UPDATE LIMS - Search / Results Display

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Purpose

Use this module to configure which fields a user can search by as well as what is returned in their search results.

Selecting System Names

When adding a "Field" in this area, you actually will be selecting a System Name. A System Name is assigned by the user upon creating a new Field for a Form. System Name can be used once on a configured form, but may be repeated on multiple forms. When you select a System Name for a Search Result Display Area, MetaField will return results for any record with a matching System Name field. However, when you select a System Name for a Filter Display Area, you must also select the Field Type. In this case, MetaField will use this filter to return matching Activity records for this Field Type and System Name combination.

Display Active System Names

By Default, when selecting a new field, the system will present you a list of System Names for Active fields only. To display both Inactive and Active System Name fields, remove the checkbox next to Display only Active System Names.

Changing Field Order

You can set the order that the fields display for a given area by choosing, Reorder Fields. A popup will appear with all of the selected fields. You can click and drag the individual fields into the desired order.

Display Areas

Filters and Search Results are preconfigured for you. You may always alter this configuration as needed. Below is a list of Display Areas and an explanation as to what part of the system to which they apply.

Area Name	MetaField Area	Example (Click on an image to enlarge)
Field Check In Result Set
Field Manage Samples Search Filter
Field Pickup Result Set






Field Activity Report Filter	When creating an Activity Report from the Field, these are the fields that you can use to search for Activity records.
Field Activity Report Results	Fields added to this display area will appear when choosing Activities to add to an Activity Report created in Field
Field Daily Field Report Filter	Allows you to configure the date and technician fields that the system will use to select Activity records to add to the Daily Field Report This is pre-configured to use the Technician and Date fields that default on a Form. Be cautious of changing these as this could result in Activity records not being available for selection on this report.
Field Daily Field Report Results	When choosing Activity records to include on a Daily Field Report, these Fields will display for each Form to help users choose the correct Activities
Field Manage Activities Filter	After you select Manage Activities in Field, the fields configured here will be available for you to filter your list of Activity records
Field Search Results	Once you have filtered your Activities in Field (Manage Activities) these Fields will be presented to help you choose the desired Activity
QC Activity Report Order	Control field display when choosing the order of Activities when generating a report
QC Activity Search Filter	In Quality Control > Activity, when searching for Activities for a specific project these Fields will be available
QC Activity Search Results	In Quality Control > Activity, when working with a project, this controls which columns will display
QC Discrepancy Report Search Filter	After choosing Discrepancy Report from the Activity Review screen in Quality Control, this area allows you to set the fields by which you can search for discrepancies
QC Discrepancy Report Search Results	After choosing Discrepancy Report from the Activity Review screen in Quality Control, this area allows you to control which columns display
QC Project Search Filter	In Quality Control > Activity, when searching for a project, these fields will be available
Utilities Sample Tracking Data Extract	In Utilities > Activity Data Extra, this controls what Fields will be available for display on the data extract
Utilities Sample TrackingSearch Filter	In Utilities > Activity Data Extract, you can set fields to search for Activity records using this area
Utilities Sample Tracking Search Results	In Utilities > Activity Data Extract, this controls which columns will display