1. Navigate to the CP settings tab and select 'Label Format and Print.' 

2. Click 'Edit' and then on 'Show advanced settings.'

3. Under 'Miscellaneous settings', select 'Enabled' for 'Specimen Barcoding.'

4. Barcodes can be enabled only in protocols where specimen labels are auto-generated.

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Barcoding can be enabled at the system level or for individual collection protocols. Below is the barcoding preference for system-level vs CP level.

• CP level setting overrides the system

• If both CP and system settings are enabled, the CP setting is preferred.

• If the system-level setting is present, and CP is absent, the System-level setting is considered.

Steps to enable barcoding at system level

1. Log in as Super Administrator.

2. Navigate to ‘Settings’, search for the property 'Specimen Barcoding' OR click 'Biospecimen → Specimen Barcoding.'

3. Click on the property, select 'Enabled' of the 'New Value' field, and click 'Update.'
   

Collecting planned specimens

The ‘Barcode’ field is visible in the 'Collect Specimens’ workflow task. Users can add barcodes for the specimens in the barcode field

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For the aliquots, you need to expand the aliquot rows and then add the barcodes as shown in the screenshot below. The aliquots will be collected regardless of whether they have an assigned barcode.

Other specimen pages: All pages that accept specimen labels will accept barcodes. For example, collect unplanned specimens, aliquots, derivatives, etc.

Distribution and shipment

You can choose to scan a barcode or label using a check-box.

Container map

You can configure the freezer to display the barcode within the container map. 

• Quick search

• Create Query: Apply filters on the 'Barcode' field under the 'Specimen' form.