Katalyst: Experiments show duplicate analytical runs for the same well

Description

• In the Analysis Workspace, some wells show multiple analytical runs that appear to be duplicates:
  • Same acquisition time or very close timestamps.
  • Same file name or slightly different variants.
• Users are unsure which run to use, and reporting may double‑count results.

Solution

• Identify why duplicates exist:
  • Check whether the instrument sequence was run multiple times for the same plate/well.
  • Verify if the same raw data file was processed more than once (e.g., re‑queued into scan path).
• Remove or de‑emphasize unneeded runs:
  • Where supported, mark one run per well as the “primary” or “accepted” run.
  • Optionally hide or flag other runs as secondary or invalid.
• For reporting:
  • Configure review tables and exports to select only the accepted/primary run per well.