Lab View

Lab View is the main screen in Clarity LIMS.

Lab View shows the protocols and steps used in the lab, and the number of samples queued for each step. Use this screen to do the following:

See recent lab activities.
See in-progress steps and steps that are ready to be worked on.
Start or continue working on samples.
View and follow up on Alert Notifications.

Ice Bucket

When users run a step in the LIMS, they typically select a destination container type from a preconfigured list in the Ice Bucket screen, and then proceed to the Record Details screen - where they scan the barcode of a new container to add it to the LIMS.

However, users may sometimes want to place samples into an existing container - that is, a container whose barcode has already been entered into the LIMS. This is easily achieved in the Ice Bucket screen.

Add samples to an existing container

In Lab View, open the step containing the samples you want to place into an existing container.
Select the samples and add them to the Ice Bucket.
In the Ice Bucket screen, in the Container Options panel:
- In the Destination Container drop-down list, select the desired container type.
- In the Find Existing Container field, type the name or Clarity LIMS ID of the container in which to place the samples. While typing, Clarity LIMS presents a filtered list of containers with matching names or Clarity LIMS IDs. Select the appropriate container from the list.
Click Begin Work to proceed to the Record Details screen.

Remove samples from a queue

Occasionally, you must remove samples from a workflow queue in Clarity LIMS. Only administrator users can perform this operation.

In Clarity LIMS, open the step containing the samples to remove.
Select one or more samples, expand the Options drop-down list and select Remove.

The Options drop-down list is available to administrator users only.

If necessary, complete the following actions:

Search for the samples in Clarity LIMS.
Requeue them for a previous step.

Manually Moving Samples to the Next Step

Usually, samples move through the system according to the sequence of protocols and steps defined in a workflow.

However, sometimes samples are moved into the next step manually.

For example, suppose you must delete a step from a particular protocol. If there are samples queued for the step, they are not able to delete it. In this case, you can move the samples forward into the next step and proceed with the step deletion (see ).

Move samples to the next step

In Clarity LIMS, open the step containing the samples to move.
Select one or more samples, expand the Options drop-down list and select Move.
The samples move into the subsequent step in the protocol.

Next Step Selection and Sample Routing

In Clarity LIMS, the outcome of the next step selection for sample outputs depends on whether those outputs are derived samples, pools, or derivatives.

The following tables summarize the expected results when choosing next steps for these three output types.