The tutorials below apply to the current release version of the GeneChip® Operating Software. The demo images may not be identical to the actual application.
The orientation topics
in this section provide an introduction to the different concepts
pertaining to using GCOS. This covers the differences of using database
based software like GCOS compared to the flat files used in Microarray
Suite (MAS), basic terminology for the GCOS environment, and the benefits
of using GCOS.
This section provides
step-by-step instructions on the installation of GCOS , for new installations
and upgrades. Users upgrading from MAS 5.0 to 5.1 will also find basic
information on steps to prepare existing data for import after upgrading
to GCOS.
Getting started with GCOS? This section covers topics such as setting up experiment information
or updating experiment information that already exist in GCOS database.
In addition, there are recommendations for some basic naming conventions.
This section describes
how to make historical data available to GCOS. It contains step-by-step
instructions on how to use the batch importing tool to help you quickly
bring all the historical data into the GCOS database and on how to
import additional historical data using GCOS Manager.
This section contains
step-by-step instructions on using new features now in GCOS, including
Usersets and Templates. In addition, there are step-by-step instructions
on some familiar features, like the data tree and the publish database,
now with improved functionalities in GCOS.
This section contains
basic information to help you maneuver within GCOS. Here you will
find information on how to use the data filters and different ways
of working with the experiment information. You will also find within
this section information to help you identify which library files
for the different probe array types have been installed and definitions
of the different assays types supported within GCOS.
This section contains
information and step by step instructions on how to share data with
other GCOS users to fully utilize all the features and benefits of
GCOS. Also presented here are alternative methods of sharing data
with other Affymetrix GeneChip users outside of GCOS.
