100
Rollback C28
[Rollback to Original Data] Menu C28
Row# Column A93
Run B77
<Run Mode> B350
Run Mode (<Batch Table>) A71, B332
<S/N Detail> B534

Sample Amount (<Batch Table>) B334
<Sample ID> B338
Sample ID B332
[Sample ID] Edit Box A14
<Sample Information Properties> B394
Sample Injection
Injection Volume A71
<Sample Login> B165
[Sample Login] Icon A14
<Sample Name> B337
Sample Name B332
[Sample Name] Edit Box A14
Sample Scheduler B313
<Sample Type> B351
Sample Type (<Batch Table>) B332
[Sample Type] List C32
Sampling Period B23
Sampling Rate B123, B127, B129, B133, B136, B140,
B142, B143
Sampling Time B107, B111, B115
[Save Format As Template] Menu A82
[Save Method As... ] Menu C25
Save Monitored Value B23
Saving as a Template C20
<Schedule Action> B355
S-Detection Using (FPD) A67
Security Level C7
Security Support Function
Current User Display C15
Restricting the Operations Right C16
<Select Batch Table> C28
Select Line A37
<Select Method Parameters> B163
Septum Used Count B46
<Setting Options>
[Auto Copy] Tab C49
[PDF Export] Tab C47
<Settings> B356
[ASCII Convert] Tab B363
[Data Filename] Tab C42, B362
[Folder] Tab B360
[Option Items] Tab B365
[QAQC] Tab C33, B364
[Start Row] Tab B356
[Type] Tab A72, B359
<Setting Slope> A32
<Shape Properties> B467
Shift
Left-Right A56
Upper-Lower A56
<Shift Data> B311
[Show Window] Menu A90
Single Run A64
[Single Run] Assistant Bar
[Start] Icon A15
[Stop] Icon A31
[Single Run] Icon A14
Single-User Mode C6
A:
B:
C:
Index
SLEEP TIME B24, B25
Slope B237
Slope Test B77
[Slope Test] Button A32, B79
[Snapshot] Button A32, B79
Software Validation C36
Solvent Selection B103
Spiked Amount B258
[Standard] Sample A23
Standby B77
[START] Button A15, A28, A44
Starting up GCsolution B3
[Start Row] Tab (<Settings>) B356
START TIME B24
<Status Information> C27
<Status Information Properties> B442
STOP TIME B24, B25
Stretch/Contraction
Left-Right A56
Upper-Lower A56
Subtract Detector B123, B127, B129, B133, B136, B142
Summary Type (<Batch Table>) A71
Syringe
Capacity B37
Injection Position B103
Insertion Speed B100
Suction Position B103
<System Administration>
[Event Log] Tab C13
[Policy 1] Tab C9
System Administration C3
Description C3
Group C3
History C13
Instrument C3
Network C54
Password C3
Policy C7
User ID C3
User Name C3
System Administration Right C11, C12
System Administration Tools C8
System Administrator C4
<System Check> C34, B167
System Check C35, B77
System Check (<Batch Table>) A71, B335
[System Check] button C34, C35
[System Check] Icon C43, C34, C35
<System Check Result> B169
<System Configuration> B17, B21
<Additional Flow> B59
<Additional Heater> B57
<Analytical Line> B36
[Auto-Sampler] Tab B36
[Column] Tab B47
[Detector] Tab B49
<GC-2010> B23
[Injection Unit] Tab B41
<Instrument Property> B20
Setting A123
Operation Manual
Reference Manual
System Configuration
Audit Trail C21
<Properties> (Report Item) B390
Referring C27
System Configuration File C21
[System Configuration] Icon A8
[System Off] Icon A29
[System On] Icon A12
<System Policy> C7, C10
[All users must use password] check box C9
[Login with Windows Username] check box C7, C9
[Multi User] check box C7, C9
[System Policy] icon C9
System Suitability Test C31
T
T.DBL B237
Table Column A93
Changing the Width A93
Display Condition Changing A94
Operation A93
Selecting A93
Table Row
Adding A95
Deleting A95
Display Quantity Changing A96
Selecting A95
<Table Style> A71, A94, A96, B553
[Table Style] Menu A55
Template
Batch File C20
Create from Template C19
Report Format File C20
Saving as a Template C20
<Text Properties> B462
Time Program B584
Title Bar A5
Title Cell A93
Toolbar A5, A89
[System Check] button C34, C35
[Type] Tab (<Settings>) A72, B359
U
Unit B258, B260
[Unknown] Sample A24
Upload GC Parameter B73
[Use Password] check box C12
User C3
Administration C9
Authentication C15
Changing C12
Deleting C12
Registering C12
Registration C5
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Index
<User Administration>
[Groups] tab C7, C11
[Password] tab C14
[Users] tab C12
User Administration
User ID C12
User Name C12
[User Administration] icon C11, C12, C14
User ID C12
<User Information> A114
User Name C12
<User Program> B353
User Program (<Batch Table>) A71, B334
<User Property> C12, C14
[Use Password] check box C12
V
Validation
Hardware C34
Method C31
Software C36
Version Information B76, B194
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<Vial #> B336

Vial # (<Batch Table>) B332
Vial Capacity B37
View
Size Changing A91
Viscosity Comp Time B100
W
Wait START TIME B77
Wait STOP TIME B77
Washing Volume B102
Weighting Method B258, B260
Width B237
Window Display Format A91
[Wizard] Icon A26
Z
[Zero Adjust] Button B79
[Zoom Up/Down] B309
A:
B:
C:
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GxP Support Functions

GxP Support Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Starting the System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Short Time after System Operation Has Been Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Using the Security Support Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Performing a System Check before Batch Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Login Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Using the Batch Advanced Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Viewing the History of System Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Work Flow Management

Setting User Administration Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Registering (Changing/Deleting) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

What is System Administration? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Using the System Administration Tools to Set Available Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Creating a New File Using a Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

System Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Referencing a Record in a Data File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Check Raw Data Integrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Checking the History on Operations and Errors (Output Window) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Testing the System Suitability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Performing System Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Performing Software Validation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Performing Column Performance Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Performing Hardware Validation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Performing Program Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Facilitating File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Managing the Print Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Displaying Extension Tab of the <Data Explorer> Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Reviewing the Long-Term Storage of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Customizing Data Explorer Display Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Handling Other Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Specifying Method of Loading Data to CLASS-Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Performing the Maintenance of System Management Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Using the Database Maintenance Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Managing the System on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Referencing Data File Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Using the Instrument Maintenance Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Setting the PDF Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Before Setting the PDF Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Contents of Operation Manual

Contents of Reference Manual

1 GxP Support Functions

Overview of GxP Support Functions

What is FDA 21 CFR Part 11?

1 GxP Support Functions

GxP Support Functions