Coordinate instrument configurations, processing methods, and active runs across the lab. See what was configured, what ran, and where your team needs to intervene.
Follow a recording from instrument setup to a configured analysis run. See how acquisition settings, source files, and processing parameters are recorded along the way.
01 / Place the work
Start with the scientific purpose.
Connect the recording to its project and lab site. Give the work a setting that another researcher can understand.
A shared starting point
Inspect the setup +
Project
Cellular activity
Lab site
Imaging room A
Scope
Representative recordings for a defined analysis
Keep the scientific purpose and the lab setting with the recording.
02 / Describe the equipment
Make the shared setup visible.
Connect the instrument, detector and acquisition computer to a rig configuration. Keep calibration references with the equipment they describe.
Equipment knowledge the team can reuse
Inspect the setup +
Rig
Imaging rig A
Configuration
Instrument, detector and acquisition computer
Reference
Calibration record linked to the equipment
Equipment profiles can be reused; each recording retains the acquisition settings used to collect it.
03 / Capture this recording
Keep what actually happened.
Start from an acquisition profile, then capture the observed setup. An adjustment belongs with the recording, alongside the planned settings.
The plan and the observed setup, together
Inspect the setup +
Profile
Example imaging acquisition · revision 2
Planned exposure
40 ms
Observed exposure
45 ms · adjusted for this recording
The highlighted exposure change is an invented example of a recording-specific adjustment.
04 / Prepare the analysis
Give this run its own configuration.
Select a processing method and parameter preset. Retain the resolved settings for this run, with a connection back to the recording.
A reusable method. A specific run.
Inspect the setup +
Method
Cellular activity · version 3
Preset
Lab processing parameters
Run configuration
Resolved settings retained for Recording A
Acquisition settings describe collection. Processing settings describe the analysis to be performed.
05 / Establish where it runs
Connect the work to its environment.
Identify the source and output storage, then assign processing within the approved environment. The run keeps the references that connect it all.
An execution location and a supporting record
Inspect the setup +
Storage
Institution-controlled research storage
Compute
Approved institutional worker
Coordination
Run assignment and retained artifact references
File access and processing assignment are different relationships. Both belong in the operating picture.
From instrument setup to analysis run01 / 05
A recording belongs to an experiment.Keep the scientific purpose and the lab setting with the recording.
Select a recording below. Each state calls for a different next action, with the method version and source files still linked.
A recording becomes a reviewed result
Example project / Cellular activity
A morning of recordings
04 recordings
Acquisition
Imaging setup · revision 2
Processing
Cellular activity · version 3
Execution
Institutional compute
Select a recording
Recording C / Needs attention
An interruption should leave a trail.
1
Attempt 1 · interrupted
Worker unavailable during region extraction.
2
Inspect the run
Check the input references, settings and available resources.
3
Choose the next action
Resolve the environment issue before requesting another attempt.
4
Retain both attempts
A subsequent attempt belongs in the history of the same work.
UnifiedFlow + institutional IT
Check worker availability and coordinate a retry.
In this example, a worker becomes unavailable. The operator checks the cause and decides whether another attempt is appropriate.
Investigate interruptions and coordinate the next attempt.
03 / Beyond one session
Make the next handover easier than the last.
Technical completion, scientific review and routine operational use are distinct steps.
Investigate from the run history
Keep the source references, run settings, stage attempts and output records available to the people supporting the workflow. A new operator should have a starting point for investigating the work.
Change with a reference point
When equipment, processing settings or methods change, identify the affected workflow and evaluate the next configuration with the lab. Retain the configuration used by earlier runs.