Objectives

Facilitate better specimen tracking at a group level with batches - new domain in VetView for batch tracking
Quick app to scan specimens and batches, and move batches in bulk
Quick app for faster processing of working accessions based on the worksheets used at the section and workstation level for individual specimens and tests, such as BactT and Serology - “Section Check-In”

Workshop Discussion and Notes from 9-6-2023

Batch ID to be linked to specimens (never permanent)
Specimens can belong to more than one batch
Date time created, user created - “Create New Batch” button on the Specimen Tracking Screen and the new Batch Quick App
When all specimens in a batch have been marked as Expired, the Batch is automatically expired
Expiration is handled by Location, or manually (Expire batch button on the Batch Quick app? to mark all specimens in that batch as Expired)
- Expired flag on Specimens
- Expired location flag on the Specimen Location setup
- Section to Default Location link on the Lab Section Setup tab

Look up a batch by batch ID and list all specimens in the batch and current location of the specimens
Bulk movement of all specimens in that batch from one location to another
Look up individual specimen by Specimen ID and move from one location to another
- Remove specimen from batch when moved?
Mass expiration of entire batch when moved to an Expired location
Button for mass expiration of entire batch manually
Merge batches - ends existing batches and moves all specimens to a new merged batch