OpenSpecimen supports generating an ‘Empty Position Report’. This report contains details of each position available to store specimens within the selected container.
Note: Any position where specimen is stored or is blocked are not part of this report.
Steps to export
Navigate to container → Overview page → Export
2. A .zip file containing empty position report in .csv format is exported. file like below-containing data of empty rows, columns, and positions in the container.
Example report snippet
Columns of the report
Column Names | Explanation |
|---|---|
Name | Unique name of container |
Barcode | Barcode of the container where empty position is identified |
Container Display name | Name of the container set by user for ease of accessibility |
Container Hierarchy | Hierarchy of container |
Container type | if any container type is defined during creation, it is mentioned in this column |
Stores Specimen | Denotes if specimen can be stored in the specific position |
Row | The row number of the empty containers. |
Column | The column number of the empty containers. |
Position | The position number of empty containers. |