Each sample has a unique TEXT_ID that can be found on the sample label in both barcode and human-readable format. The TEXT_ID for each sample can also be found in Web Tabular. Specific samples (and their children) can be found using a TEXT_ID search.
To search for samples by TEXT_ID, click the “Select by TEXT_ID” tab on any sample module. Enter one or more TEXT_ID(s) manually, by barcode scan, or paste from a list into the entry field. Once at least one TEXT_ID is entered, click “SEARCH.”
The search returns all valid samples that match the TEXT_ID(s), along with their children. The selection boxes are checked by default, provided they don’t violate other rules; selection boxes for children (that do not match one of the searched TEXT_IDs) are not checked in the results table (see “Search Type and Sample Selection Status”). In addition, in some modules, when parents and children both match the search parameters the children are checked and the parent is not. In most cases, it is not desirable to operate on samples at different levels of hierarchy at the same time.
In Figure 12, note that although WRND4717901 was entered in the TEXT_ID entry field, it is not checked in the results table. This is because LIQ4718021 and LIQ4718031 (also on the TEXT_ID search list) are children of WRND4717901, and operation on multiple levels of hierarchy are not allowed in the displayed module. Edit Samples is the only module that ignores this restriction.
Figure 12. TEXT_ID Search Results.
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Special characters that are invalid in a TEXT_ID are removed by the program as they are typed or pasted into the search field. |
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In a pasted set of TEXT_IDs, both space delimiters and comma delimiters are recognized; the pasted contents are adjusted to space-delimited entries. |
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TEXT_ID search cannot be combined with a parameter search. Selecting parameters clears the “Select by TEXT_ID” tab. |
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Displayed search results are limited by the privileges of the user’s account role for each sample module. |
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Note that searching for a canceled TEXT_ID returns an error in all modules except Uncancel Samples. |