Getting around Storage Management
LDMS Storage
has multiple tabs. While each tab does something different, many of them look very similar and
some functionality is common across multiple screens. The behavior of the
button is also a little different than in other places in LDMS.
| Tab Name | What You Do on It | What the
Button Does |
|---|---|---|
| Main View | View the contents of a level or container | Add new freezers, levels and containers |
| Container View | View the contents of a container | Add new freezers, levels and containers |
| Move | Move stored specimens and containers from one location to another | Add new freezers, levels and containers |
| Configuration | Create and modify level and container configurations | Create a new container or level configuration using inputs on the screen |
| Freezer Cfg | Create and modify freezer configurations | Create a new freezer configuration using inputs on the screen |
| Bulk Add | Add one or more specimens to a container | Add new freezers, levels and containers |
| Compress | This tab is disabled; rearrange a storage container, use the Move tab | N/A |
| Search | Find specimens in storage; purge shipped specimens from storage | N/A |
| Transactions | View changes made in storage | N/A |
On the Main View and Container View tabs, the
button from the LDMS toolbar is used to display the contents
of the currently selected freezer, level, or container.
Main View vs Container View
The difference between the Main
View and Container View tabs might not be
apparent at first. Both are used to view the contents of storage by finding a container and clicking the
button from the LDMS toolbar. The Container
View tab is limited to only displaying the contents of containers, while the Main View tab can be used to see levels as well.
The main difference is how they display information. The Container View tab shows each location in the container in large, graphic representation (you'll need to scroll to see all of them), whereas the Main View tab shows more familiar, tabular information. The content that is displayed is identical. For most users, the Main View tab will be more appropriate.