General

BiSSAP can export two different kinds of file format: drafts, which are temporary files, and final sequence listings, which are ready for submission to the patent office. This document describes how to generate final sequence listings.

Generating sequence listings

To generate a final file for submission to a patent office:

  1. Right-click a project in the Project Browser.
  2. Select Generate Sequence Listing.

  3. Choose file format.

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  4. Choose the directory and name of the sequence listing file.

  5. If you want the generated file to be compressed as a zip file, make sure Compressed is checked.

  6. You can generate a PDF file in addition to the text file. Please check Generate PDF as well (this is active only when ST.25 is the chosen format).

  7. If the chosen output format is XML, you can generate a file with reference to a stylesheet for clearer layout. Click Include stylesheet box.

  8. Click Generate sequence listing to start the process.
  9. If ST.25 is the chosen format and depending on the contents of the project (for example, sequences with CDS features, amino acids preceding the mature protein), Additional settings for ST.25 format window might pop-up:

  10. The sequence listing is generated. If the project contains errors that prevent the exporting process, the Report Viewer window will open displaying a list of errors and warnings.

    Note: before a sequence listing is generated, the project is verified automatically. While awaiting the results, you can start work on another project by clicking Run in the background.

Once the sequence listing has been generated, the program asks you whether it should display the generated file.
Open summary question

If you answered yes, BiSSAP displays the generated sequence listing.

If you chose to include a stylesheet, BiSSAP also opens the stylesheet view in the internal browser.

Important:
The program performs verification before generating a sequence listing. More about BiSSAP verification.