November 30, 2018
Leadership
In the novel, Anne of Green Gables, Canadian author L. M. Montgomery wrote, “It was November — the month of crimson sunsets, parting birds, deep, sad hymns of the sea, passionate wind-songs in the pines.” Had Montgomery been a CDD Vault user, we’re sure the quote would have included a thoughtful phrase highlighting the outstanding new features just released on the CDD Vault platform.
API Bulk Import Operations Have A New Parameter To Retrieve Run IDs
When using the API to perform bulk imports, it is now possible to return the Protocol and Run IDs that were created as a result of this bulk import. The benefit of this is that now an API script can programmatically access Runs of imported data.To review, the bulk import process resembles the following workflow:Step 1:POST https://app.collaborativedrug.com/api/v1/vaults/123/slurpsSends an import file into CDD Vault through the API and returns a Slurp ID.Step 2:GET https://app.collaborativedrug.com/api/v1/vaults/123/slurps/< slurpid >This API call returns the status of the import.Step 3:GET https://app.collaborativedrug.com/api/v1/vaults/123/protocols?slurp=slurpidReturns JSON containing the normal GET Protocols response, but only the data for the Protocols/Runs that the slurp affected are returned.
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Return the protocol and RUN IDs created from bulk imports[/caption]
Export to XLSX
CDD Vault can now export data in the XLSX file format. This Excel format supports more rows and is XML-based.
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Option to export in xlsx format[/caption]
Multiple Keyword Searching
Users have been using the “Add a term” button to add additional search terms for Protocols and Collections. This functionality is now also available for your Keyword queries.
Batch-Specific Search Results
You’ve heard the rumors and now the facts… CDD has implemented Batch-Specific Search Results. This represents a change where users’ queries that include a search over a Batch user-defined field will return only the relevant Batch(es) matching the search term.
For example: currently, if users search for Vendor = “Vendor1” and only Batch 2 of Molecule ABC-123 is from Vendor1, then only the matching Batch 2 of Molecule ABC-123 will be returned.
As with most things in life, there are a couple of rules that will help you understand your search results:
- If you select a Batch field in the Keyword drop-down, CDD Vault will only show batches that match your keyword search
- If you select “Any field” or a Molecule field in the Keyword drop-down, CDD Vault will show all batches associated with the molecules that match your keyword search
Increased Limits on Keyword Queries
The amount of text users can use in a Keyword search has been increased. There are now 2 types of limits.First, there is a limit on the number of Terms allowed. The Term limit is ~20,000 Terms, which are roughly defined as a word, string, or line within the Keyword search box.The second limit is a character limit of ~65,000 characters.
Protocol Index Searches are Sorted by Relevance
When searching within the Explore Data > Protocols tab (sometimes referred to as the Protocol Index Page), the results are presented to the user in an order of their relevance to the query.As an example, a search term of “IC50” will return Protocols that have “IC50” in their name ranked higher in the list of returned Protocols, then Protocols that contain “IC50” in their Description will be returned later in the list.
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Protocol Index Page results sorted by query relevance-New feature on CDD Vault ELN[/caption]