The LDMS user interface

When you first log in, you will be brought to the LDMS Welcome Page unless you have set another page as your default login page.

Figure: The LDMS Welcome page. (1) The LDMS menu bar, (2) The action menu, (3) LDMS Module Section, (4) Module task quick-link, (5) Default login page setting


Screen image: The LDMS Welcome Page
LDMS menu bar
The menu bar is used to navigate between different tasks in LDMS. Hover the mouse pointer over a page to see its sub-pages.
action menu
The action menu is used in various areas of LDMS to perform a major task. For example, on the Specimen Management page, the action menu is used to create a new participant.
signing out
To sign out of LDMS as the current user, click the Logout button in the upper-right corner. This button is available on every page.
change databases
To change to a different laboratory database, click the Change link in the upper-right corner next to the laboratory name.

The LDMS user interface has many common elements across different pages.

Figure: The main LDMS user interface. (1) Barcode scanning available (2) An applied filter, (3) Currently viewed participant, (4) Specimens


Screen image: The LDMS user interface.
filters
Filters are available on most pages and will limit the information that is displayed in the working area on the page. For example, if you are on the Specimen Management page and apply a filter with the value FRONTIER to the Project field, only participants enrolled in the FRONTIER project will be displayed. The filters that are available will vary, depending on the current page. To remove a filter after it has been applied, click on it.