Translations are used when analyte naming conventions are different between the instrument and STARLIMS. For example, when capturing a result of an analyte in an instrument, the instrument may label the analyte as gamma-BHC, whereas STARLIMS has a slightly different name in the database, such as gamma-BHC (Lindane).
IMPORTANT If you have a result for an analyte coming from an instrument and the name for that analyte from the instrument is different from the analyte name used in the LIMS, the result for that analyte will not be updated in the LIMS RESULTS table unless you indicate the corresponding analyte name in this application window.
>> To associate an instrument name for an analyte with the STARLIMS name for the analyte
| 1. | If you are not already logged onto the LIMS application at path Utilities > SDMS Admin, log on as a user with role access to that application and open it. |
| 2. | To view or add translations, click the Analyte Translations tab. |
| 3. | To add a translation, click Add. |
| 4. | In the Select Analytes dialog box, select the test containing the analyte from the Test drop-down list. The left pane displays the analytes associated with the selected test. |
| 5. | Use the > or >> buttons to move the analyte(s) for which you want to define translations to the right pane, and click OK. |
| 6. | After the analyte record is added, click inside the Instrument Name column field and type the name recognized by the instrument. |
| 7. | To remove an analyte translation record, highlight the analyte and click Delete. |