basic question about experiment editor

[lemorgan]

I have a really basic question. Do I need to enter aliquot numbers in the experiment editor? I have a bunch of standards (SCTF) to run and can't remember if I need to enter aliquot...or how to make it auto-increment them for me. When I've tried the 'auto-increment identifier' it seems to increment to the next sample instead of the next aliquot?
I know I can add them manually, but it seems like there must be a way to batch edit this and I can't seem to figure it out...

[jirhiker]

Do I need to enter aliquot numbers in the experiment editor?
The aliquot should be set only for step heats. Pychron automatically will determine the aliquot for fusions.
When you add a set of analyses via a "Step Heat Template" Pychron automatically determines the aliquot number by examining the database. When the step runs pychron will automatically determine the step label (A, B, C etc)

if you only enter an Identifier (aka L#) e.g. 1000, the first analysis will be 1000-01, the second analyses 1000-02. If you enter 1000 and aliquot 03, then pychron will assume this is a step heat and the first step will have RunID 1000-03A and the second step 1000-03B.

When I've tried the 'auto-increment identifier' it seems to increment to the next sample instead of the next aliquot?
Correct the identifier is the same as L# in mass spec. It is the unique identifier for a position in an irradiation. The aliquot is the number of times an identifier as been analyzed.

how do i batch edit?
Select a set of runs in the table, make the modifications in the Experiment Editor pane