Software Release Bulletin

OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition     M83xxAA

Preface
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This Software Release Bulletin documents all fixes and enhancements that are incorporated the new release.
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Keyword Glossary

Keyword Index

Keyword: 1200 Control

Wrong firmware revision displayed in Instrument Configuration dialog after firmware upgrade
KPR#:1539

Keyword: 7890A Control

7890A: ALS errors abort sequence; no Retry/Abort option offered
KPR#:914
ALS errors abort sequence; no Retry/Abort dialog box option offered
KPR#:1329
Sequence aborts if vial not found with Overlap injection enabled (7890A only)
KPR#:1569

Keyword: ACQ

Acq.txt and acq.macaml is missing for 7890A back injector only sequences
KPR#:1811
In Sequence Parameters dialog a missing backslash of remote data path needs to be corrected.
KPR#:1763

Keyword: Calibration

Changing calibration table in Batch review generates an error
KPR#:1799
Calibration method printout does not print compound level heights when quantitation is based on height
KPR#:1807
C.01.04 HotFix03 : Amount units in calibration report printout is not updated
KPR#:1809

Keyword: Custom Fields

Custom fields are not transferred to new result set
KPR#:1789
Missing Sample Custom fields in the report
KPR#:1810

Keyword: Data Analysis

Summed Peaks calculation error in the Summed Peaks Report
KPR#:1651
Data analysis: Fractions are not displayed in UIB chromatogram
KPR#:1813

Keyword: Documentation

G2613A 7683A injector firmware is incorrect in the Firmware guide
KPR#:1783

Keyword: ECM Integration/OpenLab Option

OpenLAB Option: Difficulties to lock the ChemStation during reprocessing
KPR#:1212
Wrong error message when downloading a method from ECM
KPR#:1753
Update methods from ECM dialog locks up
KPR#:1806
In Sequence Parameters dialog a missing backslash of remote data path needs to be corrected.
KPR#:1763

Keyword: GC ACQ

G1888A - Handshake Abort - Vial Status does not update
KPR#:1638
Capacity factor (k') is not calculated; the file acqres.reg on the .D directory contains no column information
KPR#:1759

Keyword: Integration

Timed integration event "Height Reject" cannot be configured.
KPR#:1800

Keyword: Method

"Error occurred during loading method" after rejecting method resolution
KPR#:1343
Cannot save offline method if configuration is different: 'Method is not consistent with the configuration'
KPR#:1750
C.01.03 upgraded to C.01.04: 'Edit Entire Method' not working
KPR#:1802

Keyword: Programming

The command "macro" does not list *.mac files
KPR#:1755
Scheduler does not work on an AIC
KPR#:1831

Keyword: Reports

Mass- Based Purification (Fraction Collection) report missing information & shows inaccurate Fraction Tick marks (RC.NET only)
KPR#:1733
Chromatogram in On-Screen Classic report is not displayed properly
KPR#:1776
C.01.03: XML results: The 'ESTD %' and 'ISTD %' result types in the Quant Calc node are incorrectly 'ESTD' and 'ISTD'
KPR#:1801
Acquisition method name is not displayed in an intelligent report
KPR#:1803
Missing Report Style Options for LCMS and LCMS Qualitative
KPR#:1820

Keyword: SEQ

Missing Vial during sequences causes CTC ChemStation to hang
KPR#:1571
GC: sequence does not continue if there is a missing vial, uploads data to ECM and goes to next sequence
KPR#:1767
Custom field window not prompted for Back injector on first run of the sequence
KPR#:1788
Sequence Reprocessing: Not possible to stop a sequence that is reprocessing
KPR#:1798
Sequence Import Mapping is missing LIMS ID columns
KPR#:1805
'Number Format error' in Sequence log file after reprocessing
KPR#:1830
In Sequence Parameters dialog a missing backslash of remote data path needs to be corrected.
KPR#:1763

Keyword: User Interface

Values under Overview Table are not aligned with the parameter heading
KPR#:1808
In Sequence Parameters dialog a missing backslash of remote data path needs to be corrected.
KPR#:1763

Keyword: User Interface , SEQ , ACQ , ECM Integration/OpenLab Option

In Sequence Parameters dialog a missing backslash of remote data path needs to be corrected.
KPR#:1763

Keyword: Utilities

FPD Checkout Macros no longer work since there is no "autoint.mac" with OL CDS ChemStation C.01.04
KPR#:1772

Intelligent Reporter templates designed for multi-signal methods may need to be adjusted after updating to ChemStation C.01.04. 
Non-calibrated peaks of signals calibrated in a main signal do no longer appear as calibrated compounds (as they are not quantified on the 2nd signal) but as un-identified peaks.

Note: Calibration tables setup to "calculate signals separatly" are not affected by this design change.

In order to display the results of the mentioned peaks, the peak filter of the report template should be turned off completely (remove all check marks in the "show peak types" screen).

In rev. C.01.05. the mentioned peaks are treated as identified, but not quantified peaks.

Queue method generated status “error” when using 35900E

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

After a firmware upgrade for LC modules using RC.NET drivers, the old firmware revision (prior to upgrade) is still displayed in the Instrument Configuration dialog.

Remove the affected modules from the configuration and re-add them.

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

7890 with ALS. Create an ALS error, such as a Vial not found event.  Instead of offering a pop-up that offers a second chance to Retry/Abort with the named error, this simply aborts the sequence. The error is buried deep in the sequence log of that instrument:

'Method       Method started: (F) line# 2 at 2 inj# 1        09:11:51 09/20/07
  67 41e0 46f27198    0
Method       Instrument running sample Vial 2 (front)       09:11:52 09/20/07
   0 1da5 46f271b2  300
GC         1 There was no bottle in the gripper.            09:12:18 09/20/07
   0 1da6 46f271b2    0
Instrument   GCI1 did not start a run                       09:12:18 09/20/07
  67 41e0 46f271b2    0
Method       Instrument Error - Method/Sequence stopped     09:12:18 09/20/07
  67 41e0 46f271b2    0
Method       Method aborted                                 09:12:18 09/20/07
 43e 41df 46f271b2    0
Sequence     FRONTALS.S terminated due to an error          09:12:18 09/20/07'

n/a

Issue resolved in OpenLAB C.01.05.

7890A with ALS. 

If an ALS error, occurs such as a Vial not found event, there is no dialog box option presented to Retry/Abort.  The sequence simply aborts. The error is shown in the sequence log of that instrument:

'Method       Method started: (F) line# 2 at 2 inj# 1        09:11:51 09/20/07
  67 41e0 46f27198    0
Method       Instrument running sample Vial 2 (front)       09:11:52 09/20/07
   0 1da5 46f271b2  300
GC         1 There was no bottle in the gripper.                09:12:18 09/20/07
   0 1da6 46f271b2    0
Instrument   GCI1 did not start a run                              09:12:18 09/20/07
  67 41e0 46f271b2    0
Method       Instrument Error - Method/Sequence stopped     09:12:18 09/20/07
  67 41e0 46f271b2    0
Method       Method aborted                                 09:12:18 09/20/07
43e 41df 46f271b2    0
Sequence     FRONTALS.S terminated due to an error          09:12:18 09/20/07'

GC goes back to "ready" state instead, and vials remain in the position they were when the injector failed (not returned to tray).

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

7890A system using overlap injection feature

1. Define a sample overlap of 1 min.
2. Define a sequence of 5 runs
3. Insert 4 vials only

The 7890A GC starts the acquisition of Vial 4 correctly.  When it starts to prepare and pick up vial 5 which is missing, the acquisition of vial 4 is stopped and the sequence aborts.

When sample overlap is enabled and the vial to be prepared is not found, the currently running sample in the sequence will abort.  The sequence will stop and there will be errors displayed in the sequence logbook and GC status.

The error messages displayed are as follows:

- Command to Tray failed:  Tray Prep Failure Code: 250: Front injector has no 
  vail in turret...
- User stopped pretreatment program, finalizing.
- Instrument Error - Method/Sequence stopped
- Method aborted
- Sequence.S terminated due to an error
- Sequence.S completed

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

Acq.txt and acq.macaml is missing for 7890A back injector only sequences

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

When run is spooled in Batch Review, click on menu Calibration –> New Caibration Table, select OK and overwrite existing table
Click OK on calibration table when it is displayed
For a brief moment an error is displayed

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

Can't show calibration table based on Height when printing calibration table curves

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

Enter “ug/ml” for “Amount Units” in the “Calibration settings”. The calibration table was updated with “Amt (ug/ml)” but the calibration table printout for the Overview table indicated “Amt (wt%)”. This also happens with “Amt (kg)” and the calibration report printout still reflects as “Amt (wt%)”.

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

When a new result set is created from a sequence with compound custom fields, the new sequence is missing the compound custom fields.

n/a

Issues fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

When printing the final Intelligent Report, not all the fields are reported (for example the field for injection line 13 is present in the Custom Fields but not in the report).

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

A Peak Summing Table containing two segments and each segment has a Use Reference for the response factor and an ISTD Reference.  The Chemstation does not report the amounts for each segment correctly.

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

Completed a single run with manual fraction collection.
In Chemstation Data Analysis, loaded the datafile and switched to "Purify".
The UIB1 chromatogram does not show the fractions.

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

The CDS Supported Instruments and Firmware Guide does not list the correct firmware for the 7683A injector.  The correct firmware is A.10.07.

n/a

CDS Supported Instruments and Firmware Guide has been updated with the correct firmware revision in OpenLAB C.01.05.

During reprocessing (especially with complex reports as e.g. the Performance reports) the menu items and icon for locking the ChemStation are frequently not accessible because ChemStation is busy. The user has to wait for a point of time where ChemStation is not busy.

n/a

Fixed in revision C.01.05.

When a method is downloaded from ECM and this download is repeated in the same session an error message appears:

The Server Path is not identical.

This message is incorrect. One of the two path strings has a leading backslash, whole the other does not. 
There is also a warning that the method already exists. This message is correct.

Repeat the download attempt. It works the second time.

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

When selecting ECM -> Update Methods.. in the ChemStation Method and Run Control View, the dialog box locks up if more than a certain number of methods are linked to ECM which can be as low as 20.

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

G1888A configuration 
Set Handshake to Abort

Start Sequence
Open GC oven door to prior to end of vial equilibration time.

GC Logbook records:
G1888 - Job Stopped prematurely.

However,
Detailed Vial status never updates for vial one.
It will say Preparing for injection is 'In Process' and is stuck
at 40%.

Status will go to Ready.

ChemStation software has to be manually aborted.

An error in headspace (HS) that should abort the datasystem, no longer aborts.  

Abort does work using a 7697A.

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

From the Configure Instrument user interface, there are configurable modules such as 7890A, 7697A, 7694B.  If the GC’s location in the “Selected Modules” table in not listed first or as module 1, k’ is not calculated.
 
For example, if the 7697 is module 1 and the 7890A is module 2 then the requests for column info would fail and k' (Capacity factor) is not calculated.  Column information will not be included in reports.

The order in the module table is set by the order in configuration. The workaround  is to re-order configuration so that 78xx is first.

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

In C.01.04 one new timed event appeared: Height Reject.
The expected behaviour for an event parameter would be a numeric value for the minimum peak height. Instead a selection box allows values TAN and DROP. 
The timed event Height Reject should not have been in the selection list. Do not use Timed height reject in C.01.04.

Don't use this event. Timed Area Reject works as expected.

Fixed in C..01.05 by adding the event with the expected functionality.

When a method is loaded that requires resolution, the user has the possibility to cancel loading of this method and return to the previous method.
In this case, a macro error is observed "error occurred during loading method", and the previous method is loaded, but is marked as changed.

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

GC with 7693 tray and dual injectors: create and save a method for that configuration. Close session, unplug the tray, select to Configure... in Control Panel and Get GC Configuration.

Open an offline session of the instrument. User cannot save any method now. OK to the Method Editor and get:
'---------------------------

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Method is not consistent with the configuration. Reason: Configuration mismatch:  
Tray

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OK   
---------------------------'

n/a

Fixed in revision C.01.05.

When the user select any items from “Check method sections to edit” and click on “OK”, there is no action.  The dialog box remains at its position.

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

The internal command "Macro" can be used to load a macro file from disk. Typing macro from the command line opens a dialog that points to the Chem32\Core\ folder and allows selecting *.mac and *.mcx files.
In C.01.04 *.mac files are no longer selectable.

Use the macro name and its full location as parameter.
Example: 
Macro shutdown.mac   (equivalent to Macro C:\chem32\core\shutdown.mac)
Macro C:\chem32\core\addon\install.mac

Fixed in revision C.01.05.

The ChemStation scheduler cannot establish a connection with instruments on an AIC. 
When a command is processed, the message "Instrument not found" will be listed in the result column.

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB revision C.01.05

The Mass-Based Purification (Fraction Collection) report is missing information in RC.NET mode; this same information is available in Classic mode.

The "Mass" column in the report should specify which detected mass(es) triggered the fraction collection; this feature is currently available in Classic mode only.

Additionally, the Fraction Tick Marks displayed are incorrect as is the BeginTime & EndTime information in the report Fraction Information section. The Fraction Tick Marks do not line up accurately with the collected fractions triggered by the LC/MS; these values have the MS Delay Time added to them, which is incorrect.

To determine which masses triggered Fraction Collection or what the actual Fraction Collection BeginTime and EndTime values are, open the affected  ChemStation data file (.D folder) and open the file MBFC.ini.  This MBFC.INI file contains the Mass-Based Fraction Collection triggering events, including Mass, Collection ON, and Collection OFF information.  Do not modify this file.

The format of MBFC.INI must be interpreted linearly.

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

On systems accessed via  Remote Desktop, the on screen classic report may not be displayed properly. Part of the baseline, x-axis or y-axis labels may be missing. This is only affecting the chromatogram in the on-screen classic report. The printed report or display in the data analysis view will correctly show the baseline, axis markers and labels.

Affected revisions: C.01.03 and C.01.04.

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB revision C.01.05.

ChemStation C.01.03: XML results:  The 'ESTD %' and  'ISTD %' result types in the Quant Calc node are incorrectly reported as 'ESTD' and 'ISTD'. This is confusing the receiving LIMS system. The printed reports have correct titles.

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

Acquisition method name is not displayed in an intelligent report

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

Report Style LCMS and LCMS Qualitative:  Missing Report Style Options:

-Background Subtract
-Spectrum Average Peak
-EIC

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

Create a five line sequence using Add-on CTC.
Run sequence, removing vial three.

CTC will report missing vial and it is shown in the log book for CTC.

CTC will reset and go back to ready state, however, ChemStation will hang.

All menu items are grayed out and you cannot touch anything on the system.
The ChemStation must be ended in Task Manager.

n/a

Issue resolved in OpenLAB C.01.05.

The GC Chemstation never had the ability to skip a missing vial (the classic GC driver posts a dialog box asking the user what to do, abort or retry).  With RC.NET, if there is no vial on the tray the system stops the sequences, uploads the data to ECM and goes to the next sequence. Need to be able to specify what the system should do if there is a missing vial, skip or wait.

n/a

Issue resolved in OpenLAB C.01.05.

During the first run of the sequence, the custom field window is only prompted for the Front injector.

n/a

Issue fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

When reprocessing the sequence, it is not possible to stop it.  The stop button is present, but does not to work. The user has to wait till the whole sequence reprocess completes.

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

The dialog box to map a sequence import file (Sequence -> Import Sequence Template) is missing the LimsID columns.  The LimsID 2 and LimsID 3 columns specifically are read-only fields that need to be imported in order to ensure that a unique LimsID can later be used in the result export to the Lims to ensure results are matched to the correct sample.

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

Migrated a sequence from B.04.03 SP1 with 'Unique folder creation OFF' to C.01.04.  

Used the 'Result set migration' tool to migrate the data to a result set.  In online ChemStation, the result set was reprocessed.
In the sequence.log file,  'CP Macro Number format error in: %d' was displayed.

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

C.01.04 Chinese version, the values under Overview Table are not aligned with the parameter heading of : RT, Sig, Lvl, Amt[wt%], Area, Rsp.Factor ,Ref, ISTD, #, Compound.

n/a

Fixed in OpenLAB C.01.05.

By OpenLAB ChemStation Edition C.01.04 the requirement for ECM's remote data path (LCDF) became more strict than before. If for editing the Sequence Parameters dialog is opened, and a backslash at the LCDF's begin is missing, the builtin check of this dialog-box will demand a manual correction by the user. This can happen especially once loading a sequence template file from an earlier version of OpenLAB ChemStation Edition.

The later release of OpenLAB ChemStation Edition (like e.g. C.01.05) will tolerate and correct the missing leading backslash at ECM's remote datat path (LCDF) in Sequence Parameters dialog automatically.

Execution of sequences by OpenLAB ChemStaation Edition is not affected. I.e. sequence templates do NOT have to be corrected, neither for sequence execution nor for sequence reprocessing.

Leaving the opened Sequence Parameters Dialog by OK is interdicted until all parameters are in valid ranges. This now for OpenLAB ChemStation C.01.04 requires the remote data path (LCDF) for ECM to start with a leading backslash. If at some sequence template (e.g. from an earlier version of OpenLab ChemStation Edition) this character was missing, it now has to be inserted. Only then the Sequnece Parameters dialog can be successfully closed and left with OK-button.

n/a

FPD checkout macro used for FPD sample test.

This FPD macro uses "autoint.mac" .
OL CDS ChemStation C.01.04  no longer includes "autoint.mac" in the CORE directory.

The following message occurs when loading the FPD Checkout macro:

 "Could not open file: C:\CHEM32\CORE\AUTOINT.MAC"

Copy "autoint.mac" from OL CDS ChemStation C.01.03 and add it to the Core directory of OL CDS ChemStation C.01.04 .

The macro code has been updated and does the following:

•Checks to see if the “AutoIntegrate” macro has already been loaded.  If so, it does nothing. 
•If “Autointegrate” macro has not been loaded, it looks for the file autoint.mac.  If the file is found, it is loaded.
•If autoint.mac is not found, it looks for the file sig_integ.mcx.  If that file is found, it is loaded.

The new macros work with or without autoint.mac.  Autoint.mac is found in the CORE directory up until C.01.03.  

Beginning in C.01.04, autoint.mac is no longer included in Core.  Autoint.mac is now part of sig_integ.mcx.

The eLibrary User Contributed Software has been updated with the updated macros.  They are also attached.