Adding a primary specimen to a visit

A new primary specimen is added to a visit on the Specimen Management page.

Locate and select the visit

1. Click Specimen Management from the LDMS menu.
2. Find the participant to which the primary specimen will be added.
   Use filters from the left side of the screen to narrow down the participants that are displayed.
3. Select the ID2 associated with the visit from the [ID2] box.
   The label for the [ID2] box will depend on the project. Common labels are “study” and “protocol”.

Add the new primary specimen

4. Click the down arrow next to the Edit button to the right of the visit to which the primary will be added, and then click Add New Primary.

   Figure: Adding a new primary to a visit

   
   
   

   The Create Specimen window will open.

5. Fill in the information for the new primary specimen.
   Items marked with a red * are required.
6. Optional: Enter additional information about the primary specimens into the Comments box.
   Information that is typically included here includes details for specimens that were not collected, an explanation of a condition, or an explanation of why a specimen is not available.
7. Optional: Enter additional information about the primary specimens into the Internal-only comments box. These comments will be include if the specimen’s information is shipped to another laboratory.
   Comments entered here is for your laboratory’s use only. These comments will not be included if the specimen’s information is shipped to another laboratory.
8. At the bottom of the window, click Save.
   The information you entered will be checked for completeness and validity. If there is an issue with one of your entries, it will be highlighted with a brief explanation of how to correct it.