Batch Processing of Project Files Using the Project Log
As discussed in To finish the project, the Project Wizard provides the Create More Projects option which you can use to carry out the batch processing of a series of projects in the Project Wizard. When you this option, batch jobs are set up so they can be run to completion without manual intervention. Two other options that are available for the batch processing of project files are the Project Log and manually created .ngjob files. You can use the Project Log to quickly configure multiple projects, which is ideal if you have saved project settings files or you have many projects that use identical configurations. The Project Log also allows for manual intervention before you carry out batch processing. You can rename projects, create new projects, duplicate projects, and even save and load project settings. After you create multiple projects in the Project Log, you can then carry out batch processing of the projects in the log.
 | Sample data files must be in either.fasta format (which includes Roche .fna files and SOLiD System .csfasta files), or in .bam format. If the sample files are not in .fasta or .bam format, you must first convert the files to one of these formats before loading them. (See The NextGENe Format Conversion Tool.) If you used barcoding or multiplexing, then you must sort the data before you can load it. (See The NextGENe Barcode Sorting Tool.) To batch process project files without carrying out format conversion and/or barcode sorting separately, see The NextGENe AutoRun Tool. |