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The process of retrieving a specimen from a box and blocking the position is called “Specimen 'Specimen check-out”out'. Similarly, the process of storing it back at its original location is called “Specimen 'Specimen check-in”in'.

Earlier, when a specimen was retrieved, the box position was vacated and someone could use that position for a different specimen.

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You can check out/in specimens from multiple places using the “Actions” 'Actions' button.

List pages

All specimen list pages have the “Action 'Action Retrieve” Retrieve' option. This now has an additional checkbox for check-out.

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  1. Visit specimen tree view page

    2. Specimen overview page. (Not visible if specimen is not stored in a box)

Check-out status

  1. There When the samples are checked out, there is a transfer event added with the storage status as ‘CHECK-OUT’

  2. Container The container position is blocked with the specimen label (for example - N0001_PL_1.1) and cannot be used to store any other sample until the position is unblocked

  3. Specimen status updated to ‘Checked Out’ on overview pages

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  1. Participant overview page -> Specimen tab -> Specimen list page

    2. Visit specimen tree view page

    3. Specimen overview page

Check-in specimens

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  1. Specimen can be checked in from the overview page individually.

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    2. Using the

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  1. 'Transfer' option multiple specimens can be checked

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  1. -in. The original location is populated automatically for such specimens.

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Unblock checked-out specimens

You can unblock the check-out specimen positions from the container in bulk. For example: The specimens were distributed and not returned back, the container positions that were blocked during distribution check-out need to be freed for utilization.

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Navigate to the container list page->Actions->Unblock

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You can either add labels or barcodes for which the positions are to be unblocked.

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On adding the labels, the blocked positions will be displayed. These will be unblocked once you click on ‘Unblock’

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Distribution

You can check out specimens while distributing specimens from user interface or bulk import<TBD>and via bulk import as well.

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Return

Add labels or barcodes of the specimens that were checked-out during distribution and are to be returned.

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For the samples that were checked out, the container location will be auto-populated. Once you click on submit the specimen gets returned and stored in the location specified.

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Query module

<TBD>You can query for the samples