History and Elements Info views
The two buttons to the right hand side of the toolbar are Show History (
) and Show Element Info (
).
The History view is a textual log of all operations you make in the program. If for example you rename a sequence, align sequences, create a phylogenetic tree or translate a sequence, you can always go back and check what you have done. In this way, you are able to document and reproduce previous operations.
When an element's history is opened, the newest change is submitted in the top of the view (figure 2.4).
Figure 2.4: An element's history.
The following information is available:
- Originates from workflow (optional). In cases where the file was generated by a workflow, the first line will state the Name and Version number of that workflow.
- Title. The action that the user performed.
- Date and time. Date and time for the operation. The date and time are displayed according to your locale settings (see General Preferences).
- Version. The workbench type and version that has been used.
- User. The user who performed the operation. If you import some data created by another person in a CLC Workbench, that person's name will be shown.
- Parameters. Details about the action performed. This could be the parameters that were chosen for an analysis.
- Comments. By clicking Edit you can enter your own comments regarding this entry in the history. These comments are saved.
- Originates from. This information is usually shown at the bottom of an element's history. Here, you can see which elements the current element originates from. For example, if you have created an alignment of three sequences, the three sequences are shown here. Clicking the element selects it in the Navigation Area, and clicking the "history" link opens the element's own history.
When an element's info is open you can check current information about the element, and in particular the potential association of the data you are looking at with metadata. To learn more about the Show Element Info () button, see Element information and see Viewing metadata associations.