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Table 5 Plug-ins for the Beacon Database

From: Data capture in bioinformatics: requirements and experiences with Pedro

Plug-in

Function

Import/Export

These plug-ins allow the import and export of "Dye", "Plasmid", "Characteristic", "Person" and "Experiment" records from the database.

Equipment Import Plug-in

Reads a microscope database file and populates the record based upon this.

Spotted Import Plug-in

Reads a spotter program file and associated microscope database file and populates a record based upon these.

Spot Export Plug-in

Allows the export of a single spot record to a file.

Tracker Import Plug-in

Reads the XML output from Cell Tracker and adds this to a record.

Excel Import Plug-in

Reads the Excel output from Cell Tracker and adds this to a record.