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- How does a module generally look like?
- How does LabCollector interface look like?
- How to set up storage in LabCollector?
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- How to start with Equipment module?
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- How to start with Primers module?
- How to start with Reagent & Supplies module?
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- How to start with Strains & Cells module?
- What are fields in LabCollector?
- What are records in LabCollector & how to create them?
- How to install an Add-on?
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- How to use LabCollector for COVID-19 testing?
- LSMRemote installation steps & Integration into the website ? (v4.0)
- How to configure new fields, submit a job in LSMRemote & view it in LSM?
- LSMRemote configurable options (v4.0)
- How to create a token for report access for patient/client using LSMRemote?
- How to create a Chain Of Custody (CoC) report and use it LSM & LSMRemote?
- How do you create a custom field?
- Can I add a custom module to fit my specific needs?
- Custom field types
- What are fields in LabCollector?
- How to start with LSM?
- How to use text editor to create a report template in LSM?
- Dynamic fields in LSM for result/invoice/CoC/batch report templates?
- How to perform pooling in sample receiving add on?
- How to view samples created in sample receiving add-on into a module?
- How to process plates in sample receiving add-on?
- How to create & process a package in Sample receiving add-on?
- How to connect and send samples from 'sample receiving' to do tests in 'LSM'?
- How to send token and released result report SMS notification using Twilio?
- How to generate Invoices report template in LSM?
- How to generate CoC Manifest with integrated labels?
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- How do I create alerts for chemical and equipment?
- How do I create alerts with lots? (v6.0)
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- How do I print risk and safety data information?
- How to do lot disposal
- Import and manage your Reagent & Supplies V5.3 and above
- Manage storage for Reagent & Supplies module
- Manage storage for Reagent & Supplies module (v6.0)
- Manage your reagent lots
- Manage your reagent lots (v6.0)
- Reagent & supplies preferences
- Risk codes
- How to start with Reagent & Supplies module?
- Reagent & supplies preferences (v6.03)
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- How do I create alerts for chemical and equipment?
- How to activate and set different types of Equipment alerts? (v5.4 and below)
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- How to add a new category and record in equipment module? (v6.0)
- How to add control chart for calibration maintenance of equipment?
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- How to add/edit maintenance for equipment (v5.4 and below)
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- How to export equipment maintenance report?
- What are the options in "display maintenance" section of equipment. (v5.4 and below)
- What are the options in "display maintenance" section of equipment. (v6.0)
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- How to manage case records (patients, animals...) in LSM?
- How to re-order/re-arrange job & sample custom fields in LSM?
- How to manage range in LSM?
- How to restart a job in LSM?
- I’m able to add a new job with no problems but when I try to start it I can’t do it. The following error appears: Error loading XML document: data/bl/bl-job.php. What’s the problem?
- How to send samples from LabCollector to a LSM job
- 1st step: Create users and requesters
- How to link a custom module to LSM?
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- Dynamic fields in LSM for result/invoice/CoC/batch report templates?
- How to generate Reports in LSM?
- 5th step: Result and invoice template
- How to generate Invoices report template in LSM?
- Error loading big reports in LabCollector
- Error loading big reports in LSM
- How to use text editor to create a report template in LSM?
- How to create a Chain Of Custody (CoC) report and use it LSM & LSMRemote?
- Correction/Amendement actions in LSM report
- How to create a processing report in LSM?
- How to print and follow multiple reports/CoC's in LSMRemote?
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- How to configure new fields, submit a job in LSMRemote & view it in LSM?
- LSMRemote (v6.0) registration, login and other options
- LSMRemote configurable options (v4.0)
- LSMRemote installation steps & Integration into the website ? (v4.0)
- How to create a token for report access for patient/client using LSMRemote?
- Patient pre-registration configuration and LSMRemote portal connection
- How to enable the soap.dll extension using php file or LabCollector Server Manager (Windows)?
- How to print and follow multiple reports/CoC's in LSMRemote?
- How to do job pre-registration from the LSMRemote portal?
- How to generate CoC Manifest with integrated labels?
- How to search in LSMRemote?
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- ELN - Zoho Spreadsheet Help Guide
- Graph in Flat spreadsheet
- How to change the language of ZOHO excel in ELN?
- How to replicate/import your excel in ELN?
- How to use spreadsheets?
- What is Flat & Zoho Spreadsheet Editor & how to enable it?
- How to use Flat spreadsheet & formulas in it?
- How to make graph in Flat Spreadsheet?
- What can be copy pasted from excel into Flat spreadsheet?
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- How to add samples created in sample receiving into Workflow add-on?
- How to connect and send samples from 'sample receiving' to do tests in 'LSM'?
- How to create & process a package in Sample receiving add-on?
- How to process plates in sample receiving add-on?
- How to view samples created in sample receiving add-on into a module?
- Sample-receiving add-on : Project configuration settings
- How to perform pooling in sample receiving add on?
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- Can I see/list all records in a module?
- Can I use LabCollector on a single computer? Can I install it on a web server?
- Client area tutorial
- Client area tutorial - NEW!
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- How do I install LabCollector? Where can I find the install.exe file?
- How do I obtain my license?
- How do I print records?
- How do I search in LabCollector
- How does the remotely hosted version work?
- How to add panels to LabColletor v6.0?
- How to create and set alerts for tubes? (v6.0)
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- Icons meaning (EN/FR)
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- If I purchase ONE license, do I need to purchase additional licenses for other computers in my lab network?
- LabCollector support
- System Requirements - Hosted options (FR/ENG)
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- What is LabCollector?
- Label network printers and roll types
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- Can I add a custom module to fit my specific needs?
- Custom field types
- Custom field: Field category option version 5.2x
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- How do I customize record options?
- How do I use a Read-only field?
- How do you create a custom field?
- How do you create a custom field? For version 5.2 onwards
- What can I do with the default fields?
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- How do I format the date value as yyyy-mm-dd or yy-mm-dd to import?
- How to delimit data csv for data import?
- How to solve errors while importing data
- Import and manage your Reagent & Supplies V5.3 and above
- Import your data (5.3 version and above)
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- Import your samples and associated storage in 3 steps
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- How do you use versioning? v5.31 and below
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- How to manage users (v5.31 and below)
- How to manage users (v5.4 and above)
- How to use AD or LDAP for login authentication?
- What are group policies and how to use them?
- What are group policies and how to use them? v5.4 and above
- What are group policies and how to use them? v6.0
- What are user level permissions?
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- How Do I Add Samples to a Specific Freezer, Shelf or Other Part of the Storage System?
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- How do I print box maps?
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- How to create box models for storage?
- How to create boxes/drawers/racks in storage equipment?
- How to replicate and duplicate boxes in storage?
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- How to store and manage straws? (EN/FR)
- Manage storage for Reagent & Supplies module
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- Barcode Printer Connection Time Out
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- How do I print records?
- How do I print risk and safety data information?
- How do I print storage records
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- Error loading big reports in LabCollector
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- Editing a file using File Connector
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ELN Workflows
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SUMMARY:
Why should I use workflows in my ELN?
A workflow is a sequence of connected steps that can be used in a work organization or a process.
Workflows are useful for routine experiments, helping to standardize the writing of experiment reports to increase the quality of lab activities. In the ELN a workflow is related to the Experiment level.
To set up a workflow template in ELN add-on follow the below steps:-
1. Create the workflow
2. Apply workflow to pages.
1. Create the workflow
- From the ADMIN menu, users (depending on their permission level) can add/edit workflow by combining several pages (blank pages and/or templates) that will be applied in an experiment.
- In order to create a report, you need to go to ELN ADD-ON -> ADMIN -> WORKFLOW -> VIEW / EDIT WORKFLOW.
- NOTE: Before editing workflow, you need to define page templates if needed (see KB-ELN Templates).
- To create a workflow, click on Add Workflow on the top right
- 1. Give it a name. For example, we have created a workflow template for a PCR reaction.
- 2. You can add instructions for the user or description that you require.
- 3. Here you can list tasks corresponding to the process. Name the task, add a comment if needed, then click on Add item. These tasks will be like the heading or steps for your entire workflow. Adding duration will make the workflow process more efficient especially in institutes that charge the clients according to the hour.
- 4. Here you choose the number of pages/steps describing your workflow and validate it.
– If you want to associate a template to a page, choose from the dropdown.
– Default Template gives a “blank” page.
– For each page, you can request admin validation.
– If you check YES, the user can’t create the next page until an administrator validates the page.
NOTENOTE: While adding the pages in this section always keep extra of 1 or 2 pages in your workflow with the default template. This will allow you NOT to be blocked by the number of pages if needed.
- 5. Workflows can request general admin validation. If you check YES, the user can’t close a page. Only after another administrator has validated the page, then the page can be closed. If NO then the user can close the page him/herself. *Keep in mind that after closing the page you will not be able to edit it.
- 6. Once you are done editing/creating the workflow, click on “Submit” to save the template.
2. Apply workflow to pages

- When a user creates an experiment, the list of workflows available in the list is the workflow created by himself or another user of the same group.
- Except for the super admin who has full access to all the workflows.
- People who are in “full access” should see the workflows made by super admin and other full access users.
- To apply the workflow to a page, choose or create the book /project that you need.
- Create the experiment inside the book. When you do so, the “Add new experiment pop-up will ask you to choose the workflow template.
For example. like below:-
- Once you have selected the desired workflow template click on submit.
- You Experiment page will look like below for example:-
- You will be able to see the workflow name, instructions, a number of pages, and validation requirements in the “workflow description” section.
- Under the tasks list, you will be able to see the different steps of the workflow.
– The task list will show 4 option:-
–this option allows you to add the “Child task”. This means that if the main task is the parent task you can add a sub-task that will be a child task. For example, if the parent task is the preparation of solutions. You can add sub-tasks (child tasks) by creating the name of each solution, for example for PCR reactions like master mix buffer, dNTP mixture, etc.
–Once you finish the task you can click on this option to show that the particular task has been completed. Once you click on this option all the edit options will no more be available. For example, as below:
–this option allows you to edit the task. You can add information about the task like, the start timing, duration completed, the percentage of the task completed, the page if any, the user who is performing the task. Once you save the details the task will look like below for example when you open it:
–This option will allow you to delete the task if needed.
Related topics:
- Read our manual on LabCollector.
- Check our KB on ELN template.
- Read more on how to create book, experiment & page
- Read more on how LabCollector interface looks like.