Restrictions on features when using Database Integration

When using Database Integration, the following MassHunter features are restricted.

• Text boxes that specify a path are read-only and you cannot change the path.
• [Export Table] and [Export Selected Area] menus in [QC Configuration] window are hidden.
• [Update] in Lab QC is disabled, and MassHunter never updates the LabQC file.
• The menu to launch the Report Designer is hidden. When you use the Report Designer, select [ICP-MS MassHunter Workstation] - [Custom Sample Report Designer] from the Windows [Start] button, and then select the batch.
• The functions to run scripts are disabled. If a batch has been configured to run scripts on the [Worklist Actions] Pane, the validation method returns an error.
• LIMS functions
• Export Selected Samples normally uses the UploadLIMSFile.icpms.script in the \Agilent\ICPMH\LIMS folder, but for database integration mode, it uses the UploadLIMSFile.icpms.script in the \Program Files\Agilent\ICPMH\Bin folder instead.
• MassHunter online Help

  The online Help cannot be launched even if you click the [Help] button or press the [F1] key. To view the online Help, select [ICP-MS MassHunter Workstation] - [ICP-MS MassHunter Help] from the Windows [Start] button.

• OpenLab Server/ECM XT online Help

  All of the help buttons on dialog boxes for selecting folders/files stored in OpenLab Server/ECM XT are hidden. The [F1] key does not open OpenLab Server/ECM XT Help.

• Folder/File dialog box
• The following folder/file dialog boxes are used for selecting or saving files not in the database;
• [Open File] dialog box
• [Save as] dialog box
• [Select Folder] dialog box
• Users cannot move to a location other than the locations in the initial folder. When the current folder is the initial folder, the Up button (Upward arrow button) is disabled.
• Users can change the display (large icon, small icon, details, list and tile) via the context menu.
• Users can create new folders via the context menu.
• Users can change the name of folders/files by double clicking a file/folder.
• The initial folder for these dialog boxes is the \Agilent\ICPMH\ExportedFiles folder. However, the file dialog boxes for selecting the report template path is the \Agilent\ICPMH\Report Template folder.
• These dialog boxes and the ExportedFiles folder are used for [Export Table] / [Selected Area] / [Table with transposition] for the batch table, [Export Signal to Noise Report], [Export Area Percent Report], [Export Summary] and [Save Column Settings] that are used to generate files in the batch folder. Additionally, the [Open File] dialog box is used for [Load User Column Settings] and users can load column settings only from the ExportedFiles folder.
• File Viewer
• PDF File Viewer
• MassHunter opens PDF files by using the PDF File Viewer.
• The file path is displayed in the Title bar. If the file is temporary, only the file name is displayed.
• The PDF File Viewer has the following functions in the context menu:
  • Fit（Zoom to Page Level / Fit Width / Fit Height）
  • Page Display（Single Page View / Enable Scrolling / Two page Scrolling）
  • Save as
  • Print
  • Close
• If Adobe PDF Reader is not installed, MassHunter displays a message prompting users to install it instead of opening PDF files using the PDF File Viewer. When viewing a file generated by MassHunter, MassHunter only displays a message notifying the user that the file has been exported.
• Text File Viewer
• MassHunter opens text files with the Text File Viewer.
• The file path is displayed in the Title bar. If the file is temporary, only the file name is displayed.
• The Text File Viewer has the following functions in the menu or context menu:
• Save as
• Print
• Close
• Users can copy selected strings from the context menu.
• When opening other files (*.xlsx, *.csv etc.), MassHunter displays a message that notifies the user that a file has been exported instead of opening it.
• Printer selection
• [Print] dialog box is not displayed.
• A dialog box prompting the user to confirm whether to print the target or to cancel is displayed when users click [Print] menus or buttons.
• The print selection combo box in the [Generate Report] dialog box is disabled and users cannot select a printer other than the default printer.
• Error Reporter
• The Error Reporter, which is displayed when MassHunter crashes, does not have a report sending function for database integration mode.
• Users can open the Error Log using the Text File Viewer via a link in the dialog box.