Worklists are an alternative way to build transfer lists for operations. These can be especially useful when building a longer workflow, or when consulting an instructional document that lists many values. Worklists are provided in a .csv format.

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To get started, we can retrieve the .csv template from <flow>.

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Exporting the CSV Template

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Head to the Builder tab, and create a new workflow containing a transfer operation.

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Next, click the configure button to access the operation configuration page.

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From here, the user can select “Export CSV” to be provided with an empty CSV template. Save this somewhere easily accessible, such as your Desktop.

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CSV Worklist Template

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Open the template CSV. A number of headers are pre-populated.

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Each of these headers corresponds to a parameter that can be modified when adding or editing a transfer in <flow>. Input some values into the template, saving it once each field is filled in. Each row acts as a fresh transfer.

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In this case, I have set up 2 transfers - the first moving 10uL from Zone 2, A1 to Zone 3, A1, the second moving 10uL from Zone 3, A1 to Zone 3, A2.

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Importing CSV Worklists

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Return to <flow>, ensuring the correct initial liquid levels are set up for each object. Press the “Import CSV” button.

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Import the newly made Worklist.

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<flow> will report the number of transfers imported from the CSV worklist.