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Siddharth.RamshankarCommunity Moderator

Benchling Best Practice Guides

Best Practice Guide: Data IngestionBenchling Guide

We have an great new addition to the Benchling Product Guide family, aimed at helping those of us who struggle to efficiently push data into the Benchling system. Let us know which of these methods you prefer when uploading different types of data.Here’s what to expect from this BPG:Data Ingestion Methods - There are 4 main options for getting data into Benchling, listed below Single-Entity Import - For low volume imports Structured Table Import - Provides experimental context Spreadsheet Import - For infrequent large volume imports API Import - For ongoing or automated data imports Ingesting Physical Sample Data - Remember to register samples prior to creating containers within Benchling, samples can be added afterwards. Single Upload Process - Check out our process for making bulk registration and inventorying a simpler simultaneous upload If you want to download our full BPG, visit our Help Center here.

ellie.scholzBenchling Employee

Getting started in the community

New to the Community? Introduce yourself!

Hey there!Welcome to the Benchling Community. We’re so excited you’re here.I’m Ellie Stuvland – one of the community managers at Benchling. We’re all about building connections and fostering collaboration, so we’d love it if you took a moment to introduce yourself. I’ll start us off – a bit about me below.Born and raised just south of Minneapolis, Minnesota 🌲 Left the cold winters in search of sunshine and landed in Santa Barbara 🌤 where I live with my partner and 3 year old Australian Shepherd, Pickle 🐶. We’re expecting our first child this fall (new parent tips, welcomed!) so I’ll be quiet around here come October but – don’t worry, my amazing teammates will keep the fun going. Now it’s your turn 😉 reply below to introduce yourself to the community! Looking forward to meeting you all. - Ellie

sajithBenchling Employee

Getting started in the community

Welcome to Benchling’s online communityArticle

Hello Benchling Community!I’ve always been inspired by the collaboration, learning, and sharing that happens when we bring our customers together, so I am delighted to welcome you to Benchling’s new online community.You can read more about the vision for the online community and how we built it with the help of our customers in my post on Benchling’s blog.You can expect me to pop into the community in the future to see how it’s going, share company updates, and invite you to events with our team. I also hope to see you at Benchtalk 2023, our biggest community event of the year. If you haven’t already registered, be sure to sign up for the event closest to you.We’re excited to hear what you think about the online community!Best,Saji

Melissa DiTucciCommunity Moderator

Benchling Best Practice Guides

Best Practice Guide: TemplatesBenchling guide

If your scientists find themselves repeatedly performing the same experiments and struggling to capture that data in Benchling, templates could save the day. Trust me when I say, we won’t stop bringing it up until everyone is using templates to their maximum potential. Registering lots of entities? Use a template. Doing a plate-based workflow? Use a template. Even if you’re iterating on experimental procedures. Use. A. Template. Why? Because even if just the scaffolding of a beautiful notebook entry is pre-created for you, you’re likely to have better consistency, better structured data capture, and a better looking entry than if you use a blank one. What pains us worse than blank notebook entries? Watching people struggle to copy & paste elements into between notebook entries--it doesn’t work great. Do yourself a favor and USE A TEMPLATE. We’ve gathered our Template Best Practices to give everyone absolutely no excuses for why they are still using plain old notebook entries. Compo

Melissa DiTucciCommunity Moderator

Benchling Best Practice Guides

Best Practice Guides: InventoryBenchling guide

Knowing where your samples are is important – we have a tool for that! Inventory allows you to track the location of registered entities within your lab. We have some thoughts on how to do this effectively and hopefully as painlessly as possible. With the right setup (and a positive attitude) you’ll be able to have your scientists moving samples through your lab with ease ✨Best Practice for Users - Using Inventory Tables to Create and Fill Containers - If you’re a scientist and you’re using or generating samples as part of an experiment, you should use an Inventory Table within your Notebook Entry. (Bonus points if it’s part of a Template). It’s the easiest way to use the Inventory and has the added experimental context of an entry ⭐ Best Practice for Users - Using Update Tables - Inventory Tables aren’t just for Creating and Filling Containers--you can also update them! Using the “Update Containers” functionality, you can archive containers or change the quantity to keep them up to d

Melissa DiTucciCommunity Moderator

Benchling Best Practice Guides

Best Practice Guide: ResultsBenchling guide

If you’ve ever struggled to get value out of Results in Benchling or figure out when you should be using them in the first place, this is the resource for you! We’ve broken down the key components of Results, where they should be added, and gathered some resources on the tactical aspects of setting them up. Our Results Best Practice Guide (or BPG) covers:Benefits of Leveraging Results - Results will allow you to capture data in a structured and compliant way and can help you speed up analysis downstream How Results affect your Registry - Results are associated with registered entities or containers Best Practices: Using Results vs Registry - Results are best used for capturing multiple measurements after the time of entity registration Best Practices for Results Against Containers - Capture results against contaienrs when you’re working with unique storage conditions, plates, or other situations where container variability is important Best Practices for Results in Templates - Prompt y

ianfischerBenchling Employee

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How to write a great ideaArticle

Hello, Benchling Community!Here in the online community, we invite you to help us build the best products by sharing your ideas for improvements, new features & more!Consider this your guide for how to submit a killer idea and increase your chances of seeing it on our future roadmap.Before you submit an idea, there’s one important question to ask yourself: Is this a new idea?Always check the ideas portal first to see if a similar idea already exists. It’s always better to upvote and comment on an existing idea vs. create a new, duplicative one. Why? Because upvotes are a key piece to getting the Benchling product team to review and respond to your ideas.So, you’ve checked and it looks like you have a new idea? Awesome - we’re excited to hear it. Check out these tips & tricks for writing a great idea 💯✅ DO ✨ Use a clear title that accurately summarizes your request. ✨ Explain your idea fully and clearly, add as many details as possible. Key questions to answer include:What is

Melissa DiTucciCommunity Moderator

Benchling Best Practice Guides

Best Practice Guide: SearchBenchling Guide

Search might not be the flashiest or most talked about tool on Benchling, but it sure is important. Even Benchlings sometimes forget the power of Search--probably the most useful aspect of searching is distilling a list of entities based on certain parameters (and there are a lot to choose from), selecting those entities, and performing a bulk action such as moving the, registering them, exporting them, or editing them. To help keep Search and all it’s wonderful functionality top-of-mind, we created a Best Practice Guide (BPG 😎) with examples, tips, and guidelines. Options for Effective & Targeted Search - We actually have several different places where you can search in Benchling, all with slightly different functionality. Choose between Project Search, Registry Search, Inventory Search, or Global Search based on what you need to find. (If you use Workflows, you can also use Workflows specific search 🙃) The Power of Filtered Search - As we mentioned above, there are LOTS of filt

ellie.scholzBenchling Employee

Getting started in the community

Community FAQF.A.Q.

Title: Community FAQAuthor: Ellie StuvlandPublication date: Jul 10, 2023 Hey there, Benchling Community! We’ve tried to anticipate some questions you might be asking yourself as you dive into the Benchling Community for the first time (check ‘em out below) but we could use your help building this out further. Have a question you think others might have too? Help us expand this FAQ by commenting below with your questions. We’ll review these questions and add responses over time.++++ Do I have to be a paying Benchling customer to access the online community?For the time being, the community is focused on paying customers. We’re evaluating new use cases on a regular basis and are looking into expanding to academics and partners next year. If you’re not a Benchling customer, you’ll still be able to join the community but you’ll notice you do not have access to much of the functionality described in our getting started article. This is because functionality like our ideas portal and discuss

ellie.scholzBenchling Employee

Getting started in the community

New to the Community? Here's everything you need to know to get started!F.A.Q.

Hey Benchling Community!We heard your feedback – you’re craving connection to like-minded Benchling users! That’s why we launched the Benchling online Community to bring users together to learn, share and grow. We hope this is a place where you all can collaborate, support each other, get inspired, and learn some new tips/tricks along the way.Here you’ll find peers from your industry who can help share knowledge and expertise, give guidance on best practices and pass along lessons learned for those of you who are just getting started.I’m new here! Where should I start? Read the Community Guidelines before you start contributing to forums, and follow them. Our goal is to ensure this is a trusted environment for everyone to get answers, share ideas, collaborate, and learn best practices. 😎 Set up your profile. Everybody likes to know who they are speaking to. By adding more information to your profile, you are more likely to receive better and quicker replies from other users. 👋 Intro

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