To add a subpanel
1. On the Geneticist Assistant main menu, click Panels > Manage Panels.
The Manage Panels dialog box opens.
2. On the Select Existing Panel dropdown list, select the panel from which the subpanel is to be created.
3. Click Manage Subpanels.
The Manage Subpanels dialog box opens. The first time that the dialog box opens, all fields are blank; otherwise, it displays the information for the subpanel that was last viewed and/or modified.
4. Select the panel for which you are adding the subpanel.
5. Click New Subpanel.
The Add Subpanel dialog box opens.
6. Next to the Subpanel File (.bed) field, click the Browse button 
, and then browse to and select the BED file for the subpanel that you are adding.
, and then browse to and select the BED file for the subpanel that you are adding.The Subpanel file field is populated with the full directory path to the selected BED file, and by default, the subpanel name is set to the name of the selected BED file.
 | If the correct BED file is not available for a subpanel, then you can use the BED File Builder tool to create one based on the information that you specify. See Building a BED File with the BED File Builder Tool. |
7. Optionally, edit the name for the subpanel.
| | You can click Default Name to reset the BED file name to the default value. |
8. Click OK.
The Add Subpanel dialog box closes. The Manage Subpanels dialog box remains open. The information for all the regions (Region Name, Chromosome Number, Region Start, and Region End) is displayed in the lower pane of the dialog box.
9. If you are done with the configuration of the newly added subpanel, then click OK to close the Manage Subpanels dialog box and return to the Manage Panels dialog box; otherwise, continue to To create a new BED file for a subpanel by adding or deleting regions.