Create new probe group using probe search results

You can use the probes that are returned by Search Your Probes or GO Search to create a new probe group. You perform the search, select the probes of interest, then create the probe group. You can then edit the attributes of the new probe group, and add additional probes to it. In addition, you can filter the probe list, and use the filtered list as the basis for the probe group.

  1. Perform a search for probes of the main eArray probe database.

    A search results pane lists the probes that match your search criteria.

  2. In the Search Results pane, select one or more probes to include in your probe group. Use the following as a guide:

    • To select an individual probe, mark the check box in its row.

    • To go to another page of results, use the Pages links. eArray remembers the probes that you select as you go from page to page.

    • To reverse the order of probes in the list, click the Probe ID column heading. For microRNA probes, the probes are initially sorted by microRNA Name. To reverse the order of a microRNA probe list, click the microRNA Name column heading.

    • To apply your default filter to the probe list (when probe filtering is available), click Apply Default Filter. See How to apply a probe filter. Probe filters are not available for microRNA and SureSelect Capture Array type probes.

    • To apply one of the available probe filters to your probe list (when probe filtering is available), click Filter. See How to apply a probe filter. Probe filters are not available for microRNA and SureSelect Capture Array type probes.

    • To select all of the probes on the current page, mark the check box in the heading row of the Search Results.

    • To select all of the probes on every page of the search results, mark Select Entire Result.
       

  3. Click Create Probe Group.

    The Create Probe Group page appears. The list of selected probes appears at the bottom of the page. If there are many probes, eArray paginates the list. To navigate among the pages, use the Pages links. The list is sorted by Probe ID.

  4. Set the following probe group parameters. All parameters are required unless otherwise indicated. The parameters that do not appear below are set by the system, and are read-only.

Parameter

Instructions/Details

Probe Group Name

Type a name for the probe group. eArray uses this name to reference the probe group in search results, probe group lists, view pages, and the like.

Status

Select either Incomplete or Locked. By default, eArray creates the new probe group with a status of Incomplete. If you set the status to Locked, you will not be able to further edit the probe group.

Description

(Optional) Type a brief description.

Keyword

(Optional) Type a keyword, or multiple keywords separated by pipe "|" characters, commas, or semicolons.

Folder

Select a location for the new probe group. Only the folders to which you have access appear in the list.

  1. If desired, add or remove probes, as described below.

    • To add probes

      1. In the Search Results pane, click Add New Probes.
        A search page appears.

      1. Set parameters for a Search Your Probes search or GO Search for probes, as available.

      2. Click Search.
        A search results pane lists the probes that match your search criteria.

      3. To select a probe, mark the check box in its row. eArray remembers your selections as you navigate from page to page. To select all probes on the current page, mark the check box in the column heading row. To select all probes in the search results, mark Select Entire Result.

      4. Click Add Probes to Probe Group.
        A dialog box asks if you are sure that you want to add the probes to the probe group.

      5. Click OK.
        eArray adds the selected probes, and displays a success message.

      6. Click Close.
         

    • To remove probes

      1. In the Search Results pane, select the probes you want to remove.

      1. Click Remove Probes.
        A dialog box asks if you are sure that you want to remove the selected probes from the probe group.

      2. Click OK.
        eArray removes the selected probes, and displays a success message.

      3. Click Close.
         

  2. Click Save Probe Group.

    eArray creates and saves the probe group, and displays a message.

    If the probe group is large, eArray creates the probe group in the background as a separate job. You receive an e-mail when this job finishes. You can also monitor the status of the job on your workspace or collaboration home page in the Pending Jobs pane.

  3. Click Close.

See also

Ways to create probe groups

Create new probe group using a High Density (HD) search