Settings - Analysis

A user with the admin role can access the Settings menu and apply changes to the Analysis settings. 

For Analysis-only customers, this menu is accessible via two routes:

First, directly via the Settings button in the left-hand column. Note, this is only available when there are no other workflows defined. The Analysis settings are immediately shown.

Alternatively, the Settings menu can also be accessed as follows:

1. Navigate to 'Lab configuration - Workflows' in the overview on the left side.
2. Select the workflow (qPCR Analysis).
3. On the right side, click on the pencil icon to open the Settings menu.

Customers that have one or more workflows can access the Analysis settings as follows:

1. Navigate to 'Lab configuration - Workflows' in the overview on the left side.
2. Select the desired workflow.
3. In the workflow overview, go to the block 'qPCR Analysis' and click on the pencil icon to open the Settings menu.

An overview of the settings available for Analysis will be provided. Here, the user can make the desired adjustments.

Retest reasons

When a sample is marked for retest, the user needs to provide a reason (which can be exported in the Analysis results CSV). In this section, retest reasons can be added, removed and customized. In the left-hand column, a short code is entered which allows the user to select the correct reason from a dropdown menu when analysing the file. This shortcode can be exported in the Analysis results CSV ('RetestReason'). The right-hand column contains more context regarding the shortcode. This information is available in the 'RetestAuditTrail' column of the CSV export.

Note: it is important to ensure that the LIMS system can handle these output fields.

By clicking on '+ Add restest reason', the customer can add their own retest reasons.

With a click on the trash can, the retest reason can be removed from the overview, allowing the configuration of a list relevant to your laboratory.

Click on the 'Save' button to save your changes.

Authorization

If desired, the authorization process can be automated. If 'Automated authorization' is toggled to on, results will automatically be authorized on the following conditions:

• All controls and standard curves are valid.
• There are no samples that have a warning or error associated with.

Once enabled, it can be chosen to further extend the automated authorization process.

Partial authorization

Turning on partial authorization will enable you to release results on a sample level. If only one sample on your plate has a result with a warning or error, all other samples can still be automatically authorized. When you enable this feature, make sure the 'AuthorizationState' column in your Analysis results CSV is available in your export to distinguish new and already authorized results.

Partial authorization for not detected results only

Turn on this feature if you want to limit the automatically authorized results to not detected results only, enabling you to manually review all detected & erroneous results.

Previous results

When a sample has a previously authorized result, this sample is marked with a specific icon in FastFinder  Analysis, i.e.. Indicate the time frame for which you want to see that there is a previous result, e.g. ‘Unlimited' means that the icon will be shown when there is any previous result whereas '1 month’ means that the icon will only be shown when there is a previous result that is less than one month old.

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