The quick search feature in OpenSpecimen has been transformed into a user-friendly, ‘Google-like’ search experience. Users can now search using various keywords, including specimen labels, barcodes, participant PPIDs, names, CP titles, shipment titles, and more. The displayed records are tailored according to the user's access privileges.

Supported 'Record Types' and 'Attributes'

Type of Record	Searchable Attributes
Collection Protocols	Short title, Title, Code
Participants	PPID, MRN, eMPI, SSN, First name, Last name, External Subject ID
Visits	Name, SPR number
Specimens	Label, Barcode
Containers	Name, Barcode
Sites	Name, Code
Users	First name, Last name, Email, Login Name
Distribution Protocols	Short title, Title
Orders	Name
Shipments	Name
Carts	Name
Institutes	Name
Supply Type	Name
Supplies	Name

Note: Currently, this feature does not support custom fields.

How to search?

Click the search box at the top of the screen.
Type the first few characters of what you are looking for.
Keep typing until the record you are looking for is displayed.
Once found, click on the record to navigate to that record.

Restrict the search

You can search for the best or exact match. You can add the record type (name) prefix to the search string to filter out the unwanted matches.

Note: When you are using this feature, make sure you search for the attributes using the 'Starts with' logic.
Example: If you are searching for an institute, 'Test OpenSpecimen Institute', start typing as 'institute: Test' and not the other way around.

Example 1: If you are searching for a visit, you can search as 'visit: S-000013_BS02_41200' where 'S-000013_BS02_41200' is the visit name.

Example 2: If you are searching for a container, you can search as 'container: DSF-101920', where 'DSF-101920' can be the container's name or barcode.

Similarly, you can search for all the supported attributes. Refer to the table below:

Record Type	Keyword

Record Type	Keyword
Collection Protocols	cp:
Participants	participant:
Visits	visit:
Specimens	specimen:
Containers	container:
Sites	site:
Users	user:
Distribution Protocols	dp:
Orders	order:
Shipments	shipment:
Carts	cart:
Institutes	institute:
Supply Type	supply_type:
Supplies	supply:

Open link in new tab

You can now open the results in a new tab using the pop-out button.

Steps

Login to OpenSpecimen.
Search for something using the global search, say participants/users/visits/CP, etc.
You will see an icon that will open the link in the new ta in the results list view.

OpenSpecimen

Keyword/Global Search

Supported 'Record Types' and 'Attributes'

How to search?

Restrict the search

Open link in new tab

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