Handling non-LDMS shipping files

Shipping files that did not originate from LDMS may not contain the global specimen ID needed by LDMS. Such specimens will receive special handling when they are received.

• All specimens without a global specimen ID will be treated like aliquot specimens and assigned to a new primary specimen.
• All specimens without a global specimen ID will be assigned one
• Specimens with the same project, ID1, ID2, visit, collection date, collection time, primary type, and additive time will be grouped until the same primary specimen.