To edit the STR filter settings
1. On the Filter Settings dialog box, edit the filter settings as appropriate.
• For a detailed explanation of the values for an STR filter setting, see To edit the STR Filter tab configuration.
 | To open a tooltip that provides an explanation of an STR filter setting, hold your mouse pointer over the column header for the setting. |
• The default value of All which means that all the STR filter settings are applied to all the alleles for all the markers in a project sample.
• You can add more filter settings, delete any filter settings, or both.
• If you add more filter settings, then marker-specific settings and allele-specific setting take precedence over “All” filter settings. See Marker-specific and Allele-specific settings below.
• You can select only a single filter at a time for deletion.
• If you edit any of the default values for the STR filter settings, and want to return them to their default values, click Default, and then click Yes in the Default values message that opens. The values for all STR filter settings are immediately reset to their default values.
Marker-specific and Allele-specific settings
Marker-specific settings: To set marker-specific settings, you must carry out the following procedure in its entirety for every marker-specific filter setting that you are adding. 1. Click Add Filter. A new row is displayed for adding a new filter setting. 2. On the Marker drop-down list, select the marker for which you are adding the marker-specific settings. 3. Edit any or all the STR settings other than the Allele default value of All for the marker. See To edit the STR Filter tab configuration. |
Allele-specific settings: To set allele-specific settings, you must carry out the following procedure in its entirety for every allele-specific filter setting that you are adding. 1. Click Add Filter. A new row is displayed for adding a new filter setting. 2. On the Marker drop-down list, select the marker for which you are adding the allele-specific setting. 3. In the Allele field, select the default value of “All,” and then edit the field to reflect the correct allele information. 4. Edit any or all the STR settings for the allele. See To edit the STR Filter tab configuration. |