What's New - July 28 2002


Sequence Assistant for searching biosequences in DGENE:

This extension of the existing Sequence Assistant offers menu driven use of the BLAST® (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool), GETSIM and GETSEQ modules for searching protein and nucleotide sequences in DGENE. For more information on the DGENE file click here. For more information on the run packages for DGENE see dgene_help.pdf .

Under Search Assistants in the navigation frame, just click on the Sequence Assistant link to get started:

All options (incl. BATCH and ALERT) and parameters which were available already in the command mode via "RUN Packages" are now available in the menu and options screens.

The assistant and its functionality are fully integrated into the existing STN on the Web environment:

You may enter the sequences either manually (max. 200 characters) or upload them from a ASCII text file (max. 10.000 characters):

After entering/uploading a sequence you may specify additional search options / modes.

Hit the "Search" button to run the search.

The result is displayed as a diagram. After analyzing the diagram you may either cancel the search
or continue with the "Create Answerset" option.

To continue with the display of answers, please use either the Results Assistant (menu interaction)
or the Command Line interaction.

 

Changeable Transcript Names:

STN on the Web transcripts can be downloaded using the transcript assistant.

With the new feature the default file names may be changed to customer needs.

To open the entry box for the new name, simply click the "Rename" Link in the Transcript Assistant.

 

More Hyperlinks:

Additional Hyperlinks were added to various STN files (see below):

WPINDEX, WPIDS, WPIX
These files contain bibliographic and substance records. The new hyperlinks (in the DCSE, KW fields), enable crossover linking between the two types of records.

DETHERM

This file contains bibliographic and table/numeric records. The new link (in the field RACC) will automatically retrieve corresponding table records.

 

Sneak Preview Function:

This option offers free access (no STN loginid/password needed) to all STN-K learning files for a limited time (15 minutes). The number of simultaneous users of this feature is limited. This feature enables you to explore the features and benefits of the STN on the Web system. However some critical functions are disabled to prevent misuse.

The Sneak Preview feature is available either from the STN on the Web Site or from the STN Europe Site.

For more details click here.