Test a parsing rule - Proteome Discoverer Software - Test a parsing rule - Proteome Discoverer Software - Proteome Discoverer Software

Procedure

1. Select Load FASTA File to load the FASTA file for which the rule is designed.
2. The first and last five title lines of the file are displayed in the text box of the test area.
2. Select Test Rule.
3. The application applies the newly defined parsing rule to the small sample set of FASTA title lines read from the file. It highlights the matched values with a colored background, as shown in the following examples.
4. Test of the standard title line rule:

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6. Test of the SwissProt accession rule:

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8. Test of the human taxonomy rule:

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10. Test of the refseq-id accession rule with no match:

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12. If the application cannot match anything in the FASTA title line, it displays [No Match].
3. Correct the parsing rule until it meets your needs.
4. To apply the changes, select Apply.
5. After you apply the changes, the changed or newly defined parsing rules are available in the MSF Files node. For more information, refer to the MSF Files node in the Proteome Discoverer Help.