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title: "Application Navigation (Assay)"
slug: "application-navigation-assay"
updated: 2026-09-09T13:54:22Z
published: 2026-09-09T13:54:22Z
canonical: "docs.discngine.com/application-navigation-assay"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.discngine.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Application Navigation (Assay)

## Left Navigation Panel

For ease of use, Assay features are organized into distinct navigation tabs, which are always accessible on the left side of the application.

![Assay navigation](https://cdn.document360.io/dde9293e-c107-4b3e-9774-9c9c296ed970/Images/Setting/assay-assay-navigation-6-5.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T20%3A00%3A17Z&se=2026-11-10T21%3A00%3A17Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=pa5nUFFJ6gDB0mtbBidmM%2BWlGIri0mhVYT4sgEpaRk8%3D)

### Runs

The `Runs` tab serves as the home page for managing your analyses. Here, you can:

- Create a new run
- Browse your completed and ongoing analyses

Click the `Home` button to return to this page at any time.

### Cross Runs

The `Cross Runs` tab allows you to visualize and compare data from multiple runs simultaneously. For example, you can compare control wells across several runs.

### Campaigns

Access the `Campaigns` page to:

- Browse and edit your campaigns (including associated runs, members, etc.)
- Note: If campaign security is enabled, this tab may not be visible to all users.

### Search

Access the `Search` page to:

- Search runs associated to a specific list of sample names or sample alias.

### Favorites

The `Favorites` tab lets you browse all assay elements that can be added as favorites.

- Each user can set their own favorites for quick access within the application.

### Administration

Use the `Administration` tab to configure the application and manage customizable elements (such as Readers, Layouts, Normalizations, etc.).

- Only certain sections of `Administration` are accessible without administrator privileges.

## Top Bar

The top bar, which displays the application name, behaves consistently throughout the application. For more details, see [Homepage and navigation documentation](/public/docs/home-page-and-navigation).