Tracking Samples. Finding Results

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Tracking Samples

Sample can be listed by State, e.g. Received, Assigned, Verified etc. To see where your results are at, log in to the LIMS and navigate to the Batch your Samples are in from the Navigation column. The Samples link will list all your Samples regardless of their Batches

On the Samples list there is a menu bar with State Filter buttons you can use

The Active list is the default page and if you have it set up*, a State column lists individual Sample states. Published Samples are not considered active and can be listed with the [Published] filter button

 * See Column selection and order

To see whether your samples have been received at the lab, click the [Received] button for a list of Samples in that state

In these images from an old Batch, the icons  next to the Sample IS, indicate form left to right

 all the Sample Analyses have been assigned to Worksheets

 the results are late by the expected turnaround times set by the lab

 the sample is of a hazardous Sample Type

Search for Samples
How to find Samples using Bika's Search functions

Sample View

Click on a Sample's ID in any of the lists to open it. The View page is divided in sections

In the top half the Sample's attributes are listed. These fields are editable in early Sample states, but it best be done in consultation with the lab. All edits in Bika are logged with username and date, and original field value can be copied back from there if necessary

Results

It is followed  by a results table, where additional information like is available per Analysis, its Method, Instrument, Analyst, Specification and Due date

An hourglass icon is displayed for results values before they are Verified. When results are available already, all of them outside  valid range of the Specification are highlighted

In this example the measure of uncertainty is also listed

Results Interpretation

In the final part, a Results Interpretation block is show, often empty

The Sample's COA

The COAs of Published Samples can be found on the Sample's Published Results tab, from where it can be downloaded again if you lost the copy emailed earlier



All your COAs are also listed from the Analysis Reports button on the top bar

QC Results

Below the Sample's routine results, a list of QC results on reference samples is displayed. Normally results associated with out of range QC results will be retracted and retested before verification, in this example not:

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 Blank reference Sample

 Control - a Reference Sample of known specification

  Duplicate - a secondary test on a routine sample. Their results are then compared with the Analysis' configured maximum Duplicate Variation and reported if out of range

  Out of specified range

  Accredited Analysis