Clarity allows you to customize the template from which all new sequences are created. By modifying this template, every newly created sequence will automatically contain predefined parameters, calibration standards, control samples, or any other recurring lines needed for your workflow.
How to edit sequence template:
- Select File - Open…from the Sequence window to display the Open Sequence dialog.
- Navigate to the Common directory (located in C:\CLARITY\DataFiles by default) and open the file TEMPLATE.SEQ. (Special templates are available for EA and GPC Extensions)
- Edit the sequence as needed – including Sequence Options, default parameters, calibration standards, control samples, or other recurring rows.
- Save the template.
Any new sequence created using File - New will now use the updated template and automatically include all predefined settings and lines.
The TEMPLATE.SEQ file in the COMMON directory is shared by the entire Clarity station, so any changes apply to all instruments using this directory. It is however possible to set custom locations of the Project directories for each Instrument with it own COMMON directory and therefore separate sequence template files. For more information, see chapter "Setting up project directories"
Caution:
When importing a sequence file, the TEMPLATE.SEQ settings are ignored. The sequence is created strictly according to the import settings, regardless of any template configuration.