Institute corresponds to the overarching authority. An institute can have multiple sites and all the data in OpenSpecimen corresponds to one or more sites. The privileges of the user depends on which institute and site they belong to. So as a first step in setting up OpenSpecimen, the super administrator needs to set up the institute.
In order to create the institute, select 'Institute' from the left side menu or home screen and click on '+Create'. Enter the name of the institution and click on 'Create'.
The super admin users can create institutes in bulk using 'Institutes' template downloaded from UI.
For more details on how to create institutes in bulk, refer to 'Create Institutes'.
Only super admins can create institutes. |
Sites correspond to any location where samples are collected, processed or stored. Administrators can set up multiple sites which are later associated with:
Users can belong to one or more sites, this decides what data they can access in the system.
In order to create a site, select 'Sites' on the left side menu or the home page and click on '+Create'. Fill up the details and submit.
The user can create sites in bulk using 'Sites' template downloaded from the user interface.
For more details on how to create sites in bulk, refer to 'Create Sites'.
Field Title | Mandatory? | Description |
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Institute | Yes | Institute under which the site has to be created. Should be an existing institute. |
Name | Yes | Should be unique within the system |
Code | No | A unique shortcode for the site which can be used in the container names |
Coordinators | No | Users who will be assigned 'Administrator' role on this site. Should be an existing user. |
Type | Yes | Collection Site, Repository, Laboratory, Not Specified |
Address | No | Address of the site |
Super admins and institute admins can create sites |
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