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Manifests (PDF)

Owned by Vivek Zagade (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Mar 25, 2024 by Saurav Singh
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Introduction

Manifests are PDF files that can be downloaded or printed after specimen collection, distribution, or shipment. It gives detailed information about the specimens and processing activities performed on them. The manifests can be configured based on protocol/distribution/project needs either at each individual level or system level.

Types of Manifest

The three types of manifest supported in OpenSpecimen are:

  1. Specimen Collection Manifest

  2. Order or Distribution Manifest

  3. Request Manifest

Specimen Collection Manifest

Since the processing techniques vary, generating protocol-specific manifests should be possible. It can contain any data related to specimen, visit, or participant - including custom fields.

A clinic coordinator who has reading access to the visit can download a “Specimen Collection Manifest” from the participant’s visit page.

Default Specimen Manifest PDF

Distribution or Order Manifest

It is possible to configure the distribution manifests either at the distribution or system level. The order manifest can be downloaded from the Order overview page.

Request Manifest

Similarly, it is possible to configure the request manifest either at the project or system level. The request manifest can be downloaded from the request overview page.

Prerequisites

Before you start working on the manifest, Please make sure that HTML file format is accepted by OpenSpecimen for import. If this is not true, you will receive an error while uploading the manifest template as shown below:

Steps to add the HTML file format

  1. Go to Homepage → Setting → Search '‘Allowed File Type.’

  2. Click on property ‘Allowed File Types' → Add 'html’ in the list separated by a comma → Update

Manifest HTML Templates

Manifest HTML Templates are customizable HTML files that are uploaded into the OpenSpecimen at the system or protocol/distribution/project level to generate a custom Manifest PDF. Based on your requirement you can add or remove fields, modify the specimen table, generate barcode/QR code, style and add texts, etc

Export Manifest Template

You can also export the manifest template from the system setting as well as individual protocol/distribution/project level.

Steps to export the default Manifest template

  • After OpenSpecimen v8.2, you can directly export the default template for each manifest type from the system's setting.

  1. Go to Homepage → Setting → Search 'Manifest.’

  2. Click on the link to download the manifest template of your choice.

  • Before v8.2, the default manifest templates were shipped with the application and were not available for export from the system’s setting. For such cases, you can download and use the below default templates as per your need.

Default Specimen Collection manifest

Distribution or Oder manifest

Request manifest

Steps to export protocol/distribution/project specific template

When no manifest is configured at any of the above levels you will get the following error message while downloading the template:

[{"code":"MANIFEST_NOT_FOUND","message":"Manifest template is not configured."}]

Export specimen manifest template at the protocol level

  1. Go to the Homepage → Collection Protocol → Choose the CP of your choice → View CP Details

  2. On the CP overview page, click on the “More” → Export Specimens Manifest.

CP Overview Page

 

Export order manifest template at the distribution level

  1. Go to the Homepage → Distribution→ Choose the DP of your choice

  2. On the DP overview page, click on the “Manifest” → Download Template.

DP Overview Page

 

Export request manifest template at the project level

  1. Go to the Homepage → Project → Choose the Project of your choice

  2. On the Project overview page, click on the “Manifest Template” → Export.

Project Overview Page

 

Import Manifest Template

You can also import the manifest template at the system setting as well as individual protocol/distribution/project level. At the system level, the template will be applicable across all the protocols/distributions/projects available in OpenSpecimen whereas at the protocol/distribution/project level it will be specific to them. The manifest template at the individual level overwrites the system level configuration.

Steps to import Manifest Template at system

  • Go to Homepage → Setting → Search 'Manifest.’

  • Click on the link to any property of your choice (for example Specimens Collection Manifest.) → Choose the file from your desktop → Update

Steps to import protocol/distribution/project specific template

Import Specimen Manifest Template at the protocol level

  1. Go to the Homepage → Collection Protocol → Choose the CP of your choice → View CP Details

  2. On the CP overview page, click on the “More” → Import Specimens Manifest → Choose the file from your desktop → Import

CP Overview Page

 

Import order manifest at the distribution level

  1. Go to the Homepage → Distribution→ Choose the DP of your choice

  2. On the DP overview page, click on the “Manifest” → Import Template → Choose the file from your desktop → Upload

DP Overview Page

 

Import request manifest at the project level

  1. Go to the Homepage → Project → Choose the Project of your choice

  2. On the Project overview page, click on the “Manifest Template” → Import → Choose the file from your desktop → Import

Project Overview Page

 

Downloading Manifest PDF

Steps to download manifest pdf for a visit/order/request

Customizing Manifest Template

Based on your requirement you can add or remove fields, modify the specimen table, generate barcode/QR code, style and add texts, etc

  • Before configuring the manifest, it is good to have a backup file of the working manifest template.

  • The system-level template will be used when no template is configured at the CP level.

Add default fields on the specimen table

Add custom fields on the specimen table

Delete Manifest Template

You can only delete the protocol/distribution/project specific template from their respective level. You cannot delete the default manifest template attached to the system’s setting.

Steps to delete protocol/distribution/project specific template

Supported Fields

Specimen manifest

Specimen Manifest Supported Fields

Order manifest

Order Manifest Supported Fields

FAQ

1. Would it be possible to escape all special characters within a text at once? 

Ans: From OpenSpecimen v10.x, special characters are skilled automatically in default manifest templates. However, for earlier versions, you can use CDATA.to avoid the overhead of escaping each special character

Syntax

<![CDATA[Statement]]>

Example:

2. Would it be possible to page break or start a new page? 

Ans: Yes. Please add the following HTML wherever you want a page break or new page should be started.

Syntax

<div style="page-break-after:always"></div>

Example:

 

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