Include a column in the Peptide Summary indicating each peptide's "membership" of various protein groups (N)

Currently the Distinct Peptide Summary has a column indicating all of the N groups which a peptide match belongs to -...

Gradient IS Voltage in analytical run to match LC gradient

As optimal ISV changes with aqueous/organic mobile phase composition it would be good to be able to use a gradient to...

Backwards compatibility of .qmethods and .qsessions from MQ to OS-MQ

Add ADC option into SCIEX OS.

Many applications require additional detector signals to be collected and analyzed alongside SCIEX MS data. Having th...

Option to disable the automatic calibration between different MS Methods

Due to the automatic calibration between different MS methods in the same batch (SWATH and IDA) an auto-calibration i...

quantitation: manual integration, before/after peaks; iterative integration algorithms?

Hello - as part of our QC review, we need a quick way of identifying manual integrations and comparing the instrument...

Improve Guided MRMHR method creation functionalities

Improve Guided MRMHR method creation functionalities: 1. In automatic mode, use a step size of 1 or max. 2 V (inste...

Interpretation pane - reconcile neutral mass in structure pane with m/z in fragment pane

interpretation UI – it appears that too many details are provided to the user. The customer got confused regard...

Processing Method components building from data explorer

Add a feature in OS to add components to a processing method from Explorer (e.g. highlight a MS or MSMS peak and add ...

One click saving of batches

Sent from Japan Tabaco Inc. (JT) via Japan applications group. Customer would like the ability to save the batch be...

Improve Accuracy of Adduct/Charge Predictor in SCIEX OS

During nontarget peak finding, SCIEX OS assigns a value to the "Adduct / Charge" column for each compound. Currently,...

make sciexOS able to set Analyst data folder as default for all TQ/QT for processing

currently we have to manually copy the data from Analyst folder to SCIEX OS folder in order to process TQ/QT data in ...

Check box option for custom columns in SCIEX OS and MultiQuant

Option to create a custom column with check/uncheck, like that in "Used" or "Reportable". This was requested by a cus...

Correct the cursor bug in Formula Finder and Calculator

It is not possible to place the cursor at the end of text string in Formula Finder and Calculator in PeakView and Dat...

Analytics Nontarget Workflow- Change Integration Parameters without creating new method

Currently, the only way to change the default integration parameters for a nontarget method is to change the default ...

Have SCIEX OS-MQ honor true significant figures

Some of our regulated customers truly appreciate the ability to set 'Significant Figures' in Analyst. This allows val...

Feature to use characteristic fragments or neutral loss to find unknowns in Analytics

Analytics uses nontarget peak finding to create a peak list and can search the MS/MS data of this peak list against a...

Keyboard Shortcuts

Comparing to MultiQuant I am missing the possibility of using shortcuts like “Ctrl + r” for starting the ...

Online-SPE with SCIEX OS

Is it possible to clean-up samples with Online-SPE before measuring with the X500R controled by SCIEX OS? Shimad...

More Options for Export Component Tables in Analytics

Add the possibility for the user to choose which columns of a component table will be exported. Background: sometim...

Keep MRMs from same compound beside each other in table when sorting

When sorting quantitation analytes in a table, have the option to keep multiple fragments from same compound next to ...

Constant cycle time in IDA methods

Currently, the cycle time in IDA methods is not constant, depending on if and how many precursors are triggered for M...

Auto-Triggered Processing

When acquisition of the data is complete, automatically start processing the data so when I sit down to look at the r...

Allow specification of Control sample for auto processing

Auto processing should be able to do a control vs sample comparison for unknown screening as this can be a time-consu...

DiscoveryQuant Peak Selection Button

Analyst peak selection button in DiscoveryQuant

Explorer: set y-axis to a higher value than the maximal value in the graph

Increase LibraryView capabilites to work with large libraries

LibrayView does not work with libraries in excess of approximately 20,000 compounds.  For example, All-in-One an...

Option to switch on/off the baseline subtraction and/or deconvolution by PCA of SWATH spectra

Currently, the user has no control if deconvolution of SWATH spectra is done or not. It is possible to set the qualit...

Increase available functions to custom calculations

The Custom Calculations section in SCIEX OS is very useful but I would like to see more functionality included In fut...

A way to 'hide' accuracy and calculated concentrated values

Some users would like a quick way that they can blind the actual results (Accuracy values for Standards and QC's) as ...

DiscoveryQuant with SCIEX OS

DiscoveryQuant working with Sciex-OS

Storing Tuning Solution Lot Number and Expiry into Tuning functions

To better assist and track instrument performance as well as provide a higher degree of compliance in a regulated env...

add function in SCIEX OS Analytics to process different compounds according to plate map

In super high throughput assays, user have multiple compounds sample clusters/rows/columns that only associated with ...

Reporter should use Meta file, not bitmap

When creating a report of graphs, the picture should be meta file, not be bitmap because of resolution.

Concentration calculation based on purity of the analytes

Hello Sciex Software Support, We are currently using QTOF x500R with Sciex OS v 1.5. We would like to set the purit...

In OS Analytics bring Compound Class and into Results Table

In LibraryView users can add Class information to compounds.  I would like the Class information to be pulled in...

Create a Library purity tag for the reporter for SCIEXOS report

There is no dedicated reporter tag for library purity, it will be good if we can create such tag so that we can print...

XIC width on Integration Tab in ppm or Da

On the integration tab in the processing method, include the option to set the XIC width in ppm or mDa, just like in ...

In DiscoveryQuant, integrate additional information into the Wiff file

When non-Sciex duplexing systems are used, some of the sample information is stored in DiscoveryQuant files and is no...

MultiQuant Reporter Template Editor

Make editing templates easier.

Allow SCIEX OS to access network location for report templates

With many installations on a server-based license system (or even with node-locked installations), it would be benefi...

Analytics Filters- Use numerical instead of text

The filters at the top of the columns in Analytics currently filter based on very strange algorithms that usually sho...

option of automatically capture retention time when add spectrum to library

In Sciex OS Analytics result table, MS/MS view, currently, right-click will let user add that spectrum to a library. ...

Better reliability of "Adduct/Charge" predictor

Currently, during nontarget Analysis, Analytics predicts the charge state of an unknown based on other peaks in the i...

Delete specific analytes from SCIEX OS Analytics; not have to go to Method file

For those of us that have XIC lists/libraries that we use, it would be great if we can delete an analyte from the Ana...

Reset divert valve when CDS is used for autocalibration in batch run

My method has diverting at the front 0-2 min, therefore no LC is going through when CDS autocalibration is running. A...

Add the ability to export Calculated Columns to be able to use in other SCIEX OS processing method

add the ability to export Calculated Columns from SCIEX OS processing method to be able to import into other processi...

Windows 10 Compatibility for Analyst TF

Make the Analyst TF software compatible with Windows 10.  

MGF converter in Peak View V. 2.2

I would like to add the MGF convertor tools in the latest version on the peak view 2.2  similiar it used to have...

Include a simple client usage analytics tool in concurrent licensing

Now I have to send the flexnet log file to SCIEX to understand how my clients are using the software. It would be ver...

Give user control to set library priority

When one does library search the search sequence is unknown (seems like based on alphabetical library list). When sam...

ability to do library search in explorer

It will be good if we can do quick library search in explorer mode if sometimes we only want to check on 1 or 2 suspi...

Better reliability of "Adduct/Charge" predictor

Currently, during nontarget Analysis, Analytics predicts the charge state of an unknown based on other peaks in the i...

Improve Sum Multiple Ions in SCIEX OS Analytics

Currently, the sum multiple ions feature uses group names to automatically create additional components in the batch ...

Batch processing in SciexOS

Would be great to have a "worklist" in SciexOS which allows to select samples and corresponding methods and success...

Local (offline) OneOmics results reader

The current OneOmics system lacks the ability to easily share the data with collaborators.  Previously you could...

Removal of N/A from the reports of untargeted compounds

Under non targeted peaks and area ratio threshold have a check box to set N/A to zero (or remover N/A)  so only ...

Possibility to add Small Molecule Loss grouping with Adducts?

I really like the feature of grouping peaks by adducts/charge. However, sometimes analytes are known to undergo in-so...

Aligning UV/DAD trace(s) with MS and MS/MS data.

Quality control analysis as well as analysis of leachables and extractables require UV/DAD trace analysis. The curr...

please add more column options in OS Analytics table

I'd like to have Formula Mass, and Accuracy between Formula Mass vs. Found Mass. Right now, this information can only...

Lightsight 2.3.1 to support Exion LC AD

Lightsight 2.3.1 does not support Exion LC AD. How can we fix this?

Copy window in PeakView

Allow user to 'Copy window', in order to export images as meta file format like competitor's software does.

Sciex OS users configuration and more

In my opinion, it was very useful the option into the Analyst "security modes" ( "mixed mode" and "integrated mo...

Smart Sequencing

Smart sequencing, i.e., when we have an analysis we want the computer software to inject a solvent when a q...

sharing structures across MP results that belong to the same parent drug

Could be either an easy import / export or rely on the Correlation workspace that will need to be re-designed to show...

Compound identification: Fully-automated database searching and MSMS structural elucidation (experimental VS theoretical)

Challenges: SCIEX OS is unable to conduct automated non-targeted metabolites searching, greatly limiting its data...

Capability to open only one library instead all the libraries when you want to add a new compound into the components Table.

In case you want to add a new compound in the "Components Table" you are obliged to download all the information abou...

please back correlate FormulaFinder results with Library Hits results

Right now in Analytics result table, the FormulaFinder result sometimes doesn't match to the Library Hits result, i.e...

Import MS/MS spectra in text formate to the library

We miss the option to import in silico MSMS spectra or spectra from third party software in text formate into the lib...

Option to automatically add multiple selected analytes' MS/MS spectra into library at once

Can we have in Analytics add all selected (Used box checked) analytes' MS/MS spectra to library all together instead ...

deconvolute SWATH spectra for chemspider searches - for non-target workflow

Currently, the non-target workflow needs to be done with IDA, since a chemspider search with the MSMS spectra from SW...

Make SciexOS available for aquisition on TripleTOF instruments

I'd really love to have SciexOS as aquisition software on TripleTOF instruments. Knowing our machine (TripleTOF6600) ...

Recognition of in-source fragments in non-targeted screening

Include an  option to deconvolute the non-targeted screening results to identify which ions most probably come f...

Enable more than one method to be open at a time in MS and LC Method Areas

Problem: a user may want to be able to build a new MS or LC method based closely on an older/different one. Current...

Hide/show pink spectrum trace in SCIEX OS Analytics for library matching of SWATH data

When a library search with SWATH data is performed in SciexOS Analytics the deconvoluted SWATH spectrum is shown in b...

Enhance Mode in MS/MS in Sciex OS for X500R

Include the option "enhance fragment" in MS/MS on the X500R, similar to the TripleTOFs. The Enhance mode significantl...

Compound identification Analytics: Categorized structural database (ChemSpider or self-create in house library)

Challenges: A single chemical formula will be searched against the entire database resulting in hundreds of possi...

Should be able to direct print all visible columns in Result table of Analytics

Currenly only a few columns are printed out. It will be great if all visible columns can be printed in Resu...

column fixation for data recovery is missing

We upgraded to Multiquant 3.0.3 and now we have problems to get out the data in an easy way. We used to mark a column...

To make isotope pattern as a file that can be exported/imported

1) it would be nice to be able to import and export the patterns. 2) It would also be nice to be able to highlight ...

Shimadzu pressure trace in Analyst software

Enable pressure trace for Shimadzu systems to be saved with wiff file.

LC Pressure data

Hi all. Sciex OS is a really good software, but there are some features that  #Waters  has and that we sh...

Recover the MQ4 function in MQ software to the OS Analytica quantification software

When using MQ software to analyze a batch of data, the peaks of insterested could be automatically varified even thou...

Can the “analyte mapping files” option (available in MQ 2.1.1) be made available in MQ 3.0.3?

Auto identify higher area ion as quantitative ions and lower area as qualitative ions

Could we auto identify higher area ion as quantitative ions and lower area as qualitative ions？ Because the ion ratio...

SCIEX OS backwards compatibility to MultiQuant results tables

Allow SCIEX OS to open MultiQuant results tables.

Make the Analytics workspace in SCIEX OS more user-friendly

Compared to Analyst Quantitate / MultiQuant, routine customers miss the following functionalities: - Copy/paste of ...

Generic LIMS Vendor automatic interface API using Industry Standard Protocols like AnIML

Many Pharma, Contract, Clinical & Hospital, users of SCIEX OS use specific LIMS systems designed for sp...

Batched updates for processing methods

During a processing session, each time I adjust the processing method for a component and wish to apply that change, ...

Simplify how LC methods are handled when hardware profile has changed

Currently, if a user of SCIEX OS adds a module to the ExionLC or Shimadzu stack and edits the hardware profile, all t...

Use different integration algorithms in one processing method

Include an option to select the integration algorithm indivually for each analyte.

Ability to output the Audit Trail Manager Data for an instrument in CSV format

Afternoon The software records various pieces of data about samples being run in real time (Audit Trail Manager). ...

Ability to use MPX system for Optimization in DiscoveryQuant

The ability to use an MPX system for Optimization in DiscoveryQuant is currently not present. It would be really grea...

Batch automation API for Sciex OS software

Analyst software offers programmable possibilities to be integrate into automation process. we currently&...

More options to visualize the data in SCIEX OS eg Toggle tab mode, hide pane

A customer request - customer will not change to sciex OS as the way they review data is using the Toggle Tab mode (i...

Extracting MS spectra from PDA Spectrum

We need capability to extract MS spectra from PDA spectrum. Softwares (Analyst, Peak View and SCIEX OS) doesn't have ...

Adjust install wizard process window size

Make the window for the request for license during install wizard process readable (the size of the text is too big a...

Save button in Analytics

Put a save button in Analytics in addition to shortcut keys

Expected RT should have at least 3 decimal places in Quantitative Processing

Need more accuracy to assign Expected RT in Quantitative Processing. Currently 2 decimal places are not enough.&...

Provide biotoolkit support to concurrent SCIEX OS licenses

Now I have to buy node-locked copies of biotoolkit in order to do my research. This defeats the purpose of a concurre...

Upgrade Acquisition and control for 6500 TripleQuad to SCIEX OS

Support the 6500 TripleQuad with SCIEX OS for acquisition control.

Display the approval of the superior in the result table

In order to make electronic records, approval by a superior on electronic data is mandatory. However, it is inconveni...

Waters Acquity Driver run as a service

Unlike the Agilent Device Driver, the Waters Driver Pack does not run as a service, causing the driver to stop when a...

Enable generating multiple reports at one time

After a results table has been reviewd, often several different reports need to be created (a cal curve report, a QC ...

Additional chromatographic traces to be displayed in UI

additional chromatographic traces to be displayed in UI. The customer requested “Control Metabolite Trace&rdquo...

Include PTM localisation scoring in ProteinPilot

Include some type of scoring in ProteinPilot (OK I'll say it - something like "Ascore"...) to discriminate the variou...

Analytics Nontarget- Using replicates

Analytics treats each sample as an individual item in nontarget peak finding. However, the workflow could be greatly ...

Mass defect filtering in Sciex OS result table

It would be very helpful if you could filter results in a result table according to mass defect like in the IDA explo...

Addition of the Equivalent of 'Mixed Mode' to Sciex OS

Many of our customers use "Mixed Mode" for Analyst Security database so they can have one group login for Windows, th...

MultiQuant ReporterTemplate

Customer asks/requests  In Peak review pane, the x axis label is time,min but y axis label is 'intensity', no...

Customize report in Analytics

Add the possibility to customize reports for biopharma users in Analytics. Example : add information from table vie...

Central Security Administration Server

Being able to link installations of Analyst TF to a central security administration server as done in the triple quad...

Analyst 1.7 installation default license install to configure Analyst security settings.

When Analyst 1.7 is loaded, it doesn’t have any default “30-day trial” license that iapplied automa...

Enable time scheduling for MRM HR acquisition

I believeon the latest Analyst TF software upgrade there  is no restrictions on how many MRM HR experiment we ca...

Record device name in audited events

It would be very intereresting record the device name (computer name) in which a modification has been done. For e...

Show submit status in Batches of Sciex OS (submitted 1 etc)

Analyst Batch shows if a sample has already been submitted and if how often it has been submitted. This is current...

Mobile phase gradient graph in Analyt Device Driver

Enable "HPLC mobile phase gradient x time" graph in Analyst Device Driver. It makes easier to make changes when de...

Overlay of the pressure curves in the TIC for trobleshooting

The pressure curves (LC Traces of the pumps) are displayed separately to the TIC and are helpful, but it would be ...

Custom or Alternative wording for Flags instead of just "Failed"

As a user, sometimes it can be confusing to search for a "Failed" result, even though really it has "passed" the f...

Allow sub folders for results files specified in auto processing

Auto processing allows us to give a name to our results file. It would be ideal if we could also specify a subfolder ...

In Sciex OS-MQ, the ability to read multiple injection data from non-Sciex systems

When non-Sciex duplexing systems are used, some of the sample information is stored in DiscoveryQuant files and is no...

Define mass range to import compounds from library in SciexOS

This is meant to be intented to fit the mass range of library to the mass range of your raw data, focusing the analys...

SCIEX Online Spectral Database: MS/MS Library Sharing

Create a database on SCIEX.com where users can upload and download MS/MS libraries from other users in the SCIEX .lbp...

Network Acquisition on Analyst TF

Being able to acquire data as in the Triple Quad version of Analyst would be really beneficial in a GxP env...

Analytics- Automatic LOQ Determination based on "Used" Curve Points

The Lower and Upper LOQ tables for each compound in Analytics could be updated automatically by the lowest and highes...

Analytics- Export Calculated Column Formulas

Currently, Analytics allows calculated columns, but there is no way to quickly import or export lists of calculated c...

Sciex OS User Name

I would like to have a column User Name in the table (name of the person logged in Sciex OS) and be able to export th...

Save screen layout in SCIEX OS Analytics for easy retrieval of previous workspace settings.

When reviewing a results table in Analytics, it is common to: open the results table with specific columns visible, a...

Harmonization of QSession, Report and Extract names

When using SCIEXOS-MQ to process triple quad (or QTrap) data, it would be a nice time saving feature and reduce the a...

Provide SWATH functionality in OS-Q/MQ

Now I have to have a copy peakview installed along with SCIEX OS-Q on my tripletof acquisition computer in order to d...

In OS Analytics bring which Library Hit was found in into Results Table

In an Analytics Results Table I would like to see which Library the Library Hit was from as a column.  For non-t...

Server based Library searching

Modify LibraryView software to permit a networked library for searching.  Currently, libraries must be installed...

BioPharmaView TripleQuad Data analysis compatibility

We have Sciex QTRAP 5500 and recently started working on the Metabolite identification workflow. We have lightsight s...

Include more logical functions into Calculated Columns, IF OR AND in particular.

Lower barrier of entry and ease transition into SCIEX OS for existing established MultiQuant queries users

Data converter

Integrated data converter and mzML reader for data evaluation

Editing of submitted batches

From Japan Tabaco Inc. (JT) via Japan Applications group. Customer would like to edit a batch that is already in th...

UV spectrum library searching in SCIEX OS

Multipoint mass Calibration of SWATH data in SWATH plugin using library info

Integrate MarkerView into SCIEX OS

1. Add MarkerView functionality into SCIEX OS 2. Link the MarkerView results to the main Analytics results table &a...

Queue Manager for Protein Pilot

A tool to help submitting several samples with different search settings. A tool that will decide when to proces the ...

Bring LipidView 1.3 beta to relase canditate

LipidView 1.3 beta is our best version for LipidView, which we have unitl now. Would be great to bring that product t...

Pasting multiple columns in Analytics

When creating custom columns for a transition it would be great if multiple columns can be copied at the same time. C...

Extend more Retention Time modes to Find peaks to OS-MQ softeware

In process method of components table，the retention time mode can set different options (Find n peaks, where n is...

Ability to process multiple injections in one sample file in SCIEX OS

Some of our high throughput customers currently use systems that collect multiple injections into one sample. MultiQu...

UV traces – peak finding and manual integration enhancements

Improve the peak finding algorithm for UV traces as for manual integration enhancements

able to select which column to print in batch in sciexOS

with the addition of component concentration, the entire batch will print to many pages especially if the processing ...

Improve processing performance of MultiQuant 3.0.3

Hi I have been using MultiQuant software for 7years  to process large sets of MRM data (>200MRM/inject...

Ability for user to choose the best MSMS with best library score but not by intensity for x500 data in Analytics

there are many cases where the MSMS with higher score are not choosen in the Analytics for IDA data processing for hi...

ability to search multi-period EPI or MS3 spectrum in SCIEXOS

currently we can collect mutiple EPI  or MS3 by mutiple periods but the software cannot search such data (the so...

Provide scheduled MRM HR with dedicated collision energies functionality

What I miss in Analyst TF is a funcionality for scheduled MRM HR with dedicated collision energies, as it is availabl...

Update ProteinPilot - stop using Excel macros, improved visuals and better PTM analysis

ProteinPilot 5 is much the same now as in version 4, visuals are not publication quality, it is incredibly fiddly to ...

More information for the Quickcheck/Tuning reports

Currently no information about the source parameters is provided in the created reports for Quickcheck/Tuning. To bet...

Import/Export of Filters

It would be helpful to be able to import and export filter patterns (then they could be stored with the data)  T...

Averaging sample data from duplicate samples

It is now possible to get the mean of the standards and QCs using GETSTATS but it would be good if this could exte...

Freeze samples name on tables

It would be nice to have the the sample name column frozen so that you can see it all the time even when you have a l...

Create filter from spectrum

In order for a user to create filters, they have to process spectra, record information and transcribe that into the ...

User level control of Mainpass-Bypass valve switching in Agilent LC

We are currently using Agilent 1260 Infinity II in the front of the QTOF instrument and we are running a long LC meth...

Default method parameters in SCIEX OS

Allow users to modify default method parameters in SCIEX OS.  For example, for TOF MS scans the default DP is 80...

Peak Not Found Button

Peak not found button (from MQ) in DQ

External calibrations visible in the peak review pane

When I use an external calibration for an analyte, the chosen calibration should be visible in the peak review pane.

A 'Quick Change' button for Databases

The only way to currenlty change the database is through the Database Selection Tool. This is great when setting up p...

Integrate Peakview functionality into Analyst

Would be great to simplify the overlay functionality in Analyst. In qualitative analysis. 

Add ability to use switching CDS as a switching valve within Analyst TF

The 6600 does not come with an in-built switching valve, which for the bioanalytical community is a valubale tool in ...

Ability to do PCA analysis across different MS experiments

This feature would enable PCA analysis using raw SWATH data, ideal in the search of markers.

Saving function for the processing in Explorer

Add the possiblity to save spectra from any processing with the raw data

All Samples in the DAR chart

Add a tag for report to have All Samples in the DAR chart as on the software . The DAR chart is only vaialble fo...

Copy image to MS word

hi there, Here is the new feature request of SCIEXOS.  We want to add a feature that can copy image in Analytic...

Set the intensity threshold for spectra matching in a library search to absolute values

Currently, the intensity threshold in the library search options in a processing method refers to the relative intens...

Add a command to zoom to data maximum in Analytics MS/MS window

Currently, when data MS/MS intensity is so small comparing to those in library, the mirror view of MS/MS spectra show...

Updated SWATH micro-app in PeakView

The current software (SWATH micro app in PeakView) is buggy, slow, and not the easiest to use. Updated with non-lin...

ability to save traffic light setting in SCIEXOS

it will be good if we can save the different traffic light setting for different purpose when we are looking through ...

Support Win 10 for Lipidyzer

Until now, there is no possibility to run Lipidyzer Platform on Win 10. Would be great to be use new Win OS for that ...

One user - different roles

Blank substraction and calibration curve

Possibility to subtract a blank from the standards and build the corresponding calibration curve. Very useful for cus...

Make the chemspider search window in Analytics printable (create a print icon)

Customers like the chemspider search within Analytics but we have no way to get it printed out. Printscreen is not...

Sciex OS software needs quadratic through zero option

Certain EPA methods and other methods require a curve fit that is forced through zero or the origin. The only opti...

Function to add MS/MS spectra to Libraries in Explorer Mode

Currently, a very simple tool is available to add library spectra in SCIEX OS in Analytics. This tool allows the MS/M...

Edit an Acquitision method same as excel on Analyst

Edit an Acquitision method same as excel on Analyst

MS/MS Precursor Mass accuracy and Smart Confirmation MS/MS Match Warning

Smart Confirmation MS/MS matches occur when the name of a compound in the components list does not match the name of ...

Analyst TF (TripleTOF systems): ITC for MS/MS based on precursor intensity

In Analyst TF, the ITC in MS/MS mode currently regulates the ion beam based on the ion densitiy in the TOF-MS scan. I...

More functions for calculated columns in SCIEX OS

SCIEX OS 1.5 has the feature of calculated columns with several useful functions, including mean, max, absolute value...