AMICS Investigator Standard Manager Tab

purpose the standards manager tab in investigator is used to define and maintain the reference material set (“workflows”) that drive classification in amics it manages • the list of workflows (ore types) • the list of reference materials within each workflow • material composition, spectra, colors, and state • relationships between materials (combined standards, groupings) • consistency between the x ray data stored in the database and what is used in classification and quantification these definitions are used directly during automated mineralogy measurements and later in processing and reporting \ when to use it use the standards manager tab when you need to • create or rename a workflow used for classification • add, edit, or remove reference materials in a workflow • import, export, or duplicate workflows and materials between projects or systems • check that materials are valid before starting measurements • generate mixed or combined standards from existing spectra • quantify standards using eds and update their element lists • reorder materials or adjust their classification state and visibility • resolve “out of sync” conditions between the open workflow and the standards database typical workflows • setting up a new ore type for a project • migrating workflows between systems • cleaning and validating a legacy workflow before high‑throughput runs • updating compositions of standards after re‑quantification \ how it works (user perspective) overall layout in investigator, the standards manager is a dedicated tab alongside specimen and material views within this tab you work primarily on • the current workflow (ore type) selection • the list of materials belonging to that workflow • property grids and dialogs for editing material properties and relationships changes are saved to the system standards database and are immediately available to measurement settings and post‑processing workflow (ore type) management from the standards manager you can • load the list of workflows from the user standards database • select a workflow as “current” for editing • add a new workflow with a unique name • duplicate an existing workflow (materials, groupings, and classification steps are copied with new ids) • delete one or several workflows • rename a workflow • export and import individual workflows when a workflow is deleted • all its materials and their element lists are removed from the database • links between workflow and materials are removed • the workflow disappears from the available workflow list in measurement settings when a workflow is duplicated • each material gets a new unique id within the standards database • combined (sub) standards are duplicated as separate records and re‑linked under the new workflow • material groupings and classification scripts associated with the original workflow are copied material list per workflow for the currently selected workflow, the standards manager shows its material list in a grid for each material you can • change name, color, density, average atomic weight, and other properties • view or edit element composition • view the associated reference spectra • mark it as low or high priority, or adjust other state parameters • hide the material from classification without removing it • reorder the material list reordering is supported by • moving a single material up or down • sorting by internal order or by name (optionally keeping state ordering) • applying stored list orders back into the database so that all modules see the same material order combined standards (sub‑materials) some materials can have sub‑materials (“combine standards”) associated with them the standards manager allows you to • add existing materials as sub‑materials under a parent material • remove individual sub‑materials from a parent • clear all sub‑materials under all materials in the current workflow in one step • copy selected properties from a parent to all its sub‑materials (e g color, density, quantification parameters) when combined standards are cleared • links between parent and sub‑materials are removed from the database • sub‑materials remain as normal materials in the workflow and keep or gain their own element lists as needed material property editing and copying selected materials can have their properties modified directly in the grid or via dialogs the standards manager supports • editing base properties (name, color, density, formula, state) • editing element lists and normalizing element totals • selecting which parameter groups to copy from one material to others • copying properties • from one material to multiple other materials within the same workflow • from one material to the sub‑materials that are combined under it the system updates the database for each affected material and, if needed, updates workflow timestamps to keep change tracking consistent material validation and checks the standards manager provides checks on materials • you can validate the current material or all materials in the workflow • the system inspects material names, state, element list consistency, densities, and x‑ray data presence • if problems are found, messages are shown; otherwise the system confirms that all checked materials are valid these checks are used in measurement‑setting validation as well if a workflow contains invalid materials, measurements using that workflow can be flagged before being started quantifying materials from the standards manager you can • trigger quantification of the current material using the connected eds controller • choose an eds quantification method available on the system • optionally clear existing elements before applying new quantified results • apply quantified results to the material’s element list the system • ensures an eds controller is available and supports quantification • retrieves or calculates spectra for the material • updates element percentages for all matching elements, adding new elements if needed • saves updated element lists and material info back to the standards database quantified compositions are then used in classification and in exported assay and material composition calculations importing, exporting, and duplicating materials within a workflow you can • delete single or multiple materials, with progress feedback • duplicate selected materials into • another workflow • the current workflow (“duplicate here”) • insert newly generated materials (for example, mixed standards) at the current position when generating mixed standards • you select multiple input materials to mix • the system creates new materials with new ids and names that do not conflict with existing ones • the new standards are inserted into the current workflow and saved to the database “out of sync” handling the standards manager monitors whether a workflow in memory matches its record in the database a workflow is considered “out of sync” when • the database timestamp differs from the in‑memory workflow’s timestamp, or • flags indicate that external modifications have occurred when an out‑of‑sync workflow is detected • you are prompted to refresh before making changes • you can choose to reload from the database (discarding unsaved local changes) or refresh the display only • until resolved, some operations may be blocked to prevent inconsistent edits \ inputs and controls from the user perspective, the standards manager exposes • workflow selection controls • current workflow selector • buttons/commands for add, duplicate, delete, rename, export, and import workflows • material list grid • one row per material • columns for name, color, state, density, average atomic weight, and key properties • expandable sections for elements and extra parameters • context menu on the material grid • remove current material • remove selected materials • sort materials (by order or by name) • set material states for multiple materials • expand / collapse all • validate current material • quantify current material • export material(s) to text or file • generate mixed standards • add or remove combined spectra • uncombine all materials • copy properties to other materials or to sub‑materials • duplicate materials to another workflow or into the current workflow • dialogs used from the tab • material selection dialogs when operating on multiple materials • quantification configuration dialog when quantifying standards • confirmation dialogs when deleting workflows or materials, or when generating large mixed standards • global options affecting behavior • preferences controlling auto‑update of material uuids • options for whether to use primary‑level material ids or include sub‑materials as separate ids in exports • flags controlling whether to keep state ordering when sorting \ outputs and results the standards manager tab produces • updated workflow definitions • new or renamed workflows • reordered workflow lists • deleted workflows removed from the database • updated material definitions • new, duplicated, or deleted materials within workflows • modified base properties, colors, and state flags • updated element lists from manual edits or quantification • updated combined‑standard relationships • saved database state • all changes are committed to the user standards database • timestamps per workflow are updated when standards change • combine‑material info tables are kept consistent when adding or removing combined standards • validation status • materials known to be invalid are flagged in measurement checks • when all materials in a workflow pass checks, measurement checks can proceed without warnings these outputs are visible to • investigator measurement settings (workflow selection and validation) • online measurement (material lists used for classification) • processing and export components (modal mineralogy, assay, composition, and association calculations) \ operational notes • workflow‑level operations (duplicate, delete, rename, export, import) affect all materials in that workflow and their groupings and scripts • changes in standards manager are system‑wide for that user standards file; they affect all projects using the same standards file • material ordering is persisted and used in material palettes, classification displays, and exported material indices • when quantifying many materials or sorting large lists, the system may show progress windows and temporarily block edits • some operations (sorting, deleting, copying properties) check whether the workflow is out of sync if it is, you must refresh before proceeding • mixed standards generation can create many new materials; be cautious when mixing more than three inputs to avoid unwieldy lists • deleting a material also removes its element list and combined‑material links, and updates workflow timestamps \ common pitfalls • editing an out‑of‑sync workflow if the workflow is reported as out of sync and you continue editing without refreshing, later saves may fail or be overridden by database reloads always resolve the out‑of‑sync condition when prompted • deleting materials used in measurements removing a material from a workflow after results have been generated does not change existing results, but can make later reprocessing or comparison harder avoid deleting materials that are still needed for interpreting past measurements • ignoring invalid materials before measurement running measurements with workflows that contain invalid materials can cause errors in classification or incomplete reports use the validation commands in the standards manager before starting new runs • over‑mixing standards generating many mixed standards from multiple inputs can rapidly inflate the workflow and complicate interpretation confirm the number of input materials and only keep mixed standards that are truly needed • unintended property copying when copying properties from one material to many others, ensure only the intended parameter groups are selected copying element lists inadvertently can overwrite carefully defined compositions • combined standards left inconsistent removing a child standard manually without clearing combine relationships can leave inconsistent combinations use the dedicated commands to add, remove, or clear combined standards so that database links stay consistent