Sample Transfer

Select this button to transfer all metacontainers at once.

This button automates selecting the Transfer button for individual rows displayed on the Transfer Worklist datatable. If a user attempts to transfer more containers than will fit in the destination, containers will be added in display order until the destination is full before prompting the user with the message "The destination metacontainer was filled before all selected metacontainers could be added."

When the Transfer Worklist filter is set to Search for metacontainers, a user must specify an identifier, select a metacontainer type, or select a tube/container type before they will be able to use the Transfer All button.

When the Transfer Worklist filter is set to Manually select metacontainers, a user must manually use the Add button on at least one identifier before using the Transfer All button.

Select this button to place the container from the worklist into the current position in the destination metacontainer.

Only containers that are eligible to be placed in the destination have the button enabled. This eligibility is based on the destination's Metacontainer Type definition (acceptable container types) and what other samples already exist in the destination (storage temperature and testing host). The current position in the destination metacontainer should automatically advance to the next available position in the destination metacontainer after selecting the button.

Once a container has been transferred into a destination metacontainer (before Save is selected), an option will exist to revert the transfer. This removes the container from the destination, places it back on the worklist, and restores it into its previous position in the storage hierarchy. If its previous position in the storage hierarchy has already been filled, a warning appears alerting the user that both transfers will be reverted. If Uncontained is selected as the destination, it is not necessary to show all containers that are uncontained. This only shows containers that have been transferred into it, but are yet to be saved.

Displays parent information about the container, including column and row position.

Use the column information to show an indented view of all parents of the sample. This displays where the sample is currently stored. If there are multiple trackable instances for a single sample, more than one storage hierarchy might exist (one for each instance).

As is the case for any metacontainer ID that appears anywhere within the system, the ID of each metacontainer in the storage hierarchy brings up the contextual menu for that metacontainer.

Use this search-as-you-type field to search for all non-disposed of metacontainers. Once you have made your selections, the Transfer buttons on the eligible containers on the worklist are enabled.

The destination metacontainer can be changed as needed while progressing through the worklist. This allows a worklist to be built, transfer half of the containers into one rack, and then transfer the other half into a different rack.

All transfers will not commit until Save is selected.

Select this button to open the Create Metacontainer pop-up to create new metacontainers from the page. 

This is useful for metacontainers that are disposable (e.g., bags, boxes, etc.).

If multiple metacontainers are created at once, the first one is selected as the destination. If only one metacontainer is created, it is automatically selected as the destination.

Enter text or elect inside this search-as-you-type field to select an eligible container from the worklist and place it in this position.

This is the same functionality as ing Transfer next to the container on the worklist, but is more bar code scanner friendly. It allows the user to scan a tube, have that container placed in the current position of the destination metacontainer, and automatically advances it to the next available position in the destination metacontainer.

If the container ID that is scanned is not found among the eligible containers from the worklist, an audible alert warns the user. If the sample ID that is scanned has multiple trackable instances, an audible alert warns the user and a pop-up appears for the user to select what trackable instance they wish to transfer.