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Within LabVantage there are several opportunities for creating new Samples from existing Samples. In BioBanking, you create Aliquots and Derivatives and define how the remaining Parent Sample volume will be determined. In non-BioBanking Samples, you are splitting existing Samples and determining whether or not the Parent Sample has been consumed and, if so, whether or not to delete it automatically. You also have the option to Pool existing Samples into a single composite Sample (BioBanking), or one/many new Samples (non-BioBanking).

Options in Biobanking:

Option	Description
Aliquoting	Split existing samples to create new Sample(s) with a specific quantity, Unit, and Sample Template. The volume of the parent Samples are decremented based on the quantity of children and volume of each child created.
Derivatives	Split existing samples to create new Sample(s) with a specific quantity, Unit and Sample Template. The volume of the parent Samples are decremented to the value provided in the "Remaining Quantity" field.
Pooling	Pooling is the act of combining multiple Samples into a single, composite Sample. Select any number of Samples of the same Sample Type and pool them together to create a new Sample.

Options for non-biobanking Samples:

Option	Description
Add Child	When adding (splitting) Child Samples you can define the number of new Samples to add and associate the Samples with a Sample Template and Type. You can optionally define whether or not the Parent Sample was consumed by the split.
Pool Samples	Pooling Samples allows you to Pool multiple Samples into one or many new Samples. Define the number of new Samples to create from the Pooled Samples and optionally associate the Samples with a Sample Template.

In this section we will focus on creating non Biobanking Samples, for detailed information about Biobanking Samples see Biobanking Samples Operations.

 

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Adding Child Samples (or splitting) allows you to create one or more new Sample(s) from existing Samples. Access the Add Child button from the Sample List Page.

LIMS → Samples → Manage

See Manage for detailed information about the Sample List page.

Select the Sample(s) you want to Split and click the "Add Child Samples" button. Select multiple samples when you want to create the same number of new Samples for each selected sample, all having the same Sample Templates and Types.

The Add Child Samples window opens.

Parent Samples Tab

The Parent Samples tab displays information about the original or Parent Sample. Checking the Mark Consumed box determines whether or not the entire Parent Sample was used to create the Child Samples. Your decision in MultiSampleChild Page Type, Parent Deplete Properties field will determine whether or not the Parent Sample will be marked "Disposed" when Split and the Marked Consumed field is checked. See MultiSampleChild Page Type for more information about configuring the Parent Samples Tab.

Child Samples Tab

The Child Samples tab allows you define the new Samples.

Field	Description
Sample Template	The Sample Template to associate with this Sample. The values available may be determined by values defined in the MultiSampleChild Page Type.
Number of Child Samples	The number of Child Samples to create from the original Parent Sample with the same Sample Template and Sample Type.
Sample Type	Define the Sample Type.
Add Button	Clicking the "Add" button adds another line where you can Add multiple Samples with different Sample Templates or Types.

Clicking "Save" creates the three new Sample(s) and displays them in the Sample List page. New Samples will have the same status as their Parent Samples(s). For example if the Parent's status was "Received" the new Samples will also have a status of "Received". In this case the Parent Sample and new Child Sample's status is "Initial". The Child Sample Icon displays in the Sample List to identify these as Child Samples.

 

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