Today, let’s quickly refresh some important Empower terminology — especially the different types of methods you’ll find in the software.

Here’s a simple overview:

🔹 Instrument Method

➡️ Defines device parameters for your analysis — like wavelength, flow rate, column temperature.

🔹 Processing Method

➡️ Sets the rules for integration and calculation — e.g. component names, peak width, calibration settings.

🔹 Report Method

➡️ Acts as a template for your report, deciding how and what data is displayed or summarized.

🔹 Export Method

➡️ Used to export your data, for example to Excel or another external file.

🔹 Method Set

➡️ Combines different methods (instrument, processing, report, export) used together for one analysis.

🔹 Sample Set Method

➡️ Your sequence table — defines which samples are injected, in what order, and which methods are applied.