Entering specimen information (Overview)
Records are added to LDMS from the top-down, starting with the creation of a new participant.
About this task
Because records in LDMS are hierarchical, you need to enter information starting with a participant, and then work your way down to aliquot specimens.
There are two ways to enter participant, enrollment, and specimen in LDMS:
- Using the Quick Add feature (recommended)
- Adding new participant, enrollment, and specimen information one-by-one
For most data entry in LDMS, the Quick Add feature is strongly recommended since it allows you to enter all of the information at once. Adding individual items on the Specimen Management page is recommended for minor changes, such as adding a single aliquot specimen to a primary specimen.
Each of the steps below can be completed independently, provided that the previous steps were completed. For example, you can create a new participant in LDMS without enrolling that participant in any protocols or creating any associated visits, however you cannot create a generic enrollment that is not associated with a specific participant visit. Likewise, it is also not possible to create a primary specimen without associating it with a specimen participant’s visit.