An aliquot specimen is added to a primary specimen on the Specimen
Management page.
About this task
An aliquot is added to an existing primary.
Procedure
In the menu bar, click Specimen Management.
Find the participant by using filters on the left side of the screen.
Click the arrow next to the Edit button to the right of the primary
to which the aliquots will be added, and then click Add New
Specimen.
Figure: Adding a new aliquot to a primary specimen
The Create Specimen window will open.
Enter the number of aliquots that were created into the Number of Aliquots box.
When entering more than one aliquot together, all aliquots should have the same basic
properties (such as the same volume). If you want to add multiple aliquots with different
information, you can still do so, but you must edit the aliquots later. For example, if
you have 3 aliquots that are identical, but one has a different specimen
condition, you can add all three together, and then change the condition of
the one aliquot when you are finished.
(If the primary is co-enrolled) Select the enrollment for the
new aliquot from the Enrollment
box.
An aliquot cannot be enrolled in more than one study.
Fill in the information for the new aliquot specimens.
Items marked with a red * are required.
Optional: Enter additional information about the aliquot 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.
Optional: Enter additional information about the aliquot into the Internal-only
comments box.
Comments entered here are for your laboratory’s use only. These comments will not be
included if the specimen’s information is shipped to another laboratory.
At the bottom of the window, click Save.
The information you entered will be checked for completeness and validity. If there
is an issue, it will be highlighted with a brief explanation of how to correct it.
Results
The number of aliquots that you specified will be added to the participant visit. The primary
specimen will automatically change to unavailable to indicate that the
specimen was consumed during processing.
What to do next
If you added multiple aliquots and any of those aliquots differed from the others (such
as one aliquot having a different condition), be sure to make those changes to the aliquot.