Creating and submitting secondary analysis jobs

You can create a brand new job, or edit an existing job.

To create a new job

Click Home, then click Create New.
Specify a name for the job.
(Optional) Enter comments.
(Optional) Specify one or more groups associated with the job. This limits which users can view the results of the analysis job. (The default group is all if no other groups were created.)
Select a secondary analysis protocol to use for the job. (For information on the protocols supplied by Pacific Biosciences, click here.)
If the protocol you selected requires a reference, select one from the Reference list.
Search for the SMRT Cells whose data to analyze: Enter any search term into the Search field and click Go. Or click Advanced and use multiple search criteria to narrow your search. (Note: You see only SMRT Cells associated with group(s) that you are a member of.)

To sort the list of SMRT Cells: Click a column header.
To show or hide columns: Click Show/Hide Columns, or right-click any column. Check or uncheck column name(s) in the dialog box that displays.
To select multiple SMRT Cells to analyze: Use the Shift or Ctrl keys.
To group rows by a specific column: Click Group Rows and select the column to group by.

Click to add the selected cells to the Analysis Group box. Data from these cells will be analyzed as part of the job. (You can also drag and drop one or more rows from the table on the left to the table on the right.) To delete cells from the Analysis Group box, select them and click .
Click Save to save the job; you can start this job at a later time. (The job displays in the Recent Jobs box on the Home screen.)
Click Start to submit the job.

Click Home, then click Open Existing.
Select the existing job to use as the basis for the new job.
Click Copy.
Specify a unique name for the job.
(Optional) Modify the protocol to use, the reference, the groups associated with the job, or the SMRT Cells included in the Analysis Group box.
Click Save, then Start.