You can choose whether the specimen being distributed should be closed or kept open after distribution by manually checking/unchecking the 'Close Specimen' checkbox. This allows you to edit the specimen, add more details. There are certain use cases where the system automatically checks and uncheck the 'Close Specimen' checkbox.  If the quantity to be distributed is equal to the available quantity then the 'Close Specimen' checkbox automatically gets checked by the system. thus the specimen is closed and cannot be edited or distributed. From v10.1 onwards, users can edit the closed/distributed specimens. Refer to the wiki page https://openspecimen.atlassian.net/l/cp/XYmhDwqx for more details.
 However, if there is a value for 'Holding Location' present, the specimen will always get closed. It will be transferred to the holding location completely and cannot be stored at two locations simultaneously. In case the specimen is to be distributed partly and held in a temporary location, it should be aliquoted into two parts and distributed accordingly.
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