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title: "Tutorial - Plate Creation"
slug: "tutorial-plate-creation"
updated: 2026-09-09T14:01:40Z
published: 2026-09-09T14:01:40Z
canonical: "docs.discngine.com/tutorial-plate-creation"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Tutorial - Plate Creation

## Introduction

In this tutorial, you will be guided step by step through the creation of a plate containing a liquid batch, from job initialization to final storage and closure.

## Prerequisites

              Required permissions

              

**Sample Registration** role is required to access this workflow.

## Workflow

### Job Initialization

[Create a new job](/public/docs/jobs-overview#create-a-job) and select the `Plate Creation` workflow.

### Requesting

- Select **Liquid** as Batch Storage.
- Select **Inventory** as Target Usage.
- Choose **Greiner PP96V** as Plate Type.
- Click `Generate` for the Plate Barcode.
- Click `Add Container`.

The plate layout is displayed.

- Select all wells by clicking the star at the top left corner of the plate layout.
- Select Batch **AUTO_0068**.
- Select a concentration of **10 mM**.
- Select a final volume of **100 µL**.
- Choose **DMSO** as Solvent Name.
- Click `Register and Receive` to save the plate.

![Plate Creation - Requesting](https://cdn.document360.io/dde9293e-c107-4b3e-9774-9c9c296ed970/Images/Setting/sample-plate-creation-requesting.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T23%3A01%3A56Z&se=2026-11-11T00%3A01%3A56Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=XNmh%2Br61sdu2cUmSjMtv8aD9y00OIYWHwl3zQetLcXM%3D)

### Storing

The [Storing step](/public/docs/jobs-overview#storing) allows you to assign a location to the items involved in the job. Here, you assign a location to the output plates (plates created during the job).

- Click `Assign Location to Selected`.
- Select **Paris** and click `Select` to confirm your choice.
- Click `Next`.

### Pipe & Close

The [Pipe & Close step](/public/docs/jobs-overview#pipe-close) provides a summary page where you can review the job and optionally pipe it to another workflow.

For this tutorial, click `Close & Quit` to finish the job.