Method Library
The CAMAG Method Library is a repository of methods that you can download directly to your visionCATS installation. Each item consists in a set of methods (one for the Linomat 5 and another one for the ATS 4), generally associated with a specific method describing document (word file) and a comparison file.
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The CAMAG Method Library is only accessible to registered visionCATS installations. Therefore, trial installations are not granted access to the Library.
To use the CAMAG Method Library, hit the item.
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All items of the CAMAG Method Library are not available for all visionCATS versions. When hovering on an item, the Compatibility: starting from field indicates the minimal visionCATS version required to see and download this item.
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Downloading Method Library items from visionCATS is only possible if the visionCATS server of the current installation has an internet connection available. If not, please follow the steps described in Download by using the Standalone Downloader.
Downloading and using CAMAG Methods
To use the resources provided by the Method Library, the following steps are required:
Download the desired items by clicking on them in the list, and wait for the downloads to finish by checking the Downloads section.
When the download is finished, the Deploy icon next to the item appears, and follow the steps in Method deployment.
Download by using the Standalone Downloader
If your visionCATS server does not have any Internet connection available, you’ll have to use the Standalone Downloader on another machine:
First, get the license info file (.plf) of your installation by clicking on the Export license info button.
In addition, get the Standalone Downloader installer in the visionCATS server installation folder (the default installer file is located at C:/Program Files/CAMAG/*visionCATS*/MethodCollectionMainInstaller.exe).
Copy both files on a machine which has an internet connection available and install the Standalone Downloader by running MethodCollectionMainInstaller.exe.
Follow the steps. At the end of the installation, you can Launch the Standalone Downloader directly.
Alternatively, you can find the Standalone Downloader executable at C:/Program Files/MethodCollectionDownloader/MethodDownloader.exe.
The first time only, you’ll be prompted to import your license info file (.plf).
Once done, the license information summary fields are filled and you can validate by clicking OK.
The Standalone downloader user interface is very similar to the Method Library tool in visionCATS. Searching for methods and downloading is similar, except that the methods are downloaded to a configurable destination directory.
Each Method Library item downloaded appears as a .pxf file.
In order to import the .pxf files downloaded in your visionCATS installation, copy them to a location accessible from a visionCATS client and hit the Import packages (.pxf) button to select them.
Once imported, the Deploy icon next to the item appears, and you can follow the steps described in Method deployment.
Method deployment
Click the Deploy button next to each Method Library entry already downloaded or imported. This deploys the Method Library item to the Explorer. The deployment acts like a regular import.
You can then go back to the Explorer window to use the deployed methods and comparisons.
Additional features
This section describes the additional features related to the CAMAG Method Library:
The green or red circle indicates whether a connection to the CAMAG Method Library is available.
A Refresh button is available, because the remote items in the CAMAG Method Library are not automatically synchronized.
The User Interface makes a distinction between the CAMAG Method Library (remote items) and the Local Library (items downloaded in your current visionCATS installation).
It’s possible to re-download items. In this case the old items are replaced in your Local Library.
The Filter area provides options to find items based on the Method Library entry itself (Type, Plant name, Plant part, Date filter, versioning, English drug name, Adulterants and References) or on their availability in the Local or remote Library.
A tooltip on each Method Library item displays additional information for each entry:
Some method collection entries may have many versions. In this case each entry displays an expander showing each version available. A visual cue is displayed when a new version of an item already downloaded is available.
The Downloads section shows the current downloads, their state and their bandwidth, and an estimation of the time left before the end of each download. You can also use the Cancel button during a download, and the Remove button when the download is in a terminal state to clean the downloads view.
A bottom status bar shows useful information about the items available in the CAMAG Method Library and in the Local Library.
An item in the Method Library can have methods for an ATS4 and/or a Linomat5 application. You can choose which one you want to deploy to the explorer. In all cases, the available comparison is deployed.
Deployed method files in Explorer have a link to a Microsoft Word document called the Method Document. Hit the Microsoft Word icon next to the item in the main explorer list to open it.
Items available in the CAMAG Method Library are always associated with a minimal visionCATS version, and incompatible items are not displayed.
Items deployed to the explorer are linked to the original Method Collection Entry. You can import/export them, but an import on a foreign system will not work if the foreign system has not downloaded the corresponding Method Collection Entry in its Local Library.