Get Empowered: Method Validation | Tip #189, Validation Protocols: Creating Default Strings in Empower
Tip #189: Validation Protocols: Creating Default Strings in Empower
Welcome back to Get Empowered! In the last Empower tip-of-the-week post for Empower Chromatography Data System, we began the discussion on how to create a Validation Protocol using the Method Validation Manager (MVM) option in Empower (Tip #188).
In this week’s tip, we will continue our discussion on Validation Protocols and learn how to create Default Strings.
A Default String is text that you can create in advance and then select from a list when you are required to provide a reason for creating and/or modifying something in Empower, such as a method. Default Strings are also used when you select a reason for Sign Off in a report and, as we discussed in Tip #188, when you select the compound type and development phase when creating a Validation Protocol.
Let’s get started.
Step 1
In Configuration Manager, select ‘View’ > ‘Default Strings’ (figure 1).

Figure 1
Step 2
Select the category you want to create a Default String by clicking the ‘Category’ drop down list (figure 2).

Figure 2
Step 3
Scroll to the category of interest, such as ‘Compound Type’ and click to select (figure 3).

Figure 3
Step 4
The four Default Strings for this category are visible. To create a new Default String, Click ‘Add String’ (figure 4).

Figure 4
Step 5
Type the new Default String name in the text field box and Click ‘OK’ (figure 5).

Figure 5
Step 6
The new Default String has been added to the list (figure 6).

Figure 6
Step 7
When you create a Validation Protocol, Click on the ‘Compound Type’ drop down list, the new Default String is available (figure 7).

Figure 7
It’s that easy!
Final Note: Please use the Pro interface when working with the Method Validation Manager option.
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Next week in Empower Tip #190 – We will continue our series on MVM and our discussion on creating a validation protocol.
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