Flies module

• Manage your fly specimens throughout their entire life cycle, from embryo to adult

• Record all relevant information about your fly, such as genotype and phenotype. Customize field to match your needs

• You may also include notes, such as methods used to collect virgins or to force mutagenesis

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The flies module

Flies doesn’t appear in your menu? press New Collection to quickly

add it

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Add a new fly

Easily add flies by:• Import your entire collection• Create fly item manually• Search in the repositories

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To import your flies collection info, download Labguru’s template, fill

it (do not change columns’ headers or order) and upload the file. After file is uploaded, choose

to start import

Import your entire collection

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Import your entire collection

To enable additional customized fields to your flies table do the following before downloading the template: go to Settings (under account name), choose Collections tab and click on customized for flies specimen

• Share your flies with colleagues and see what they share with you• See which flies your colleagues work with, ask for advices or ask to

borrow specific fly• Create different repositories to share with different people

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Flies repositories

2 Click on an item’s name to see more details

including the lab that shared it

1 Click to create new repositories

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New repository

1 To share your flies with your colleagues, easily create a new

repository: name your repository send an invitation (you can add invitations

at any time)

2 Once a repository exist, you can add a fly directly from the info

tab

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Flies index table

All your flies are organized in this table! Use customization to

add/remove or re-order columns in the table

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2 Enter the field name and click here

to add it to your module’s fields

Custom fields

1 View both default and customized field. Customized fields can

be deleted if never used

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1 Change the order in which fields are presented in the index table by dragging and

dropping 2 Mark the fields you want to appear in

your index table and click Update

Customize table view

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1 Quickly find the fly item you need! Use simple or advanced

search tools

Search for a fly

2 Add as many search criterions as needed to

narrow down search results and easily find

your fly

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2 Bulk tag or delete flies by

selecting multiple items

1 Select tag to view related flies

items

3 Click on fly item for more

info

Flies index table

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Fly info tab

1 View all storage tubes/ vials of selected fly

2 Edit, duplicate or delete item easily

3 Keep your fly item in context: see all related protocols, experiment

etc.

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Fly tubes tab

1 Use either button to add a

new tube

2 Save time by selecting

multiple tubes to edit

together 3 Archive a consumed tube to disassociated it

with a box yet keep its info and history

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Edit selected tubes1 Edit selected (from tubes

tab) enables you to simultaneously edit multiple

tubes!

2 To edit a field, click the pencil

icon

3 Click Save to keep your changes

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Flies protocols & experiments

tab

1 See the use of this fly (and specific tubes) in your

experiments and/or protocols

2 Click Title to see experiment/

protocol information

3 Use this tab to trace back used samples,

identify infected batches etc.

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1 Seamlessly add a fly item to your shopping

list

2 View order history of your flies including

when it was ordered and the order’s status

Fly order history tab

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3 Use comments to share your ideas and

thoughts

1 Keep your work in context, link to related resources like protocols

and experiments

Keep it all in context

2 Add tasks and calendar events to manage your work and mark event

(treatments times, end of cycle etc.)

Labguru helps you manage your flies collection. Track treatments, link to related documents and experiments, and easily find all associated information in one place.

If you have any questions, please contact us support@labguru.com

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Summary