.. KDDart Docs documentation master file, created by sphinx-quickstart on Sat Sep 3 21:32:27 2016. You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least contain the root `toctree` directive. .. include:: imagerefs.txt ==================== KDXplore User Guide ==================== .. only:: latex PDF generation is not flawless so some rendering issues may be present. KDXplore is a desktop-based Java framework for individually licensed plug-ins produced either by DArT or 3rd parties. These plug-ins are focused on applications for plant breeding, genetics, and biological sciences. KDXplore's pre-packaged plug-ins provided by DArT can help with activities such as trial management, trial design, data curation, and visualisation of data. It can also be used as a *standalone* application, away from the office, intranet, or internet as depicted in the following illustration. Our web application, KDManage can perform many of the activities of the KDXplore plug-ins however, KDXplore allows these activities to be performed offline. Generally network access is only required when data needs to be uploaded or downloaded from KDDart storage using a network, however this is completely dependent upon your situation and configuration requirements. |br| .. only:: html |center-start| .. thumbnail:: ../../commonimages/system_design_principles_v2.png :show_caption: true :width: 90% :align: center :title: (select to zoom) |center-end| .. only:: latex .. figure:: ../../commonimages/system_design_principles_v2.png :scale: 90% :alt: (select to zoom) (select to zoom) |br| As an application, KDxplore forms an integral part of a bigger *Integrated KDDart Platform* as per the following figure: |br| .. only:: html |center-start| .. thumbnail:: ../../commonimages/system_design_technical_v2.png :show_caption: true :width: 90% :align: center :title: (select to zoom) |center-end| .. only:: latex .. figure:: ../../commonimages/system_design_technical_v2.png :scale: 90% :alt: (select to zoom) (select to zoom) |br| The following image demonstrates the typical trial workflow with the KDDart platform and how KDXplore fits into that workflow: |br| .. only:: html |center-start| .. thumbnail:: ../../commonimages/kdaps/Conceptual_KDDarT_Architecture_Diagram.png :show_caption: true :width: 90% :align: center :title: (select to zoom) |center-end| .. only:: latex .. figure:: ../../commonimages/kdaps/Conceptual_KDDarT_Architecture_Diagram.png :scale: 90% :alt: (select to zoom) (select to zoom) |br| Why Use KDXplore? ================== Whilst KDSmart can be used on its own using CSV files for data transfer, there may be a need to upscale to multiple KDSmart devices and larger trials. Using KDXplore benefits the user by improving data management and handling. KDXplore provides a framework for various plug-ins that come included. Some of these features and benefits of these plug-ins are: - Work more efficiently and productively with trial and nursery data offline; - Design trial layouts; - Search and view data stored in a KDDart database; - Visualisation tools to assist with data exploration, review, and curation; - Management of multiple KDSmart devices and datasets; - Barcode production for printing to use with KDSmart barcode scoring; and - Flexible data transfer solutions inluding uploading to a KDDart database. |br| What Now? ========= You can be given access to KDXplore by emailing kdxplore@diversityarrays.com and requesting a copy. See the `Getting Started `_ page for information about how to install and use KDXplore. You can also email us if you have any questions or feedback on KDXplore and any of the plug-ins that are provided. As the KDXplore framework will be released as open source, we would love to hear from anyone looking to develop their own plug-ins. |br| More Information ================ The following suggested topics provide a brief overview of KDXplore and the KDDart environment: - `A brief overview of KDXplore Application `_ - `Introduction to the KDDart Environment `_ For more information on the KDDart Platform, other applications and DArT please explore the following websites: - `www.kddart.org `_ - `www.diversityarrays.com `_ .. note:: This documentation is a growing resource which will be expanded as software developments occur and further content is added. .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 :caption: Table of Contents :hidden: Home KDXplore-Documentation KDXplore-PreferencesExtras KDXplore-SampleFiles KDXplore-TrialManagement-Overview KDXplore-TrialManagement-trials KDXplore-TrialManagement-traits KDXplore-TrialManagement-tags KDXplore-TrialManagement-import-export-backup KDXplore-TrialManagement-data-transfer KDXplore-Curation KDXplore-GenXplore KDXplore-Inventory KDXplore-TrialNurseryDesign KDXplore-DartView glossary .. Following commented out as not needed in this instance .. Indices and tables .. ================== .. * :ref:`genindex` .. * :ref:`modindex` .. * :ref:`search`