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Figure 4
Master Method
The “Master Method” contains information on data
acquisition (including instrument method), data processing,
and analysis. In detail, it contains settings for 5 main
categories: General (including method type, injection
volume, instrument method, etc), Compound (acquisition
list selected from CDS, detection, calibration, etc), Flags,
Groups and Reports. Selected tabs in “General” and
“Compound” are shown in Figure 4. To complete the
master method setup, settings in “Flags”, and “Reports”
can also be customized. TraceFinder software provides
50 predefined report templates.
Instrument Method
The instrument method is comprised of individual LC,
autosampler and MS portions. The software allows for
optimization of chromatography and customizable
autosampler programming.
Figure 4. Master Method creation process (selected tabs)