The Automated Connect → Analysis workflow reduces the manual effort required to process instrument data and perform analysis with the Benchling Analysis tool, for more about Analysis view the linked article.
This feature:
- Automates analysis execution using pre-configured templates
- Standardizes data capture, embedding results directly into the notebook entry or worksheet
- Reduces manual processing to just three clicks, enabling scientists to focus on research instead of repetitive data handling
Why It’s Valuable
Data analysis can include a series of manual and time-consuming steps performed in untraceable and siloed locations. Automating this with Connect → Analysis enables customers to ingest, analyze, and generate graphs from data with just a few clicks.
Connect → Analysis integration requirements
To enable Automated Connect → Analysis, please reach out to your Customer Success team or Benchling Support.
- An Analysis Template with a single input table
- A Run Schema, which outputs datasets
- A Connection for directly importing files from a customer environment (Optional, but highly recommended to further reduce manual steps and enable full end-to-end integration)
Follow these steps to configure and execute an automated analysis
Create an Analysis
- Navigate to Analysis
- Define the desired transformation and calculations
- Save the analysis as an Analysis Template
Configure an Analysis template
- Assign an output configuration (e.g., charts, results, datasets)
- Ensure the template includes a single variable input table
- Verify that users have at least READ permissions for the template collection
Set up a Run schema
- Select Record Dataset to store outputs
- Click Configure Dataset and define Dataset columns
- To learn more about Datasets, click on the linked article
- Map dataset columns to the analysis template
Execute the Run
- Open an entry in Notebook
- Select Retrieve Data and Preview Files
- Click Process Data to apply the analysis template
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The analysis results are inserted as new sections in the entry, following the section containing the run
Caveats & limitations
- Notebook Locking: Entries locked during editing cannot accept automated outputs. The lock releases 5 seconds after the last edit
- Schema Constraints: Analysis templates must include a single input table. Running schemas with Results configuration instead of Dataset configuration is not yet supported
- Folder Setup: Use a consistent, flat folder structure for Analysis templates and ensure visibility settings are properly configured