13.5 Creating Worksheets the easy way

   Creating Worksheets manually

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Worksheet Analyses

Be sure to have enough Analyses available in the system to fill a worksheet with. Analyses available for assignment to Worksheets, have to be in Received state (obviously), not assigned to other WSs already, and results empty

Creating a Worksheet from the Worksheet List

As opposed to tediously building Worksheets manually, Worksheet Templates are recommended where worksheets of the same complicated layout involving many different routine analyses and QC samples are often used.  The worksheet templates allow for these worksheets to be created  with a single click.

To Create such a Worksheet, navigate to the Worksheet list from the left-hand column

Select the analyst to which the work will be assigned, and then a WS Template from a drop-down menu of preconfigured ones

Click [Add] - The system will now build the WS and return the user to its default view.

New Worksheet created from Template

The Worksheet is now ready for data capturing. This too can be simplified by Exporting a Worksheet to a lab instrument (Bika 3 manual) where it is possible.

After creating a Worksheet from a template it can still be edited manually.

The Worksheet Template used here

In this example we use a 20 position Metals WS Template, with Blanks, Duplicates and Reference Controls

          

                                         WS Template Analyses


        

                                           WS Template  Layout

From the  Bika | Senaite LIMS Glossary

An. Analysis

One Analysis, many Analyses

These are the tests included on Analysis Requests ordered by clients, they are date-stamped copies of the Analysis Services configured in the LIMS set-up - they'll be completed with results, to be published to clients after verification

Analyses are assigned to Worksheets for results capturing and verification

Worksheet. WS 

A collection of analyses grouped together to be executed at the same work station, on the same instrument or by the same analyst. QC Samples are included on WSs for easy verification of Analyses in context

Worksheet Template

The Bika 'Worksheet Template Engine' is used to create templates including of QC Analyses in fixed positions, from which worksheets can be cloned repeatedly without having to go through lengthy manual processes every time such a worksheet is required for a certain instrument or workstation

The WS Template format is often established by the size of Instrument Sample trays, and which reference Samples, Blanks, CRMs and duplicates, the Methods for the Analyses on the Worksheet prescribe