#SAMPLE MANAGER LIMS HOW TO#
View modifications are beyond the scope of this article, so for our purposes we will assume we have everything needed to build your personal folder as we dive into a discussion on how to create Personal Folders. However, we often find that, depending on your specific requirements, the view either needs to be modified or an entirely new view be created to fit your needs. It may be possible to leverage the SAMP_TEST_RESULT view provided with SampleManager to get some of this information and build a folder based on it. What you are looking for may already exist and a change to a group or role setting may be all that is needed!Īs an example, say you want to see how many samples are assigned to each of your analysts, and how many tests are needed to complete the sample. Take your requirements to your administrator and find out if all the information can be found on one table, if a new view can be created to combine the information from two or more tables, or if what you are looking for would be better seen in something other than a Personal Folder. If you can filter and sort data in a folder you already use, you can create a Personal Folder to show you your version of how the information is presented from the same view or table with just one click. Next, you need to decide if creating a Personal Folder for the information makes sense. The first step to creating a Personal Folder is to decide what information you want to see. SampleManager personal folders require an existing Table or View in the structure file. Many users never access this folder because they are either afraid of breaking something or just don’t know how to use them. Time is then spent adding, moving, removing, and sorting data in the explorer to see the data in a way that makes sense.įortunately, SampleManager has a built-in tool to help you find and view data easier – that little pane at the top of your navigator called Personal Folders. Users typically click on the public folders tab in the navigator to navigate through all the data and find what they are looking for, oftentimes having to click multiple times to get to the information they want to see. When a user opens up SampleManager, a default screen appears with a list of basic folders that hold various types of information.
In this article, we will discuss how to create and leverage Personal Folders in SampleManager. One little-used tool that helps users find and view data in SampleManager much more easily is Personal Folders. SampleManager’s open architecture and client/server capabilities (Desktop Client, WebAccess™, Citrix Client) deliver the tools necessary to transform isolated laboratory data siloes into a connected, global knowledge base that can be viewed and shared across the wider organization, from R&D to manufacturing. Thermo Fisher Scientific’s SampleManager LIMS™ offers an extensive array of features and capabilities that can benefit your organization.