Setup Menu: System Test List window

Use this window for the following tasks:

·   Add tests used regularly by your system. The tests on the list display on other system windows.

Examples

Where the tests originate

·   Assign a reagent tray position number for non-barcoded reagents or a reagent code (R-Code) for barcoded reagents.

 caution

You must not modify the order of the test items on the System Test List window after initial setup. Reordering the test causes incorrect reporting of results on the Review/Edit window, the Daily QC window, and the Print Report form. If you reposition any test items on the System Test List window, results for samples already run could be associated with the wrong test name.

Using the system test list

1. Log on as supervisor or tech_manager.

2. At the Menu Panel, select Setup, then select System Test List.

3. Perform any of the following tasks on this window:

Adding tests to list

Removing tests from list

Setting the test processing order

Printing test list items

Assigning reagent codes or position numbers

4. To save the changes, select Save, then select Yes when prompted.

5. Close the window.

Adding tests to list

1. Identify the position on the system test list (marked by the system test number) that you want to assign to the test.

2. In the Anal. cond# box, enter the analytical condition number for the test, then press the Tab key.

The test name is added to the appropriate test name set field.

3. Enter the reagent code for the test for barcoded reagents.

·   Press the R-Code button and select from the list or, for non-barcoded reagents, manually enter the 5-digit code into the R-Code field.

·   For single reagent tests, tab to the Position field, then enter the position number of the reagent pack on the reagent tray.

·   For two-reagent tests, enter the position number for each reagent on the RTT1 and RTT2 reagent trays using the R1 and R2 subfields of the Position field.

Remove tests from list

1. Select Clear.

The Clear window opens.

2. Delete tests from the list.

·   To remove specific tests, in the designated field in the Clear window, enter the system test number you want to delete.

·   To remove all tests, select All.

3. Select OK.

Setting the test processing order

To run tests in the order they already display in the System Test List window, do not use this procedure.

1. Select Analysis Order.

2. Set the processing order in the Analysis Order Settings window.

3. Select OK.

Printing test list items

1. Select Print.

The Print window opens.

2. Print tests from the list.

·   To print specific tests, in the designated field in the Print window, enter the system test number you want to print.

·   To print all tests, select All.

3. Select OK.

Assigning reagent code (R-code) or position numbers

1. Determine the R1- R2 field(s) required for barcode or position number assignment.

2. If a reagent has a barcode, assign a code from the reagent code list.

3. If a reagent has no barcode, you must identify them by their RTT position numbers.