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The first two items in the menu, "File" and "Edit", apply to the Project Folders component, shown here with a single data set loaded.
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The first two items in the menu, "File" and "Edit", apply to the Project Folders component, described in the next section.
  
Further details about the Project Folders component can be found in the [[Projects|Projects]] section.
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===Background on the Project Folders component===
  
 
In brief, the Project Folders component is used for data organization and management.  It contains four types of "nodes", arranged in a hierarchical fashion.
 
In brief, the Project Folders component is used for data organization and management.  It contains four types of "nodes", arranged in a hierarchical fashion.
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* '''Data nodes''' - These contain data either loaded from files on disk or retrieved from the network.
 
* '''Data nodes''' - These contain data either loaded from files on disk or retrieved from the network.
 
* '''Result nodes''' - After an analysis is done in geWorkbench, a result node is created as a child of the data node from which it was created.
 
* '''Result nodes''' - After an analysis is done in geWorkbench, a result node is created as a child of the data node from which it was created.
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The following diagram shows the Project Folders component with a single data node and its child t-test analysis result node.
  
  
 
[[Image:Menu_Bar_Project_Folders.png]]
 
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Further details about the Project Folders component can be found in the [[Projects|Projects]] section.
  
 
===File===
 
===File===

Revision as of 17:56, 14 February 2011

Menu Bar

Introduction

The Menu Bar is located at the top of the geWorkbench graphical interface, and provides access to important actions, settings and information.

This section will briefly cover the individual menu items. Some items have their own more extensive documentation, and links to this will be provided.

Menu Bar.png


The first two items in the menu, "File" and "Edit", apply to the Project Folders component, described in the next section.

Background on the Project Folders component

In brief, the Project Folders component is used for data organization and management. It contains four types of "nodes", arranged in a hierarchical fashion.

  • Workspace - A workspace contains all the data for a geWorkbench session. Only one workspace can be present at a time. A workspace can be saved and reloaded. Workspaces are used to hold one or more projects.
  • Project - A project is used to hold the data and the analysis results for a particular experiment. A workspace can contain more than one project, and one can easily switch between projects.
  • Data nodes - These contain data either loaded from files on disk or retrieved from the network.
  • Result nodes - After an analysis is done in geWorkbench, a result node is created as a child of the data node from which it was created.


The following diagram shows the Project Folders component with a single data node and its child t-test analysis result node.


Menu Bar Project Folders.png


Further details about the Project Folders component can be found in the Projects section.

File

The following choices are available in under the File menu.

Menu Bar File Open.png


Open

  • File - Open a specific data file from disk. A Project node must be selected in the Project Folders component. A standard file browser will appear, and the user can select from any of the file types that geWorkbench can directly load. If no project node yet exists, one must be created before a data file can be loaded.
  • Workspace - Open a previously saved geWorkbench workspace. It does not matter what is currently selected in the Project Folders component, as everything will be overwritten by the contents of the newly loaded workspace. A standard file browser will appear with which the desired workspace file can be located.

Save

  • Workspace - Save the current geWorkbench workspace to a file on disk.


New

  • Workspace - Create a new workspace in the Project Folders component.
  • Project - Within a workspace, create a new project.


Export


Merge Datasets

If more than one data file originating from the same platform has been loaded into a project, the datasets can be merged into one for analysis. See Local_Data_Files#Microrray_data_and_merging_datasets for further information.

Remove

This option will remove a project or a data node under the project from the Project Folders component. It will not remove a top-level workspace.


Exit

Close geWorkbench. The user will be prompted as to whether to save the workspace before closing.

Menu Bar Exit.png


Image Snapshot

Edit

View

Commands

Tools

Help

Menu Help.png


Help Topics

Online Help.png


Links to external sites

geWorkbench.org

Knowledge Center


Release and System Information

About

Show Welcome Screen

System Info

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Version Info