Please note, LIMS is only available in Progeny 10 and older versions of Progeny, which are EOL.
LIMS Reactions
To Add a New Reaction
- A Reaction is a system or user-defined trigger that is used to update sample records. A Reaction always results in the updating or modifying of a single database field.
- Open one of the following windows: Samples, Inventory, Containers, or Workflows.
- Click the Reactions icon located on the toolbar. The Reactions dialog box opens. This dialog box lists all of the Reactions that are available within the Progeny database that you are currently logged in to. Reactions that are marked with a blue icon are system Reactions. These system Reactions exist within every database and are not editable. Reactions that are marked with a red icon are user-defined Reactions and are editable.
- Click “New” and the ‘New Reaction’ dialog box opens. Enter the name for the new Reaction, and select the Reaction type from the dropdown list.
- Update Value: Override the current value in a data field.
- Decrease Value: Subtract an amount from the current value in a data field.
- Increase Value: Add an amount to the current value in a data field.
- Print: Print the barcode label for a sample or for a batch of samples.
- Create Sample: See “Adding a Create Sample Reaction”.
- Create Aliquot: See “Adding a Create Aliquot Reaction”.
- If one of “Update Value”, “Decrease Value”, or “Increase Value” is selected, then the ‘New Reaction’ dialog box is refreshed with options for selecting the sample field on which to carry out the action, and whether the Reaction is to be a prompt, or an automatic response.
Do the following, and then click ‘OK’ to add the new Reaction.
- Click the ‘Sample’ button next to “Choose Field” to open the ‘Select Field’ dialog box and select the field on which the Reaction is to be carried out.
- Select either the ‘Prompt’ or ‘Set Value’ option.
- If ‘Prompt’ is selected, the user must enter instructions, which will appear onscreen when the Reaction is being carried out, advising what information must be entered in order to complete the Reaction. For example, if the Reaction is designed to update the sample volume, the user will select the “Volume” field and then for the “Prompt Text” might enter: “Please enter the new sample volume”.
- If ‘Set Value’ is selected, the user must enter a value here, which the system will automatically populate the linked data field with when the Reaction is run. For example, if the Reaction is designed to automatically update the volume of a sample(s) to 5ml, the user will select the “Volume” field and then enter “5” as the “Set Value”.
- When selecting “Print” as the “Reaction Type”, the ‘New Reaction’ dialog box is refreshed with various printing options, such as determining the barcode style (1D or 2 D barcode), selecting different printer settings, as well as configuring which additional fields to display on the barcode label.
Do the following, and then click ‘OK’ to add the new Reaction.
- Optionally, select “Use Default Printer”. (If you do not select this option, then every time this Reaction is run, the user is prompted to select a printer to use).
- Select the barcode style. Codes 128, 93, and 39 are standard one-dimensional barcoding languages. Data Matrix is a two-dimensional barcoding language.
Example of a 1D barcode
Example of a 2D barcode
- Select the barcode position (where the barcode is to be printed on the barcode label), font size, scale (the percentage of the barcode label that is to be used for printing the barcode), and display fields (the additional fields that are to be displayed on the barcode).
- When selecting “Create Sample” or “Create Aliquot” as the “Reaction Type”, the ‘New Reaction’ dialog box is refreshed with
To Edit a Reaction
- Open one of the following windows: Samples, Inventory, Containers, or Workflows.
- Click the Reactions icon located on the toolbar. The Reactions dialog box opens. This dialog box lists all of the Reactions that are available within the Progeny database that you are currently logged in to. Reactions that are marked with a blue icon are system Reactions. These system Reactions exist within every database and are not editable. Reactions that are marked with a red icon are user-defined Reactions and are editable.
- Select the user-defined Reaction that you are editing, and then click “Edit”. The ‘Edit Reaction’ dialog box opens. The dialog box displays the Reaction as it is currently defined. Edit the Reaction as needed, and then click “OK” to save the edited reaction.