A new level is added to an existing storage unit or storage level.
Before you begin
You must have created the storage unit before you can add levels to storage in LDMS. In other words, you cannot create a level that is not associated with a storage unit.
Procedure
Click Storage > Stored Specimens from the LDMS menu bar.
Find the storage unit to which you are adding a level.
If you want to add a sub-level to an existing level, find that level instead. You can used the filters on the left side of the page to help find the storage item.
Click the down arrow next to the Edit button to the right of the intended parent storage unit or level, and then click Add new level.
Figure: The Edit Storage Unit button
The Select position for new level window will open.
Optional: Select a template to use for the new level from the From template box.
All settings from the template will be set for you. You can override any settings from the template if needed. Any changes made will only affect the new level; the template will not be modified.
Enter a descriptive name for the new level in to Name box.
This is the name for the new level as it will appear in the storage tree in LDMS.
Enter the number of rows and columns for the new level into the Number of rows and Number of columns boxes.
This represents the size and capacity of the new level in terms of the number of levels or containers that it can hold. For example, if you are creating a shelf that can hold 5 boxes side-by-side, you might have 5 columns and 1 rows.
Select or deselect the Positions only option as desired.
If the positions only option is selected, each item in the new level will be identified by a number. If it is not selected, each level will be identified by its coordinates.
(If Positions only is not selected) Define how levels or containers in the new level should be identified.
Select either Row/Column or Column/Row from the Coordinate order box.
If Row/Column is selected, each level or container position will be identified in the format (row,column)
Select how columns and rows are to be labeled from the Column labeling and Row labeling boxes.
To use letters to identify rows or columns, select Alphabetic; to use numbers, select numeric.
Select the fill order for the new level from the Fill order box.
Fill order can be used when adding a new level or container to the level. While you must specify a fill order, you can override it when adding items to the level.
Optional: Select a position(s) in the level to be excluded from the Excluded positions box.
Excluded positions are used to help identify the orientation of the container (meaning which side is the front and which is the back).
Review the Preview of the new storage item.
Click the Continue button.
The Select position window will open.
Specify the position within the storage unit for the new level by doing one of the following:
Select a position for the new level from the Position box.
Click on a position in the Preview section.
Positions that cannot be selected are either already occupied by another level or empty by exclusion rules for the storage unit. Gray positions are occupied; black positions are excluded.
Optional: To save the current configuration as a new template, do the following.
Select Save As New Template.
In the New Template Name box, enter a name for the template.
