FAQ: Why custom fields do not appear when editing specimens in bulk from cart?

Custom fields are linked to a CP or CPG. However, when you are in a cart (or anywhere out of the CP), there is no context of a CP or CPG. I.e., a Cart can have specimens across multiple CPs or CPGs, which have different custom field configurations.

In such cases, it is best to use the CSV import to do bulk operations.

• Download the specimen template from the CP

• It will have the custom fields of that CP/CPG in the CSV.

• Enter specimen label and only those fields which needs to be edited (leave others blank)

• Import