From v5.1, OpenSpecimen allows you to create a distribution container such as holding tanks. These containers can be used to temporarily store the distributed specimens before they are carried away by the requester.
Follow below steps to create distribution containers:
Enter all valid details, select distribution protocol from the drop-down and click on 'Create' button
The 'Distribution Protocols' drop down will appear only after selecting the 'Distribution' option of the 'Used For' field |
While creating a specimen order, you can store the distributed specimens in a distribution container. Select holding location of the specimens from the 'Specimens' wizard while creating order and distribute the specimens. Refer to the wiki page for distributing specimens
Once the requestor has come to pick up the specimens, the user can retrieve all the specimens from distribution containers. Follow below steps to retrieve specimens: