We have rolled out a number of small changes that will aid in the user-friendliness of the Achiever Medical system. These changes are now active on the Live environment, the Training environment will be updated in due course.
- Appropriate Feedback when attempting to split checked-out samples
Previously, if a user attempted to split a sample that was checked-out, the system would provide no immediate feedback, however the sample would not be split and the resulting sample summary would either be empty, or feature less resulting samples than expected. With this change, the user will receive a warning that the checked-out samples will not be processed, before proceeding with the workflow. - Sample Custodian field rules
The displayed sample custodian is now a calculated field. If the sample is checked into storage, the custodian will be the Collection Lead. If the sample is checked out, the custodian will be the user the sample is checked out to, unless that user is a member of the collection team, when the custodian will again revert to being the Collection Lead. - Moving the location of ‘sample summary grid’ shortcut link
If you wished to open up the most recently-created sample summary grid (displayed when adding multiple samples, or splitting samples), there was a handy shortcut available through any participant record. The problem here was that the sample summary screen was not based on the participant record from which the shortcut was followed, and this can create some confusion. Therefore we are moving this shortcut to the Achiever home screen, available from the ‘tools’ menu under ‘Last used Sample Summary’. To reiterate, this summary grid will display the most recent samples that the user created either through a bulk sample addition, or sample split operation. - Improvements to the Sample Summary Grid
Alongside adding more functionality to the Update Sample Properties workflow, it is also a desire to improve functionality within the Sample Summary Grid, in order to streamline the process of adding multiple samples, and avoiding the need for support. Two new features here are the ability to tab vertically through the edit-in-place fields using ctrl+tab, and the ability to paste column data vertically from Excel into the sample grid.
If you have any queries or concerns please don’t hesitate to get in touch with a member of the Achiever team.