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Q: Which printer software should we use?
A: BarTender Automation Edition is most recommended. You are free to choose any other option as long as they support automated printing. Most of them follow similar approaches and should work with OpenSpecimen.
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A: No. This is same as above. However, historically, this has been used to specify the path of printer label design template
Q. Bartender Videos
Refer to the files below for help setting up a File Integration:
https://support.seagullscientific.com/hc/en-us/articles/227353867-Print-Document-Using-a-Data-File-Integration-Video-6-31-
https://support.seagullscientific.com/hc/en-us/articles/227354787-Print-Document-Using-Print-Command-Script-Video-9-40-
Also, we have two webinar with additional information:
https://support.seagullscientific.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004072388-Building-a-file-integration-using-a-CSV-file-38-26-
https://support.seagullscientific.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003215107-Building-a-file-integration-using-Print-Command-Script-27-58-
Q Sample output files
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| Field | Description | Example Values |
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| CpShortTitle | Short title of collection protocol(CP). Default value is *, meaning any CP | Lung Cancer |
| VisitSite | Collection site of visit. Default value is *, meaning any visit site | Arkansas Hospital |
| SpecimenClass | Specimen class. Default value is *, meaning any specimen class | Example 1: Fluid Example 2: Cells |
| SpecimenType | Specimen type. Default value is *, meaning any specimen type | Example 1: Whole Blood Example 2: Cryopreserved Cells |
| Login | Login name of OpenSpecimen user who will be printing labels. Default value is *, meaning any user. | john@biospecimen.org |
| IpRange | Specifies IP address range, using CIDR notation, of workstations of users who will be issuing print label requests. Default value is *, meaning any workstation | Example 1: 192.168.2.0/24 matches IPv4 addresses in range 192.168.2.0 to 192.168.2.255 Example 2: 2001:db8::/48 matches IPv6 addresses in range 2001:db8:0:0:0:0:0:0 to 2001:db8:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff |
| LabelType | Type of label depending on how and where it will be used e.g. Cap, Slide. If specified, value of this field is written to both database table and cmd file. The printer software can read this type and print labels accordingly. Default value is *, meaning don't care | Cap, Slide, or any other value that is used to denote type of printing the printer software needs to carry out |
| LabelDesign | A name of the design template to use for printing labels. This value is of interest to printer software in deciding how label content should be arranged and printed. Default value is *, meaning don't care | Example: Cryovial Cap Label Name of design template configured in printer software. In this instance, name specifies label design suitable for printing labels to be used for cryovial caps |
| LabelTokens | Specifies list of comma-separated attribute names of Participant, Visit or Specimen records that needs to be printed on labels. For detailed list of available tokens, please refer below table Default value: specimen_label,specimen_type,specimen_location | specimen_label,specimen_type,specimen_created_on will instruct OpenSpecimen to output values of following attributes of specimen record - label, specimen type and created on date |
| Printer | Name of the printer. The printer name and their network addresses are configured in printer software to direct the label printing to appropriate printer | rosy, daisy rosy and daisy are symbolic names that can be configured in printer software to send requests to printers configured at IP address 192.168.2.110 and 192.168.2.220 respectively |
| CmdFilesDir | Absolute path of directory on local filesystem that OpenSpecimen uses to generate cmd files. This should be a shared directory that is accessible to OpenSpecimen as well as printer software (like Bartender or Nice Label) Default value is * indicating do not generate cmd files | E:/Printer/CmdFiles/ |
| CmdFileFmt | The format of data content in cmd file. Supported values are "key-value" and "csv". Default value is * indicating do not generate cmd files Current command line formats are tested with Bartender and Nice Label software. If you use some other software and face any issue, please let us know. | NOTE: The fields are case sensitive. Use "cvs" and "key-value". |
| Lineage | ALIQUOTS, PARENT, or DERIVATIVE |
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- Sign-in as super-admin user
User should be able to view Settings card on home page - Click on Settings card
Module names are displayed on left side and their corresponding configuration parameters are displayed on right side of viewport - Click on Biospecimen module
All Biospecimen configuration parameters are displayed on right side - Click on "Specimen Label Print Rules"
User should be able to see current value of configuration variable along with user and time when the variable was last updated. - Upload updated print rules file to change the settings
Step 2: Configure what needs to be printed on the visit label
Similar to specimen print rules file, visit uses visit_print_rules.csv to decide on how visit label content should be formatted and printed. The default rules shipped with OpenSpecimen prints vist name, date and collection protocol(CP) short title. The printing rules can be customised based on CP, site among other attributes as specified in rule.
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