Creating Containers Based on Type

You can create containers in a hierarchy using the newly created or default container types.

Click on 'Containers' from the homepage.
Click on the 'Create' button.

Select the 'Container Hierarchy' option.

Under the 'Type' field, select the type of container you wish to create, for example, "-80 Freezer."
Enter mandatory details as mentioned below:

Field Title	Mandatory	Description

Field Title	Mandatory	Description
No. of containers	Yes	This will create multiple containers with the same dimensions.
Used for	Yes	Specifies whether the container created will be used as only a storage container or a temporary storage container to store distributed samples
Display Name	No	This field appears when you select ‘Single Container' or 'Multiple Containers’ option Field can be utilised for adding user friendly name for the container
'Unique Names' OR ‘Names’	Yes	This field appears based on the option selected - ‘Single/Multiple/Container Hierarchy’ Is hidden automatically if the container type has a label format set If container type lacks a label format then the users must then enter name/s in this text box and this needs to be unique across the application
Type	Yes	Type of container you wish to create for your repository.
Parent Site	Yes	The site where the physical container exists.
Parent Container	No	The parent container under which the container has to be created.
Approximate Capacity	No	This is automatically calculated by default. The user can also manually specify, in case the whole freezer is not created at once. Based on this, the utilization presentation is shown.
Temperature	No	The temperature of the container.
Store Specimens	No	It depends on the type of container that directly holds the sample. e.g., a freezer or a rack does not store specimens, whereas a box stores specimens.
Display in Map	No	Within the container map, the user can choose to display specimens stored by their PPID (participant protocol ID of the participant) or specimen label, or Specimen barcode.
Collection Protocol	No	To dedicate a container to a specific collection protocol. This will allow you to restrict the container for a particular CP
Specimen Types	No	To restrict the container to hold only specific types of samples.

Click on the 'Create' button.
You will be able to see your container in the list. This will create the whole freezer with all racks and boxes with names auto-generated based on the format specified at the container type level.