Sample management

The SampleManager 2002 version of SampleManager incorporates a host of advances that are designed to enable scientists to make more informed decisions based on improved capabilities for analysing, searching, reviewing and reporting laboratory data.

A highlight of the functionality is the release of the SampleManager 2002 Calculation Builder that provides users with a facility to simplify the creation of complex calculation formulae. The Calculation Builder features tools to create calculations across different sample types and allows users to use previously saved data-searching criteria in their calculations. An extensive library of mathematical functions is also included; a library that can be extended with users' own functions.

SampleManager 2002's enhanced Selection Criteria function offers users a highly graphical and intuitive interface from which to explore, query and view subsets of sample data filtered from multiple tables within the LIMS database. This dynamic facility enables customers to select and display more meaningful groups of data from which more informed decisions can be made.

Further developments include a flexible SampleManager tabular reporting tool and user login authentication using LDAP (lightweight data access protocol) and Windows NT functionality. Another enhancement of SampleManager 2002 is 'Most Recently Used' functionality that provides users with single mouse-click access to most recently used selections in a prompt field, most recently used items (eg, a sample or analysis) or most recently used commands (eg, modify batches or view tests). Such features have been designed to offer time savings for end-users.