3726-00 First Steps With OXSAS (OES)

OXSAS OES
First Steps with OXSAS
AA83726
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FIRST STEPS WITH OXSAS
OXSAS OES
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Table of Content
1 START-UP.............................................................................................. 1-1
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................1-1
INSTALLING OXSAS ...............................................................................................1-1
STARTING OXSAS..................................................................................................1-1
Login into OXSAS ................................................................................................1-2
Levels ..............................................................................................................1-2
Built-in Accounts ..............................................................................................1-3
Customized Accounts ......................................................................................1-3
Connecting to the Instrument Hardware...............................................................1-3
USER INTERFACE ..................................................................................................1-4
GETTING OXSAS CONTEXTUAL HELP.................................................................1-5
GETTING MORE HELP ...........................................................................................1-6
OPERATION SETUP ...............................................................................................1-7
2 RUNNING ANALYSES ........................................................................... 2-1

GETTING INSTRUMENT HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE READY TO
ANALYSE.................................................................................................................2-1
STARTING THE ANALYSIS PROCESS ..................................................................2-2
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS MONITOR...................................................................2-3

Monitor Tabs ........................................................................................................2-3
Selection Group Box ............................................................................................2-4
SID Pane..............................................................................................................2-5
Result Pane and Format Combo Boxes...............................................................2-5
Action buttons ......................................................................................................2-6
RUNNING UNKNOWN SAMPLES...........................................................................2-7

Performing a Quantitative Analysis in Manual Mode............................................2-7
Performing Analyses Using Routine Analysis Shortcut ........................................2-9
Defining Routine Analyses Shortcuts.............................................................2-10
Running a Routine Analysis from a Shortcut .................................................2-12
STANDARDIZATION UPDATE OF THE INSTRUMENT........................................2-14

Performing a General Standardization Update ..................................................2-14
Performing a Standardization Update for Selected Methods .............................2-17
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Table of Content
3 HANDLING RESULTS............................................................................ 3-1

VIEW RESULTS MONITOR INTERFACE................................................................3-2
Colour Codes for the Analysis Grid ......................................................................3-2
CONFIGURING THE ARCHIVES OF RESULTS .....................................................3-3
SELECTING THE OPTIONAL COLUMNS TO DISPLAY .........................................3-4
SELECTING ELEMENTS TO DISPLAY IN THE GRID ............................................3-5
DISPLAYING THE 100 MOST RECENT ANALYSES OR ALL ANALYSES ............3-5
SELECTING A RESULTS DATABASE FOR DATA MINING ...................................3-6
USING FILTERS TO DISPLAY SELECTED SAMPLE ANALYSES .........................3-7

Using the Date/Time Quick Filtering.....................................................................3-7
Using Favorites or Customized Filters .................................................................3-9
DISPLAYING CALIBRATION SAMPLE ANALYSES..............................................3-10
II First Steps with OXSAS (OES) AA83726

1
START-UP
Start-Up Chapter 1
1 START-UP
Introduction
The goal of this guide is to familiarize you in running analyses with OXSAS and the basic handling of the
analysis results. It is not intended to give you a complete overview to OXSAS. The contextual help of
OXSAS will give you full information on each dialogue displayed. See corresponding section for more
details.
Installing OXSAS
Usually your system has been delivered with OXSAS already installed in the instrument computer, or
OXSAS should have been installed by the Service Engineer in charge of the installation of the system.
Nevertheless, the Getting Started with OXSAS guide provided in the software jacket gives you all
information for installing or installing again OXSAS.
Starting OXSAS
Start OXSAS by a double click on the OXSAS desktop icon. During a few seconds a so-called “splash
screen” like below is displayed.
Figure 1.1
Then the main window of OXSAS is displayed with the Login dialogue.
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Chapter 1 Start-Up
Login into OXSAS

At OXSAS start-up, you are logged at !GUEST! level and the Login dialogue is displayed.
Figure 1.2
You must enter a valid User Name and Password, and then click on OK.
Note: If no user account has been defined for your system you can use one of the default user
accounts as explained below in the Built-in Accounts section.
Levels
The OXSAS software is designed to run with identified user levels. Four levels are defined which are
reported below, from the lowest to the highest one:
!GUEST! Low level with reduced privileges and rights. It allows you to Login with a User
Name and Password at a higher level.
!USER! Standard level for running OXSAS. Privileges and rights are limited for OXSAS
operation only, the changing of parameters is not allowed.
!MANAGER! Advanced level with privileges and rights for configuring and customising the
system. It allows to define user accounts at this level and below.
!SERVICE! Service enhanced level for installation, troubleshooting and high level
maintenance purposes. Reserved for Thermo Fisher Scientific agreed Service
Engineers only.
Except for the !GUEST! level, which loads automatically at the launch of the OXSAS software, the other
levels can be activated only by an identified User Name with a Password.
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Start-Up Chapter 1
Built-in Accounts
The !GUEST! level loads automatically at the launch of the OXSAS program and does not require any User
Name and Password to be activated.
A built-in account is embedded in the OXSAS software for each of the three other levels. The following
accounts can be used for the first Login:
Level User Name Password
!MANAGER! !MANAGER! <none>
!USER! !USER! <none>
By default these two accounts have no password.
Customized Accounts
You can create your own system accounts by using the User Accounts function of the System Options sub
menu in the Tools menu. However you must be logged at !MANAGER! level to be authorized to do that.
Connecting to the Instrument Hardware

After you logged into OXSAS, OXSAS automatically tries to connect to the instrument by sending the
configuration data to the instrument. A progress bar is displayed as below.
Figure 1.3
Depending on the settings, various prompts and messages may be displayed upon the instrument connection.
At the end OXSAS is ready to be used with access rights according to the login level.

Chapter 1 Start-Up
User Interface
OXSAS has been designed so its User Interface can be customized and displayed according to user definable
choice. The figure below shows a standard configuration.
Title Bar Menu Bar
Working Frame / Icon Panel
Explorer Bar Status Bar Task Bar

Figure 1.4
You can customise the User Interface with the View menu. The Explorer Bar can be freely resized at any
time by using the mouse on the separator of this bar with the working frame.
More explanations can be found in the User Interface topic of the Welcome To the OXSAS Contextual
Help book. Other topics of this book give you more navigating tips with the OXSAS software.

Start-Up Chapter 1
Getting OXSAS Contextual Help

Just hit the ! key at any time in OXSAS and you will get a contextual explanation.
Figure 1.5

Chapter 1 Start-Up
Getting More Help

The OXSAS Help is structured in books and chapters, like most Windows application software HTML help
files. Windows HTML help file rules apply.
By browsing under the Contents tab in the left pane of the Thermo OXSAS Help window you can display
any of the help topics in the right pane. Most books or chapters have a topic with a title starting with "About
…" which gives you a general information on the subject and alternate information or procedures like shown
in the example below.
Figure 1.6

Start-Up Chapter 1
Operation Setup
The OXSAS Help provides full description of parameters in order to configure the various dialogue boxes of
the user interface.
Just hit the ! key when you have a dialogue opened, and the corresponding help topic will be displayed.
For example when you select the Processing function of the Operation Setup menu, you will call the
Analysis Processing dialogue boxes in order to configure the analysis process. Pressing the ! key will
open the OXSAS help as below.
Figure 1.7

2
RUNNING ANALYSES
Running Analyses Chapter 2
2 RUNNING ANALYSES
Getting Instrument Hardware and Software Ready To Analyse

The following steps must be completed before starting analysis:
1. The instrument is switched ON, and the argon supply opened. For more details see the Instrument
Hardware Ready to Operate section of the Routine Operation chapter in the instrument User Manual.
The instrument is in a stable state.
Note: Instrument power and argon should never be switched off during normal operation.
Instrument power and argon flow should be switched ON for more than 24 hours in order to
consider the instrument in a stable state.
2. The Analytical Computer and its peripherals (screen, printer, …) are switched ON, and you are logged
into OXSAS with an User or Manager account. For more details see the Analytical Software Ready to
Operate section of the Routine Operation chapter in the instrument User Manual.
3. The instrument routine maintenance has been done (including profile) according to directions given in
the Routine Maintenance chapter of the instrument User Manual.
4. The instrument should be calibrated with a method suitable for the samples to be analysed. Usually the
instrument is calibrated by Thermo Fisher Scientific according to the Sales contract. The QA/Calibration
report provided with the instrument should indicate which calibrated methods are available. For more
details see the Analytical Prerequisite section of the Routine Operation chapter in the instrument User
Manual.
5. A standardization update has been done recently for the method(s) you are going to use for analysing the
unknown sample(s). For more details and procedures for standardization see the Standardization Update
of the Instrument of this manual.
6. The samples to be analysed are prepared, ready to be placed on the spark stand. For more details see the
Sample Preparation and Positioning section of the Routine Operation chapter in the instrument User
Manual.
You should now be ready to start analysing unknown samples.

Chapter 2 Running Analyses
Starting the Analysis Process

Unknown samples can be analysed in three different ways:
♦ Using the function Quantitative Analysis =

♦ Using Batches _
♦ Using Routine Analyses %
Figure 2.1
Just hover the mouse pointer on the icons or function names and click on the button to run the function.
The Quantitative Analysis Monitor opens whenever an analysis is started by a Batch or through Routine
Analysis or initiated by the Quantitative Analysis function

Quantitative Analysis Monitor

The Quantitative Analysis Monitor is used to show analysis results and parameters allowing the operator to
take action before, during and after the analyses.
The function is either called manually by the operator, or by a batch. The monitoring is presented in one or
more tabs, the last (upper one) showing the current analysis.
The Quantitative Analysis Monitor is divided into zones and items like shown in the figure below. The
example shows the mode of the quantitative analysis monitor before an analysis is started.
Monitor tabs
Selection
group box SID pane
Format combo boxes
Result pane
Action buttons
Figure 2.2
The monitor window is sizable and can be maximized up to the size of the OXSAS window.
Monitor Tabs
The current analysis tab is shown at the top, and the previous tab analyses can be displayed by a click on the
corresponding tab. By default 5 tabs are displayed, this number can be changed by a System Preferences
parameter.
More about tabs can be found in the Analysis Monitor Tabs topic of the OXSAS Help.

Selection Group Box

The group box contains drop-down lists for selecting a task, a grade, a type standard and a method, according
to the kind of analysis that you want to perform.
Full mode Simplified mode
Figure 2.3
Item Description
Task Select the task that will be used for analysis. The corresponding SID prompts and
values are displayed in the Parameter / Value grid.
Grade You can select a grade from the drop-down list. In this case, the software
automatically selects the method or the type standard that is attached to this grade.
Note: The item is greyed if no grade is defined.
Type Standard Select the type standard from the drop-down list. The software will automatically
select the method that is attached to this type standard.
Notes: The item is greyed if no Type Standard is defined.
Selection of a Type Standard clears any Grade selection
Method Select the method that you want to use from the drop-down list.
Notes: If you are measuring a grade or a type standard, the associated method
will be selected automatically.
Selection of a Method clears any Type Standard or Grade selection.
The and buttons allow you to switch between a simplified and a full display mode. The simplified
mode shows only one of the Method, Grade or Type Standard drop-down boxes, where the full mode will
display all three. This would be useful if you mostly perform measurements of the same type, as for example
in Grade mode for grade control.
More about the Selection Group Box can be found in the Selection Group Box topic of the OXSAS Help.

SID Pane
Most parameters and some of the values are taken from the selected task. Some values have to be entered by
the user. In manual mode, most fields are editable. In batch mode, the sample ID fields are read-only.
When changing the task, the sample identification values are copied from the last task, if the parameters are
identical.
Figure 2.4
Note: You can change the font size in the grid with <CTRL + Mouse scroll>!
More about the SID Pane and the parameter values to enter can be found in the SID and Sample
Parameters Pane topic of the OXSAS Help.
Result Pane and Format Combo Boxes

Result Format A combo box is available to select a Result Format. By default, the presentation scheme
that is defined in the selected task is selected automatically. However, the results display
can be changed dynamically between two runs during analysis and in the View Results
editor during post-processing. Result Formats are defined by the Tasks and Formats
function of the Operation Setup menu of OXSAS; see related OXSAS help topic Result
Formats.
Element Format A combo box is available to select an Element Format. By default, the presentation
scheme that is defined in the selected task or in the method is selected automatically.
However, the element format can be changed dynamically between two runs during
analysis. Element Formats are defined by the Tasks and Formats function of the
Operation Setup menu of OXSAS; see related OXSAS help topic Element Formats.
Result Pane The results are displayed in a grid in the result pane. The output depends on the Element
Format and the Result Format selections. If available, you can click on the + at the left
column to expand to a sub-grid showing the result at the different calculation stages.
Note: You can change the font size in the Result Pane grid with <CTRL + Mouse scroll>!

Action buttons
The bottom of the monitor shows various action buttons.
Note: The buttons are different depending on if you are in analysis mode or edit mode (after
analysis, or selecting a previous tab).
The presence and behaviour of buttons of the analysis monitor at the end of analysis is
different depending on how the analysis was started (manual, routine or batch), and depends
also on System Preferences settings.
A full description of the buttons is given in the Action Buttons topic of the OXSAS contextual Help.

Running Unknown Samples

Quantitative analyses can be performed either in manual mode, by using a routine analysis shortcut or using
the batch utility.
Below is an example of how to analyse unknown samples in manual mode and by using a Routine Analysis
shortcut if your instrument has been so configured. For the analyses in batch mode, refer to the Batches book
of the OXSAS contextual Help.
Note: When a concentration analysis is started, you may be prompted to analyse SCT (Setting-up,
Control or Type standard) samples that are out of date. This warning is due to the automatic
SCT control. For more information, see the SCT Control topic of the OXSAS Help.
Performing a Quantitative Analysis in Manual Mode

1. From the main Menu, or the Explorer Bar, or the Icon Panel, select Analysis and Data - Quantitative
Analysis. Alternately, you can also simply press on the ) key.
Figure 2.5
2. The Quantitative Analysis monitor opens on the Current tab with the same settings that have been used
during the run of the last analysis.
Note: If the Quantitative Analysis editor has been left open at the end of an analysis, you need to
click on the New Sample button to create a new Current tab.
3. If necessary, select the task that you want to use for analysis.
4. If a default grade, type standard or method is defined in the selected task, OXSAS will automatically
select it. Otherwise, select a Grade, Type Standard or Method, according to the type of analysis that
you want to perform.
5. In the Parameter/Value grid, enter at least the first Sample ID. Enter the value of the manual input, if
required.
6. Click on to confirm the inputs and to start the analysis. A progression bar indicates the
status of the analysis.

Note: To save time, it is possible to start the analysis immediately after having placed the sample
on the stand by clicking on Start. While the sample is being analysed the various fields may
be completed. When all necessary sample identifier fields have been filled in, click on SID
OK.
7. During a quantitative analysis various checks, as for example a grade check, can be performed by the
system. A failure of such a check is indicated by a special background colour and a result flag in front of
the result value, according to the analysis styles that have been defined in the selected task. Tool tips give
further indications on the type of failure.
8. The results are processed according to the processing scheme that has been selected in the task.
According to the configuration of the scheme, the Manual Processing dialogue can be displayed
automatically after the execution of an analysis. Otherwise, you can call it any time by clicking on
Processing after an analysis is performed in order to process its results. More about Analysis Processing
can be found in the Analysis Processing topic of the OXSAS contextual Help.
9. You can recalculate or modify an analysis result by using the Edit button (see the About Analysis
Recalculation topic of the OXSAS Help). However this function is subject to restriction at the User login
level by the setting of the User Right: Allow Analysis Recalculation/Modification system preference
parameter.

Performing Analyses Using Routine Analysis Shortcut

To start a routine analysis from a shortcut, from the main Menu, the Explorer Bar, or the Icon Panel, select
Analysis and Data – Routine Analysis. Alternately, you can also simply press on the % key.
Note: If the function does not exist, that means no shortcut has been defined, you must first define
one or more shortcuts as briefly described in the Defining Routine Analyses Shortcuts section
below.
Figure 2.6
You will then see the available Routine Analyses shortcuts as buttons on the Icon panel and in the Explorer
Bar of the OXSAS User Interface as for example below.
Figure 2.7

Defining Routine Analyses Shortcuts
To open the Routine Analyses dialogue box editor, from the main Menu, the Explorer Bar, or the Icon
Panel, select Operation Setup – Routine Analyses.
Figure 2.8
The Routine Analyses editor opens, listing existing shortcuts. The cursor is at the bottom of the list, on a
free line. Set the mouse pointer in the free cell of the Routine Name item and enter a new name.
Figure 2.9

Then the Type of Routine Analysis has to be selected among the 4 options proposed.
Figure 2.10
Depending on the selection of the Type, different parameters can be defined in the Parameters bottom pane.
Figure 2.11
Other parameters defining the shortcut can be selected or edited in the Routine Analyses List top pane.
For a detailed explanation about the Routine Analysis editor, see the Routine Analysis
Configuration topic of the Operation Setup book in the OXSAS contextual Help, or hit the ! key
when the editor is open.
Once the shortcut is defined you can exit the Routine Analysis editor by clicking on the OK button.
The new defined shortcut is added to the existing ones and available to be selected.
Figure 2.12

Running a Routine Analysis from a Shortcut
There are two ways to simply run an analysis from a routine analysis shortcut:
♦ by pressing the % key and a simple click on the appropriate icon in the Icon Panel
♦ by pressing the accelerator combination keys, this assumes you already know the accelerator combination
Run from an Icon
1. Press the % key on the keyboard. The Routine Analysis dialogue is displayed on the Icon Panel.
Available shortcuts are presented as buttons with an icon, a description and the shortcut accelerator.
2. Click on the appropriate icon, or alternately navigate with keyboard keys (you can navigate between the
icon buttons with w, x, y and z arrow keys, the selected button appears as pressed; you can run the
analysis by pressing on e). A dialogue for required entries opens.
Figure 2.13
3. Select (if applicable) the required Task/Method/Grade/Type Standard and/or enter the required sample
identifiers.
Note: Some entries may be already proposed as defaults, and may or may not be editable.
4. Click on the button or press on e. The Analysis Monitor opens and the analysis starts.
Note: In addition you may need to press on the green START button on the stand.
5. At this end of the measurement the results are displayed in the Analysis Monitor. Click on the Continue
or the Finish button.

Run from an Accelerator Combination
Note: This assumes that you already know which combination you will use.
1. Press and hold the appropriate c modifier key (the left one or the right one of the keyboard) and press
the desired accelerator key number of the numerical keypad (example rightc + 8). A dialogue for
required entries opens.
2. Select (if applicable) the required Task/Method/Grade/Type Standard and/or enter the required sample
identifiers.
Note: Some entries may be already proposed as default, and may or not be editable.
3. Click on the button or press on e. The Analysis Monitor opens and the analysis starts.
Note: In addition you may need to press on the green START button on the stand.
4. At the end of the measurement the results are displayed in the Analysis Monitor. Click on the Continue
or the Finish button if present.

Standardization Update of the Instrument

The Standardization Update uses the Standardize Monitor which opens, by using manually or though a
batch, the Standardize menu function of OXSAS.
The Standardize Monitor is very similar to the Analysis Monitor, it is composed of one or more tabs, each
one is divided into four areas containing analysis parameters to choose from, sample identification that may
be edited or not, a result pane depending on the result and element formats to select, and actions buttons.
As long as the standardization is not yet finished, an asterisk '*' is appended to the tab label. This means the
results are saved in the memory (not drift corrected yet) and not in the database. If the standardization
process is interrupted (power failure, etc.) it may be possible to restore the current standardization process
with the recalculate function. See the Restoring an Interrupted Standardization topic of the OXSAS Help.
As long as the asterisk '*' is present, a right click on the tab opens a contextual menu with the Flush
Standardization function. You can select it if you want to flush the currently analysed samples.
Figure 2.14
There are many ways to perform a standardization update. The procedures to perform either a general
standardization update or a standardization update linked to a selected method are described here below.
Performing a General Standardization Update

When a concentration analysis is started, OXSAS controls whether it is necessary to run the Setting-up
Samples and/or the associated Type Standard (if used) to compensate for instrumental drift, by checking if
the time between drift correction updates has elapsed. If this is the case, you are informed that the setting-up
samples or type standards linked to the current method are outdated and whether you want to update them
now. If you want to update the setting-up samples, confirm the message in order to interrupt the current
analysis.
Note: If no time period was specified then this control is not performed.
To perform a Standardization Update:
1. From the main Menu, the Explorer Bar, or the Icon Panel, select Analysis and Data - Manage SCT
Samples. Alternately, you can also simply press on the = key.

Figure 2.15
2. The SCT Manager opens.
3. From the Select SCT Display drop down list, select Setting Up.
4. If you do not want to run all setting-up samples defined in OXSAS, from the Select Item drop down list,
select the method for which you want to perform the standardization update. The samples are displayed in
the upper grid, the method channels with the SUS samples that are attached to them are displayed in the
lower grid.
Figure 2.16
5.
If ... Then click on ...
you want to measure all samples that are linked to the selected method Batch - All Samples
you want to measure only the samples the status of which is not OK Batch - Samples Not OK

6.
If ... Then ...
you want to measure the ♦ Select Create Batch. You are informed that the batch has been created
samples immediately successfully.
♦ In the message box, click on OK. The Batch manager opens, displaying
the recently created batch.
♦ Click on . The sample analysis is started. The Standardize dialogue
opens, showing the progression of the analyses. The measured intensities
are recorded as Measured Intensity in the Setting-up samples file.
you want to create a ♦ Select Create Template Sample list. You are informed that the
Template Sample list to be Template Sample list has been created successfully.
saved for later use ♦ In the message box, click on OK. The message box is closed.
♦ If wanted, open the Batch editor and run the batch to perform the
analyses.
Notes: If a batch with the same name already exists, you are informed that the batch already exists.
The script Finalize Standardization has been added to the batch. It is executed after the last
analysis in order to save the setting-up samples measurements, to produce a standardization
report and to complete the standardization. The method name is used as parameter to launch
a standardization report in preview mode and add to a log file the standardization data. The
log file is in CSV format and can be used for standardization follow-up with an external
program such as Excel. The file is located under the C:\Thermo\OXSAS_Data\Log path
and is named like <Year> - Standardization - <Method Name>.csv. If the file does not
exist, it is first automatically created.
7. If you want to view the analysis results, open the Standardize monitor.
8. At the end of the standardization a Standardization Report dialogue is displayed listing the methods that
are affected by the standardization. Select the method(s) to be included in the report and click on Start
Report.
Note: If a standardization batch is interrupted (for example by a power failure) the analysed
setting-up samples may be lost for the standardization finalisation, as they were not stored in
the database. However the result may still be in the memory (ANAPOOL) and can be
retrieved by View Results. The Recalculate function can then restore them in the
Standardize monitor. See the Restoring an Interrupted Standardization topic of the
OXSAS Help.

Performing a Standardization Update for Selected Methods
Note: The procedure below should be used by experienced users only! The standardization
must be performed using the batch utility as in the Performing a General Standardization
Update section above, which is the preferred procedure.
1. From the main Menu, or the Explorer Bar, or the Icon Panel, select Analysis and Data - Standardize.
Alternately, you can also simply press on the # key.
Figure 2.17
2. The Standardize monitor opens. Click on the Current tab in order to activate it.
3. Select a standardization Task.
4. Select the Setting-up Sample that you want to measure.
5. Select the Method(s) for which you want to update the setting-up sample(s).
6. The SID1 (usually Sample Name) displays the name of the SUS, it can not be altered here. However, if
you want add some information you may do it in other SID fields, e.g. Sample Description.
7. Click on to start the first run. A progression bar indicates the status of the run.
8. If you want to perform several runs, once a run is completed, click on in order to start a
new run.
9. Click on for as many runs as you want to perform or until the maximum number of runs
requested is obtained.
10. If you have selected the average method Auto without tolerance, when the number of requested runs is
done, the Manual Processing dialogue opens.
11. If you want to process the analysis as defined, click on OK. Otherwise, define the processing options,
then click on OK or, if you do not want to process the analysis now, click on Cancel. A new tab will be
opened labelled Current.
12. On the Current tab, click on in order to save the measured intensities of the last sample to
the database and to complete the standardization.

3
HANDLING RESULTS
Handling Results Chapter 3
3 HANDLING RESULTS
OXSAS makes a provisional background save of all results and keeps the 1000 most recent ones in a
temporary storage called Recent analyses. Older results are saved in one or several Archives database.
The View Results monitor allows for recovering recent or archived analyses that were saved automatically
or manually during analysis and uses several queries and post-treatment tools.
The view results monitor allows some configuration which should be done at least once before using it.
This chapter summarizes briefly the monitor interface and provides directions about different configuration
possibilities.

Chapter 3 Handling Results
View Results Monitor Interface

The View Results monitor can be called by the View Result function of the Analysis and Data menu or
simply by pressing the * key.
Title Bar Menu Bar Tool Bar
Analysis Header Details

dock window
Analysis Grid
Analysis Filtering
dock window
Status Bar
Figure 3.1
Hint: Hover on the icons toolbar buttons with the mouse for showing tooltips describing the use of
each of these buttons.
The Analysis Header Details and Analysis Filtering are docking windows which can be removed from the
monitor in order to free more space for the analysis grid.
Some basic configuration directions for the View Result monitor are given in the next sections.
Access to full details of the available functions can be obtained by pressing the ! function key when the
Result Monitor is open.
Colour Codes for the Analysis Grid

♦ Results shown in black are normal sample analyses
♦ Results shown in red are bad samples
♦ Results shown in blue are original results before a modification or a recalculation
Note: Blue results are shown only when the Options menu item Show Parent(s) for
Recalculated/modified Analyses also is selected.

Configuring the Archives of Results

Be sure to configure result archives for a reasonable amount of results in one archive database.
Remark: Having more then 10’000 Results in a database will end up with poor performances on the
View Results monitor.
Start the Archives Monitoring screen using the Show Archives Databases button as per next figure.
Figure 3.2
In the Archive Monitoring dialogue box, select the time frame OXSAS will use before automatically
creating a new archive database. For example, you should select by Quarter if there is around 75-100
sample analyses per day (which will end up around 6’700 – 9’000 analyses per archive database).
Figure 3.3

Selecting the Optional Columns to Display

The Date/Time and Signature columns are always displayed in the grid and cannot be hidden.
Figure 3.4
The Type, Batch, Task and Method columns can be displayed or hidden. The selection is made using the
Options menu as shown below.
Figure 3.5

Selecting Elements to Display in the Grid

By default, the grid of the View Results monitor does not show any elements. Elements to be displayed in
the grid can be displayed dynamically using a sample analysis as template or statically using a default
element selection.
You can toggle from one to the other display by pressing either one of the buttons:
Display Element according to Selected Element to Display
Display Element according to (first) Selected Analysis
You can select the static list of elements by using the Elements to Display … of the Options menu function.
Note: The static way (Display Element according to Selected Element to Display) is the default
OXSAS setting after an OXSAS restart.
Whatever your display choice is, the full details of a sample analysis (included runs and calculation stages)
can always be displayed by a click on the expand sign on the left of the analysis.
Displaying the 100 most Recent Analyses or All Analyses

By default, the View Results monitor loads only the recent analyses which are the last 1’000 samples that
where analysed on the instrument. From these 1000 samples, only the last 100 are displayed but it is possible
to toggle from the limited list of the 100 most recent analyses to the full list of all analyses using the toggle
button Display all Analyses / Display 100 most recent Analyses. A click on the button switches from one
to the other one:
Display all Analyses (filtered if Filter applied)
Display 100 most recent Analyses (filtered if Filter applied)

Selecting a Results Database for Data Mining

It is possible that the result you are looking for is not one of the 1000 recently analysed samples (Recent
analyses). In this case, it is necessary to load the sample analyses from the Current archive database, or
from an older one.
You do that by using the Load Database button in the Analyses Filtering dock window as shown below:
Figure 3.6
Selecting Current archive will load all sample analyses of the current archive.
Selecting <more> will first search for all available database archives (first time may take some time!) and
then add them in the drop-down button menu as shown in the example below:
Figure 3.7

Using Filters to Display Selected Sample Analyses

You can limit the sample analyses list by selecting only desired samples through filters.
Filters can be very simple by using date and time limits or may be more elaborate by using customized
filters.
Using the Date/Time Quick Filtering

In the Analyses Filtering dock window, select the starting date and time using the From group box and then
the ending date using the To group box. Once the date and time range is properly selected, just press the
apply button and the filter is applied to the current list of the sample analyses displayed by the View
Results monitor.
Figure 3.8

Alternately, use the Apply Filter(s) button if you want to apply this date/time range filter to another set of
analyses or archives database.
Figure 3.9
The Filtering Conditions list can be erased by using the button, and then you can reload the sample
analyses list by using the Load Database button.

Using Favorites or Customized Filters

Simple filters can be built as shown by the next figure where a selection criteria is done on the sample
identity field number one.
Figure 3.10
If the defined filter should be used often, you may add it to the Favorites filters list of by checking the Is a
Favorite checkbox.
Note: As many filters as desired can be added as filtering conditions. Just add the desired filter(s)
to the current Filtering Conditions and then select where this filtering scheme must be
applied with the Apply Filter(s) button.
Figure 3.11
More about analyses filtering can be found in the Analyses Filtering topic of the View Results book in the
OXSAS contextual help.

Displaying Calibration Sample Analyses

Looking at calibration sample measures can always be useful. OXSAS is designed to always keep the
calibration sample measurements available along with the recent sample analyses (last 1’000 results).
However, showing or not these calibration sample measurements depends on the Options menu setting
shown in the next figure.
Figure 3.12

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Date Modification Description

INSTALLING OXSAS ...............................................................................................1-1

USER INTERFACE ..................................................................................................1-4

GETTING OXSAS CONTEXTUAL HELP.................................................................1-5

GETTING MORE HELP ...........................................................................................1-6

OPERATION SETUP ...............................................................................................1-7

2 RUNNING ANALYSES ........................................................................... 2-1

STARTING THE ANALYSIS PROCESS ..................................................................2-2

QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS MONITOR...................................................................2-3

RUNNING UNKNOWN SAMPLES...........................................................................2-7

STANDARDIZATION UPDATE OF THE INSTRUMENT........................................2-14

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3 HANDLING RESULTS............................................................................ 3-1

CONFIGURING THE ARCHIVES OF RESULTS .....................................................3-3

SELECTING THE OPTIONAL COLUMNS TO DISPLAY .........................................3-4

SELECTING ELEMENTS TO DISPLAY IN THE GRID ............................................3-5

DISPLAYING THE 100 MOST RECENT ANALYSES OR ALL ANALYSES ............3-5

SELECTING A RESULTS DATABASE FOR DATA MINING ...................................3-6

USING FILTERS TO DISPLAY SELECTED SAMPLE ANALYSES .........................3-7

DISPLAYING CALIBRATION SAMPLE ANALYSES..............................................3-10

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Login into OXSAS

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Level User Name Password

!MANAGER! !MANAGER! <none>

!USER! !USER! <none>

By default these two accounts have no password.

Connecting to the Instrument Hardware

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Title Bar Menu Bar

Working Frame / Icon Panel

Explorer Bar Status Bar Task Bar

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Getting OXSAS Contextual Help

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Getting More Help

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Getting Instrument Hardware and Software Ready To Analyse

You should now be ready to start analysing unknown samples.

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Starting the Analysis Process

♦ Using the function Quantitative Analysis =

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Quantitative Analysis Monitor

Format combo boxes

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Selection Group Box

Full mode Simplified mode

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Result Pane and Format Combo Boxes

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