Testing the REST API token authentication via command line
If you have command line access to the Linux back-end then the token authentication can quickly be tested for any Columbus user account using the curl tool. [columbus@columbus]$ curl -i -X POST -H...
View ArticleRedirecting columbus and acapella temp data
The changes suggested below will only become active once the Columbus service is restarted.[columbus@columbus]$ sudo /etc/init.d/columbus restart=========================================acapella...
View ArticleConformation changed when Documents Settings are applied
Since recently the conformation of the drawn structures in ChemBioDrawUltra 14.0 changes when I press 'Apply Documents Setting from'. This didn't happen before or with older versions of ChemDraw where...
View ArticleSmall Toolbars Chemdraw 16.0
I have installed Chemdraw 16.0 (on a windows 10 platform) and the toolbars are way too small. How can I resize them?
View ArticleWindows 10 latest updates 1H and 13C Simulation stopped working
Hey everyone, after latest windows 10 updates (which are impossible to avoid) Chemdraw 15.1 and 16.0 are incapable to simulate 1H and 13C NMR spectra anymore. The simulation windows remains blank (or...
View ArticleDisappearing toolbars
I've had a problem with this for a while on multiple computers. Often when I open ChemDraw, the toolbars that I had customized for my use have either disappeared or moved around. How can I tell the...
View ArticleMeasure Device Latency and Exposure Time Issue
We are have been having issues with a function of Volocity for a few years and I would like to see if we could find a solution to the problem. The issue pertains to the exposure times while using the...
View ArticleSuggestion for Background Job Status page
A small, but I think useful new feature to the Background Job Status page would be to add a filter button for the Status column. The use case is wanting to know (only!) which jobs are currently...
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Can I list all processes associated with Columbus?
The command to use for this purpose would be as follows: $ ps -fU columbus This will list all processes associated with Columbus along with the relevant PID's.
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How do I filter out old processes which might no longer be in use
In the below example we can see a number of active processes associated with the columbus user. If I wanted to target the 'python manage.py' processes and filter using the start time column one can...
View Article502 bad gateway error when attempting to log in to Columbus
The 502 bad gateway error tends to mean that there has been or is currently a communication issue between the client web interface and an up stream server, in this case it would indicate an issue...
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Cannot Initialize data set when loading in the Image analysis view
I've seen the following error crop up a couple of times when loading a specific data set in the Image Analysis view. Please note, the same data set will load without issue in the 'Browse' mode: The...
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Can I query the omero db to retrieve user/group information?
Yes, this is possible but be very careful - querying the db isn't necessarily recommended because if changes are inadvertently made to the db it may cause corruption. Always check to make sure you...
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Can I get a measure of the irregularity of cell shape?
Usually this is defined by cell compactness given as circumference normalized to area but this isn't readily available as a morphology readout in Columbus. Compactness is available as one of the STAR...
View ArticleChemDraw Pro 16 excel add-in does not work
Hi there, I found out that chemdraw for excel does not work at all. Here is my work enviornment: 1. Windows 10 version 1607 (OS build: 14393.576) 2. MS Office 2013 32 bits 3. ChemDraw Pro 16.0.0.82...
View ArticleWhat is the recommended filesystem partitioning?
Here is a typical filesystem setup on a Columbus Conductor server:a. / 100GBb. /tmp 50GBc. /opt 8GBd. /srv 8GBe. /usr 100GBf. /var 100GBThe important filesystems here are /var (where the database...
View ArticleIs the Job Status page information backed up on disk?
Yes, the information from the Job Status page is backed up in the following location... Columbus 2.5 and below:~acapella/.imacro/jobstatus.PORT.logColumbus 2.6 and...
View ArticleIs it possible to move data between Columbus user accounts?
Yes, the 'Transfer to Columbus' Export method can be used to copy data from one user account to another. The data is duplicated during the process, so that the data appears in both source and...
View ArticleMy User is a member of multiple Groups, how do I specify which Group my data...
Users can be members of many groups at a time, however, a user can only be active in one group at a time - this is their 'Default Group'. User can specify this group using the Default group control...
View ArticleIs it possible to perform Batch Analysis on data stored in the Project tree?
Batch Analysis is only possible using data stored in the Screen tree. Project data must be converted into Screen data before Batch Analysis can be performed. The URL below links to a zip file download...
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