Prism Project
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FCS Express supports exporting results directly into GraphPad Prism.
FCS Express can export data into three types of Prism Data Tables:
•Prism XY Table
•Prism Column Table
•Prism Grouped Table
Tip: More information about the specific table formats can be found in the GraphPad Prism User Manual.
To export results from FCS Express into GraphPad Prism, a Prism Project batch process must be first defined.
When a Prism Project process is created, the Prism Project Options dialog opens (Figure 8.17). It has four sections:
•File Options
This section has two sub-sections:
oAppend Options
With the radio buttons, you can choose to Start with an empty file or Combine the output with the data from an existing file. If you combine data from an existing file, FCS Express will join the Batch Processing output with the data that exists in the Prism Project file (.pzfx) entered in the text box. The final output (new iterations plus existing data) can either overwrite the existing file or be saved to another file (please see the Output file Options below).
oOutput file options
The Output file options field allows to define the name and location of the output file. See Save Layout - File Options for a description of batch generated filenames.
When combining data from an existing file, the destination file can be a new file (.pzfx) or an existing Prism Project.
Figure 8.17 Prism Project File Options
•Project Options
The Summary options (Figure 8.18) allow several Prism Project fields to be defined.
The Append Options allow to define whether to create a new table, or to overwrite the existing one, in case a table with the same name already exists when data are appended to an existing Prism file.
Figure 8.18 Prism Project Options
Once the Prism Project is defined, one (or more) of the following reports can be added to it: