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Closed specimens cannot be edited. To edit such specimensa specimen, you need to first reopen the specimen, edit the specimen it and then close it.

Via UI

This option is useful when you have to edit a small number of specimens since you can edit one specimen at a time. Currently, there is no way to do reopen multiple specimens in one step.

1. Go to the Overview ‘Overview’ page of the specimen for which the details are to be edited

2. Click on “More > Reopen”
   

   

3. Edit the details and save it.

4. To close the specimen again, click “More > Close”
   

   

5. You can close the specimens via UI in bulk as well, using the “Actions” menu. Refer https://openspecimen.atlassian.net/wiki/x/ioBzEg for details

Via bulk import

This is the best-suited option to reopen/edit multiple specimens at a time.

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1. Download the “Specimen update” CSV template. You can refer to instructions here.

2. Enter the CP Short Title and Specimen Label

3. Enter the “Activity Status” column to as “Active” for all the rows.

4. Enter data in other columns that you want to edit. E.g. available quantity.

5. Save this file and import the CSV in the “Update” mode.

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1. To close the specimens again, use the same CSV

2. Replace “Active” with “Closed” in the Activity Status “Activity Status” column

3. Save the CSV and import it in the “Update” mode.