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Data Handling

ZEN core allows you to flexibly handle and store the data into the included archive. When you finish your work you can decide whether you want to keep the data readily available or store/upload it to the archive. (In Free Mode only.) The upload task is performed in the background; you can continue working in ZEN core while the data is being transferred. You can perform multiple transfer actions simultaneously.

In case that you do not want to use the archive, you can save the results to a local folder on the disk.

Data are generated during a session in Free Mode or when executing a job in Job Mode. You store data in a result set that includes result items. The most important (but not the only ones) are the following:

  • Images (*.czi)
  • Tables (*.czt)
  • Documents (*.docx or *.pdf)

Basically, you have the following options for data handling when leaving Free Mode or Job Mode:

  • Archive: You have finished your work and want to archive the data.
  • Discard: You have finished your work but you do not want to keep your unsaved changes.

When you are leaving the Free Mode or are at the end of a job, you can decide which option to choose.

In Free Mode only, you can also save your data locally, for example if you want to pause your work and resume to it later without the need to upload the data to the archive.

You can export data to your local drive, which you can trigger within Free Mode.

Local Storage

The local storage is a dedicated folder location to save results during work before uploading them to the archive. Once uploaded successfully to the archive, the results are deleted from the local storage. If you download data from the archive, they are stored in the local storage.

Saved results are accessible in the Browse Results.

The local storage location is set in the Archive Options.

Archive

The archive is the central location for storing and managing result sets and templates.

Basically, the archive can be split in three areas:

  • Area for organizing all kind of templates except job templates which is found under Manage Templates.
  • Area for all results which is found under Browse Results.
  • Area for all jobs to be managed under Job Mode.

Access to the items in the archive depends on the current user's privileges, which can be set up in the software for each usergroup of the system. Technically the software supports the following archive types:

  • Local archive: suitable for a single system (free)
  • ZEN Data Storage archive: ZEN Data Storage provides a client/server database solution for microscopy customers who deal with the storage of large amounts of data originating from one or several microscopes. ZEN Data Storage allows the exchange of data and workflows and supports microscopists who want to separate image acquisition from post-acquisition work. In this way it also facilitates correlative workflows where the data of a sample can be accessed from a centralized location.

The archive is set in the Archive Options.

Project Folder

The project folder is a folder on the disk where the results can be saved to or loaded from. It is used as an alternative for users who do not want to use the archive.

The results are only accessible from the folder. Unlike using the archive, the results are not accessible in the Browse Results.

Enabling Project Folder Mode

You can enable a project folder mode to save and load results from folders on the local disk instead of the archive.

Note that the Project Folder mode is not available if you have licensed GxP.

  1. You are logged in as an administrator.
  1. Click Home Screen > Maintenance > Archive Options.
  2. The Archive Options dialog opens.
  3. In the Save Results Dialog section, enable the Enable Project Folder Mode checkbox.
  1. The Project Folder Mode is enabled.
  2. The options to save to Local Storage as well as the hierarchical structure setup are disabled.
  3. Browse Results are not available in Project Folder Mode as results are organized by the user.
  4. The next time you open Free Mode, the Project Folder Mode dialog is displayed. Here, you can choose whether you want to select a new project or a recent project.

Saving Results in a Project Folder

You can create a project folder to save the results of the experiment on the local disk instead in the archive.

  1. You have enabled the project folder mode in Maintenance -> Archive Options -> Save Results Dialog -> Enable Project Folder Mode.
  1. Open the Free Mode or run a job in Job Mode.
  2. The Project Folder Mode dialog opens.
  3. Select New Project.
  4. The New Project dialog is displayed.
  5. For Project Name, enter a name for the project folder.
  6. Under Project Location, the path to the project folder is displayed. To change the path, click
    .
  7. The file explorer opens.
  8. Navigate to the desired location for the project folder, and click OK.
  9. Under Set File Names, you can change the default name settings. Click
    .
  10. The Set Default Name dialog opens.
  11. Make your desired settings for the default naming, and click Apply.
  12. You return to the Project Folder Mode dialog.
  13. Click Create.
  14. You have created a project folder.
  15. Start working in Free Mode as usual and save your results.
  1. The results of the experiment will be stored to the project folder when you save them. The stored project is displayed in the Recent Projects list under the result name you have assigned.
  2. The results will not be uploaded to the archive.

Loading Results from a Project Folder

You can load recent projects from the project folder on the local disk.

  1. You have saved results in your project folder.
  1. Open the Free Mode or run a job in Job Mode.
  2. The Project Folder Mode dialog opens.
  3. Select Recent Projects.
  4. The last 10 projects per user are displayed.
  5. Select the project you want to load, and click Open.
  1. The results of the experiment stored in the project folder are loaded into the current session.

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