The position assignment option at the container level helps user chose the strategy for specimen allocation when storing the samples whether it is horizontal or vertical, top to down/ down to top, left to right/right to left etc.
System does not rearrange the specimens within the box on updating the container position assignment. For example if a specimen is stored at position 2 ('Horizontal to vertical top down, left to right' current assignment) and user changes the allocation strategy to 'Horizontal, bottom up, left to right', then the position label changes to 92 (10x10 box) and the specimen is not moved to position 2 at the bottom.
The assignment will affect the allocation strategy of the future samples only. To change the positions of the existing samples in the box follow the steps mentioned below:
- Retain the original position assignment (for example - 'Horizontal to vertical top down, left to right')
- Create a query for the container with the filter 'Container Name' → Equals → <Add container name> then click on 'View Results'
- Export the data with the columns - 'Specimen Label', 'Container Name' and 'Container Position'
- Change the position assignment to the expected
- Change the headers in the query exported file to 'Specimen Label', 'Location#Container' and 'Location#Position'
- Import the file with import type as 'Update' for specimens