Shimadzu's LCsolution software offers an intuitive easy-to-use operating environment and
sets a new standard for laboratory productivity in the 21st century
by offering innovative solutions to meet the challenges of high
sample throughput, instrument control, diverse data handling, and
integration with regulatory compliance. Shimadzu Lab Solutions
workstation unifies data acquisition and management across all
types of chromatographic instruments. The operating environment for
chromatography applications is standardized with the common user
interface, which provides for improved productivity of your
analysis.
Functionality and Operation
LCsolution's assistant bar provides easy navigation between major
modes of operation. Data explorer provides easy access to data,
method and sequence files. By simply double-clicking a data file
name, chromatogram and quantitation results can be viewed. Window
layout can be saved with its name, which enables users to optimize
their operation environment. Wizard functions enable easy parameter
settings including peak integration, peak identification, and
calibration curve information.
Features
Automation for high productivity
Automation of analysis reduces the time spent on a variety of
operations - from bringing the instrument to the optimal conditions
before the run to the device shutdown.
Custom Reports
For report generation, 26 types of report items are available,
including sample information and chromatogram. You can modify
existing templates or create your own for infinite possibilities.
Customization Assistance
OLE automation capability supports users customization programs.
After the program is applied, the user can access data from custom
software.
Reinforcement of 3-Dimensional Data Management
3-dimensional data analysis, which requires high functionality and
operability, can use quantitative layouts, qualitative layouts, and
custom layouts (which can be saved with name and layouts).
Displaying necessary information, these layout screens can be
switched easily. By the correlation of chromatogram and spectrum,
peak-top spectra can be sequentially checked and a chromatogram at
a designed wavelength can be displayed by double-clicking on the
spectrum. In the spectrum index, spectra of detected peaks,
including unidentified peak, can be viewed. 2 sets of
SPD-M10AVP/SPD-M20A can be controlled.
Regulatory Compliance
System administration
System administration includes the setting of system policy, user
management, log browser and audit trails, which support 21 CFR Part
11 compliance.
System policy
Allows access to the system by system operation control, password
validity, and its minimum length, which supports Part 11 compliance
in both network and standalone environments.
User management
Consists of the relations among groups and users. The permission
pertains to a group and users gain permission by belonging to a
group. User security and authorization management help optimize
workflow for your laboratory.
Log browser
Event logs regarding the log and system administration as well as
the analytical instrument are displayed. When the user
administration is shared with the Shimadzu User Authentication
Tool, logs of the user authentication server are also displayed. An
easy-to-use filter function quickly selects and displays only those
records that match the set criteria.
Audit trail
The complete history of an instruments operation and data
processing parameters can be saved and output for traceability
purposes. In addition, the data audit trail, data acquisition
method, and the most recent analysis parameters are saved in the
data file for future access. With LCsolution, it is also possible
to apply audit trail functionality to system policy and as a global
requirement for all methods created in the system.
Integrated Data Management
LCsolution has a function for automatic data transfer to
CLASS-Agent database. With CLASS-Agent manager, data browsing,
inspection, and approval of data for chromatography and
spectrophotometry instruments and balances can be obtained without
learning new operations for the workstation or analytical
instrument's software.
In CLASS-Agent, data search is easy.
