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Using Discover! Wizards

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:

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

Analyze Plus

Analyzes, groups, cross-tabulates, and creates an interactive worksheet of terms from one or two fields of an answer set

Analyze

Analyzes and charts terms from one or two fields of an answer set (no grouping of data)

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.

Save R-group data

Saves R-group data for displaying in R-group Analysis Table

Review Saved Items

Displays, deletes, or assigns L-numbers to saved items

Save for SciFinder

Saves the data from a search in CAplus, REGISTRY, or MEDLINE for use in SciFinder

Save for STN AnaVist

Saves the data from a search in supported files for use in STN AnaVist

Create CAS Registry Number & Role Report

Creates an interactive spreadsheet of CAS Registry Numbers and their CAS Roles from a search of the CA/CAplus database or CAS REGISTRYSM

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

Display from STN AnaVist

Displays records saved in STN AnaVist 2.0

Patent Family Manager

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

Create CAS RN and Role Report

Creates an interactive spreadsheet of CAS Registry Numbers and their CAS Roles from a search of the CA/CAplus database or CAS REGISTRY

STN AnaVist

Lets you choose these wizards: Save for STN AnaVist, Display from STN AnaVist, or Create L# from STN AnaVist

Patent Family Manager

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

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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