Result Set Manager

The Result Set Manager displays:

When you first access CAS Registry BLAST^®
After you submit a search

Accessing CAS Registry BLAST Functions

The Result Set Manager allows easy access to common CAS Registry BLAST functions through its toolbar:

RSM Toolbar

Icon	Function
New Search	Opens the New Search dialog, which offers the options to search by: Similar Sequences Similar Similar Sequences Using Sequence Identifier Fast BLAST^® Existing Alerts Profiles
Sequence	Goes directly to the Search by Sequence search dialog.
Sequence ID	Goes directly to the Similar Sequences using Sequence Identifier dialog.
Fast BLAST	Goes directly to the Fast BLAST feature. Note: This function becomes available after the first search of a session.
Alerts Profiles	Accesses the CAS Registry BLAST Alerts Profiles dialog.
Help	Accesses CAS Registry BLAST online Help.
Exit	Ends this CAS Registry BLAST session and closes associated windows.

Reports Tabs

Beneath the toolbar, the Result Set Manager window displays two types of result reports, each on its own tab:

Reports – Result reports for similarity searches done under the current login
Alerts Reports – Reports issued when CAS Registry BLAST Alerts profiles are run

These menus and functions are common to both report types:

File, Edit, Search, Tools, and Help menus, listed across the top menu bar
Tally of the number of result reports and the maximum allowed, below the report listing
View Results and Delete Results buttons, at the bottom of the window

Manipulate Your Report Sets

Within the Result Set Manager tabs, you can manipulate your sets of Reports or Alerts Reports in these ways:

Sort items within a column
Rearrange or resize columns

Duration: These changes are temporary. When the application is closed, the display returns to its default appearance and all formatting changes are lost.

To:

Do this:

Sort items within a column

Click on any of the column headings. Items are sorted as appropriate for that column:
- Alphabetically by Name
- Alphabetically by result set Type (program name)
- Chronologically by date and time that the result set was Created
- By search Status
- By number of Results
- By whether or not results have been Reviewed.
An arrow displays in the column heading, indicating:

Ascending order

Descending order
Click on the heading a second time to reverse the sort order for that column.

Rearrange the column order

Click on a column heading to select it.
Drag the heading left or right to the desired location.

Resize columns

Click on the divider to the right of the column heading (near the top of the column).
Drag the column divider to the right to enlarge the column or to the left to decrease it.

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