Local projects
Local projects are projects that only exist at your laboratory.
A local project is one that has been defined by your laboratory. These are general used for internal studies that only your laboratory will utilize, although they can be sent to other laboratories through shipments.
Defining a new local project requires you to specify what you are going to call ID1, ID2, and ID3.
| Identifier | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ID1 | Uniquely identifies a participant or specimen source | Participant ID |
| ID2 | Identifies the study in which the participant is enrolled | Study number |
| ID3 | Used to further identify a branch or sub-unit in a study | Sub-study number |
While there are no rules for what you can name each identifier, they must be used for these purposes. For some projects, it may be more appropriate to think of ID1 as identifying the source from which specimens were collected, such as a testing solution that you received, rather than a participant.