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10.3.
Analysis Services
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All the analytical services offered by your lab are added and listed here and editable to lab managers
Analysis services
Click on [add new analysis service] to add a new service, or click on the title of an existing service to
edit it. If you want to delete one, check the box opposite its title and press [delete] at the bottom of the page
The analysis service Description may be used to capture information visible to clients. Typically this is a description of the analysis method and its results interpretation, assisting clients in deciding which analyses to request. Analysis services throughout the system are hyperlinked to pop-ups for clients to look up this information
Instructions are similarly available to lab staff and should contain technical information to guide them through the analysis
Unit must be completed with the unit of measurement for the analysis as it will be reported
In earlier Bika versions, minimum and maximum value fields were populated here to determine whether a test result is out of range, and then highlighted in the analysis request and worksheet results. Since Bika 2, these are maintained per sample type in a separate set-up item, Analysis specifications
Two prices can be kept on record for the analysis service, typically a cheaper price for bulk buyers, called 'corporate' in the example above. Prices may be overwritten by lab managers on individual ARs, or a 'membership' discount applied per individual clients
The VAT
% defaults to the system default but may be edited
The Instrument Import Keyword is the name of the analysis in the .csv file of results imported from lab instruments and is used to match results with analyses. This name must be spelled exactly the same here and as column header in the .csv
Instrument and Method are no more than place holders at this stage. In future versions they will be used in instrument maintenance modules
Maximum Hours Allowed is the time limit specified for this test to be concluded. When an analysis request exceeds this time limit, it is displayed in the late analyses pop-up
The Calculation Type drop down menu is used to select the calculation type associated with the analysis. These are defined in the Calculation Types section of the system set-up and typically includes a range of weight and titration calculations
For analyses requiring titration, the Titration
Volume Unit, typically ml, needs to be provided as it appears on the analysis request once the
titration volume has been captured
Duplicate Variation is a quality control measure indicating the maximum percentage difference allowed between results for this particular analysis of duplicate samples on the same worksheet. If the difference is bigger than the percentage specified here, the results will be highlighted on the worksheet and the worksheet rejection workflow entered
Department managers responsible for results are included on results publications including their contact details - to provide a short cut for clients having queries. Therefore every analysis service needs to be assigned to a department. The departments are entered in the Lab departments section of the set-up and presented as selection options on a drop down menu here
As indicated by the red square next to it, Department is a compulsory field
Accredited marks the analysis service as having been accredited as described under the accreditation section. Accredited analyses are indicated as such throughout the system
The intercept table of Uncertainties is used to determine the measure of uncertainty for the analysis. These uncertainty values are shown throughout the system as +/- value, after the result
Using the example above, a result of 15 units will be reported as 15 +/- 2 units
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