The Sampling Tab
Before diving deeper, and ignoring trivial setup items, the main workflow items and global defaults
Sampling tab
Also see Samples and Sampling
If you require Sampling workflow, select that option on the Sampling tab
More often, Sampling data such as Sampler, DateTime Sampled and Field Analyses results can be captured at Sample Reception
Keeping Sampling on, allows the lab to print Sample stickers, before their Samplers go out on field trips. Only once samples have been Sampled in the LIMS, can they be Received
- Samples without Analyses
requesting Analyses when registering Samples is compulsory, but when labs are active in receiving samples and only later decide how to analyse them, uncheck that restriction in the setup
- Register Samples as Received
If all the lab's Samples are registered at lab reception when they arrive, the initial Due state for Samples registered by Clients remotely, is redundant and Bika can be configured to start the Samples off as Received, which will save time
Clients may still register Samples remotely, and they will be Due until checked in at the lab as Received
The configuration takes place on the Sampling tab of global Bika Setup pages
- Sample Preservation - Off unless you need it