[QC Configuration] window

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Column Functions
Cell Coloring Scheme

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[File]

Header

Opens the [Edit Header] dialog box for setting the header information of the QC configuration.

Page Setup

Opens the [Page Setup] dialog box for configuring the page settings for printing.

Opens the [Print] dialog box for printing the contents of the selected pane.

Print Preview

Opens the [Print Preview] dialog box for displaying the print preview.

Exit

Exits QC configuration. If the QC configuration has been modified, you will be prompted to save or discard the changes.

[Sample]

Edit Criteria

Run this command after selecting the Sample types to configure. The [Edit Criteria] dialog box is displayed for configuring the Sample types and criteria for the QC item.

Add Sample Type

Adds a new QC sample. Opens the [Edit Header] dialog box for setting the criteria for the new QC sample.

Delete Sample(s)

Run this command after selecting the QC sample(s) to be deleted. The selected QC sample(s) will be deleted.

Toolbar

Copies the selected rows or columns to the Clipboard.

Pastes the data on the Clipboard.

Run this command after selecting the Sample types to configure. The [Edit Criteria] dialog box is displayed for configuring the Sample types and criteria for the QC sample.

Adds a new QC sample. Opens the [Edit Header] dialog box for setting the criteria for the new QC sample.

Run this command after selecting the QC sample(s) to be deleted. The selected QC sample(s) will be deleted.

Column Functions

The terms "AOF", "Action on Failure", and "Action Failure" have been changed to "Error Action" in MassHunter 4.4.

Sample Type

"Sample type" refers not only to the sample type displayed in the Sample List Pane (Sequence), but also to the ISTD items and other items whose expected values are used. To edit, double-click a cell to open the [Edit Criteria] dialog box. You can use up to 8 alphanumeric characters.

Full Name

Displays the full name for the Sample types. The full name is displayed in the reports. The full name can be edited directly in the cells.

Suffix

Displays the text that is added to the second half of the data file name.

When the Sample List Pane (Sequence) is edited, if the data file names are not specified, the data file names are automatically created during the run of the sequence. The file names will consist of the 3-digits numerical sequence and the suffix (e.g. 001CALB, 002CALS or 003_CCV).

The suffix can be edited directly in the cells. You can use up to 4 alphanumeric characters.

ISTD

Selects whether to check the ISTD, and which ISTD reference item to use. For example, US EPA method 6020 has different ISTD limits for QC samples and other samples. Therefore, two ISTD items are required, and you will need to specify for each sample which of the two ISTD items is to be used.

Count As Sample

When this item is checked, the sample type is counted by the counter for the [Periodic Block] sheet on the Sample List Pane (Sequence). For example, the QC type samples must not be counted as sample when using US EPA method 6020.

Skip Samples After Last Error Action

When selected, acquiring samples identified as pairs of ‘Sample Type and Vial#’ will be skipped if the number of QC errors is over the specified last error action. The last error action means ‘first’ error action if the error action is set to 1, ‘second’ error action if it is set to 2, and ‘third” error action if it is set to 3.
When selected, errors in the QC check are counted for each pair of ‘Sample Type and Vial#’. Example: if an error occurs in ‘CCV + Vial 1’, an error occurs in ‘CCV + Vial 2’, and an error occurs in ‘CCV + Vial 1’ again, and the error count is 2 for ‘CCV + Vial 1’ and 1 for ‘CCV + Vial 2’. In MassHunter 4.3 and earlier, errors were only counted for each Sample Type without considering the vials. Therefore, the error count was expressed as 3 for CCV.
When selected, the number of QC errors for each sample is reset when the current line enters the ‘Blank Sample Block’ on the Sample List. When the error count is reset, it is recorded in the Batch Log. In MassHunter 4.3 and earlier, the error count was reset if the Sample Type was passed by a QC check.

Error2

Mark to use Error2.

2nd Error Action

Mark to enable the action for when a sample fails twice.

3rd Error Action

Mark to enable the action for when a sample fails three times.

You can specify "Abort", "Next Sample", or "Same Sample" as the "3rd Error Action".

Reference

Displays the reference Sample types. To edit, double-click a cell to open the [Edit Criteria] dialog box. This setting item is not displayed for Sample types that do not require a reference.

Filter Criteria

Displays the Filter Criteria. To edit, double-click a cell to open the [Edit Criteria] dialog box.

Main Criteria

Displays the Main Criteria. To edit, double-click a cell to open the [Edit Criteria] dialog box.

Lab QC

Select the samples for which the QC data is displayed in the Lab QC file. For details, refer to “Displaying the Lab QC file”. Click on a cell and select #1, #2, or #3 from the list. You may select up to three types of samples.

Cell Coloring Scheme

Cream: Basic Sample types. Cannot be deleted or renamed.
White: All other Sample types. Can be deleted or renamed.
Light blue: Currently selected Sample types.
Pink: Sample types set to the “internal standard” category.
Grey: Non-editable cell.

If the ISTD column is not displayed, select [Show ISTD Rows] from the context menu.

To Get Here

Click [Advanced QC] on the QC Parameters pane toolbar in the [ICP-MSICP-QQQ MassHunter] window.
Click on the QC Parameters pane toolbar in the [Method Editor] window.