Specific setups are completed and maintained by business in the LIMS module in the D365FO environment. These setups are based on the specific and unique requirements of the business and is utilized by the various processes and reports available in the LIMS module.
The specific setups are typically completed by senior staff members with special access. These senior users will also be responsible for updating setup as needed on behalf of the laboratory.
The label layouts have to be created in the Warehouse management module prior to the parameter selection in LIMS. These default layouts will automatically be applied when barcodes as printed in the Clinical LIMS module for specimen containers.
The identifiers; colour selection and font types will be used to indicate the abnormal and critical results in the various LIMS forms and reports.
The customer groups selected, will automatically default when customers are created as LIMS account holders to ensure accurate selections during this process.
Laboratory departments may be set up for individual departments; benches; methods or other required defintions to identify specific analysis areas within laboratories. These departments may be used to restrict workers, to ensure they only enter analysis results for which they are qualified.
Laboratory departments are used to group together tests and procedures related to laboratory disciplines and may be used in various forms to filter samples and results based on the department.
Sample prefixes are specified per department to allow tests from various departments, for the same laboratory module and same prefix, to be grouped together in a single sample for resulting and reporting purposes.
The print sequence for laboratory reports is also selected per department within this setup form.
The sample prefix will be utilised in Sample number creation and will allow tests that should be reported together, to be included in the same sample for resulting and reporting purposes.
The laboratory department print sequence allows results to be sorted in the correct sequence in LIMS forms in D365 and on laboratory reports based on the department selected for the test or procedure.
Pre-defined comments used regularly by the laboratory, may be captured in the Canned comments setup form. These comments may be inserted in various forms in the LIMS module including new Laboratory visit requests; when entering results etc. Additionaly these comments also allow default selections to be added for comments used during the entering of findings for Anatomical pathology samples.
The filter pane displays active records only. To list active and inactive records; set the Show inactive slider button to Yes.
If the Module has been selected as P (Anatomical pathology) in the General fast tab, the Pathology findings defaults fast tab and grids will be available for selecton. Default selections may be added, which will then automatically be added to Anatomical pathology sample when the canned comment is selected during the entering of pathology findings. The default selection grids include:
To add default selections for Pathology samples:
A canned comment record cannot be deleted or be made inactive if it is referenced by other active records. Refer to the related information pane fact boxes to view which recorrds the selected canned text may be referenced by.
Methods are used in various LIMS setup forms to define the method used during testing. Methods are typically created for the actual analysis method or the instrument used.
The list displays active records only by default. To list active and inactive records; set the Show inactive slider button to Yes.
A Method cannot be deleted and should not be made inactive if it is referenced by other active records. Error messages will appear should this be attempted.
To compile a list of records in which the current method is referenced:
The report lists the related Method; the record type it is included in as well as the related record name; description and if that record is active or not.