STN Express provides access to wizards that support you in using unfamiliar or rarely used functions and provide increased efficiency for multistep processes.
You can access the Discover! Wizards from:
The Select Discover! Wizard window
The Discover! button at the bottom left of the STN Online and Results window
To use any of the Discover! Wizards, select the wizard and follow the directions on the screens step-by-step.
Search and Results wizards in the Select Discover! Wizard window
Search wizard |
Function |
Select Database |
Selects a database on STN |
Author |
Finds references by author (including inventor) name in the current file(s) |
Chemical Name |
Locates information about a substance by using its chemical name |
Subject |
Finds references by subject area |
Edit Alert |
Modifies an existing current-awareness alert (SDI) |
Upload Query |
Uploads sequence or structure to STN. The wizard will remove comments, line numbers, and spaces from sequence queries that are in FASTA or GCG format. |
Corporate Source |
Finds references by corporate source (author or inventor affiliation) in the current file(s) |
Refine |
Refines search results by parameters such as publication year or language |
CAS Registry Number |
Locates information about a substance by using its CAS Registry Number in the current file(s). |
Get Related Polymers |
Searches for related polymers |
Get Related Sequences |
Searches for related sequences |
Create Single-file SDI |
Creates current-awareness alerts (SDI) in a single file |
Results wizard |
Function |
Analyzes, groups, cross-tabulates, and creates an interactive worksheet of terms from one or two fields of an answer set |
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Analyzes and charts terms from one or two fields of an answer set (no grouping of data) |
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Display |
Displays retrieved answers |
Go to L-number |
Displays the search statement for the L-number |
Save |
Saves answers, queries, or L-numbers on STN. |
Saves R-group data for displaying in R-group Analysis Table |
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Review Saved Items |
Displays, deletes, or assigns L-numbers to saved items |
Saves the data from a search in CAplus, REGISTRY, or MEDLINE for use in SciFinder |
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Saves the data from a search in supported files for use in STN AnaVist |
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Creates an interactive spreadsheet of CAS Registry Numbers and their CAS Roles from a search of the CA/CAplus database or CAS REGISTRYSM |
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Create L# from STN AnaVist |
Uses a Saved for STN AnaVist .xta file to create a final L-number that has all the functionality of an L-number created by using the STN SEARCH command |
Displays records saved in STN AnaVist 2.0 |
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Creates a new L-number from the first member from each patent family, removes twin multiple basics from CA/CAplus answer sets, or allows for customized display of patent family results |
Wizards available from the Discover! button
Wizard |
Function |
Set Loginid Parameters |
Sets various parameters for your online session |
Select a Database... |
Selects a database on STN |
Search by... |
Search by AU, CAS RN, CS, and other terms |
Upload Sequence or Structure to STN |
Upload Sequence or Structure to STN |
Display by |
Display by Answer or Accession Number |
Analyze |
Analyze or Analyze Plus wizard |
Creates an interactive spreadsheet of CAS Registry Numbers and their CAS Roles from a search of the CA/CAplus database or CAS REGISTRY |
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STN AnaVist |
Lets you choose these wizards: Save for STN AnaVist, Display from STN AnaVist, or Create L# from STN AnaVist |
Creates a new L-number from the first member from each patent family, removes twin multiple basics from CA/CAplus answer sets, and allows for customized display of patent family results |
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Get Related |
Searches for related polymers or sequences |
SDI |
Creates or edits an SDI alert |
Save |
Saves answers, queries, or L-numbers on STN |
Display Session Costs |
Display Session Costs |
Logoff Your STN Session |
Logoff Your STN Session |
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