September 27, 2013
Bulk file import
Last week we debuted files-as-readouts: the ability to attach a file to any experimental result, and view a preview of the file's contents throughout your CDD Vault. But what if you have 10,000 files you'd like to store? Here's how: multiple files can now be attached during a single import by uploading a compressed file (ZIP format) containing all the file attachments, along with the data import file. In order to associate the correct attached file to the correct molecule and batch, the data import file needs to include an additional column or field containing the attached file names.
Paper clips
In addition to the readout row attachments, CDD Vault allows you to attach files to molecules, protocols, runs, and plates. To make such attachments more discoverable on the Search page, we now include a paper clip next to any object that has attachments.