OpenSpecimen allows tracking of the specimen lifecycle with the help of events. An event always has a date-time and user fields to indicate when the event occurred and who did it. The events are displayed on the specimen page in reverse chronological order.
There are some system events that are automatically created by the system during specimen processing. These events are:
Steps to edit the system events (New in v8.0): Transfer Event: You can edit the below-listed details from the UI and bulk import:
You can refer to the wiki page for information on bulk import. Received Event: You can edit the below-listed details from the UI:
Collection Event: You can edit the below-listed details from the UI:
Reservation Event/Reservation Cancelled Event: You can edit the below-listed details:
Disposal Event: To update this event, you need to download the “Disposal Events“ template. You can download the template by following the steps:
You can edit the below-listed details:
You can refer to the wiki page for information on bulk import. Container Transfer Event: To update this event, you need to download the “Container Transfer Events“ template. You can download the template by following the steps:
You can edit the below-listed details:
You can refer to the wiki page for information on bulk import. Return Event: To update this event, you need to download the “Return Events“ template. You can download the template by following the steps:
You can edit the below-listed details:
You can refer to the wiki page for information on bulk import. Distributed Event: To edit this event, go to the order, click on “Edit. “ The changes you make in the order will be reflected on the specimen’s distributed event. You can edit the below-listed details:
Shipment Shipped Event/Shipment Received Events: To edit this event, you need to go to that particular shipment overview page → Click on “Edit“ and update. You can edit the below-listed details:
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OpenSpecimen is also shipped with a few other events like:
The form definition of these events is editable.
Users can also create new custom events using the custom forms feature.
4. After the form is saved, click the 'Attach' icon beside the form in the forms list 5. Attach the form to the 'Event' level 6. This form will appear in the specimen events tab, and users can add, edit, query data under this. |
You can query specimens using the query interface and can add/edit events data from the results page.
4. On the 'Bulk event' screen, users can review the list of specimens that were selected in the previous step. And also, add new specimens to the list by entering specimen labels in the box provided. Click on 'Next' once done with the specimen list. 5. Select the desired action, event, mode, and click the 'Next' button. 6. Add or update the values for the fields. Click "Save" to save the event. 7. An event will be created for all the specimens selected in step 3, having details such as date, time, user, method, and comments. |
OpenSpecimen allows you to add specimen event data in bulk. The "Action" button now available on all specimen pages allows you to add/edit the event data in bulk quickly via UI from the below-listed pages:
E.g. Add spun event to the specimens of a CP
4. Enter further details to add/edit event data and click on 'Save.' |
Introduced in v6.3. Sometimes you need to add multiple events for a set of specimens. It would take a lot of clicks in older versions since you need to go back and select the specimens again. From v6.3 onwards, the new button "Save and Add More" allows you to create multiple events for the same set of specimens.
4. You will be redirected to the bulk events page. Select the new event, click Next, and enter the details. 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you are done adding events. Click "Save" once you are done. 6. Multiple events will get created for all the selected specimens. |