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OpenSpecimen System Settings
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OpenSpecimen System Settings

These are system-level setting and can be configured only by a “Super Administrator” user.
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Steps to configure the settings:

  1. Log in as a user with 'Super Administrator' role


  2. Click on 'Settings' card from the home page


  3. Search the desired property using 'Search' box OR

  4. Click on the desired module from the list and then click on the 'Property' that has to be configured

There are 2 types of properties:

  1. With 'Enabled' and 'Disabled' options- Using these options user can enable/disabled the property

  2. Without 'Enabled' and 'Disabled' options- User can specify any desired values

Module: Administrative 

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Property

Description

Possible Values

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Property

Description

Possible Values

 

Active User Login Days Criteria

A number of days elapsed since the last login before the user is considered as inactive. This is only used to calculate active users in dashboard. 

90

 

Print Distribution Labels

Additional label can be printed during distribution. This can be used as a de-identified label for specimens when distributed to researchers. 

Enabled/ Disabled

 

Relabel Shipment Specimens

Enable to allow editing of specimen labels when shipments are received as receiving sites might have a different label that they want to use. 

Enabled/ Disabled

 

Download Labels Print File

Enable or disable downloading of specimen labels print integration data file. When enabled, a CSV file containing the specimens data to be printed on labels (stickers) is downloaded to the user computer. When disabled, the CSV file is not downloaded. This can be used to test print rules or if integration is not possible, this file can be manually fed to the printer.

Enabled/ Disabled

 

DP Expiry Reminder

A number of days prior to distribution protocol expiry when email notification should be sent to the PI.

30

 

Repeat DP Expiry Reminder

A number of days after which email notification should be repeated for distribution protocol expiry.

E.g. If the values for DP Expiry reminder and Repeat DP expiry Reminder are set as 30 and 5, it will send 1 email every 5 days for 30 days prior to expiry. In total, it will send 6 notifications.

5

 

Order Specimens UI Limit

Maximum number of specimens whose details can be edited at the time of distribution using UI. This is useful for creating large orders like 1000s of specimens. Displaying large number of specimens on the order details page might take time and memory. To avoid this, you can restrict the number of specimens to display.

100

V5.0

Order Custom Fields Form

Identifier of custom form to be used as default custom fields form for distribution orders.

 

V5.0

Store List Max Retries

The maximum number of attempts to execute store list before marking the store list as permanently failed.

5

V5.0

Store List Retry Interval

The time interval in hours to elapse between retry of failed store list executions.

24

v4.1

System LockDown**

To stop users from using OpenSpecimen except for Super Admins

NOTE: This is useful to prevent users from login/performing any task when data to be migrated on the servers and the label autogeneration or MPI autogeneration is to turned off till the data is migrated.

Enabled/ Disabled

 

User Sign Up

Enable or disable users sign up feature. If admins do not want outside users to sign up to their instance and user accounts are always directly created by admins, this can be disabled.

Enabled/ Disabled

**Once System LockDown is 'Enabled' : 

For users already logged in: They should get logged out and directed to the login page. On login to the system with user role other than