Maintaining Instrument Syntaxes

• Maintaining Instrument Syntaxes
  • Overview
  • Process
    • Syntax Generation Process

Overview

When an instrument file upload is created, the instrument file upload's Code can be generated from syntax.

Process

Configure a syntax to generate instrument upload codes

When an instrument file upload is created in the CCINUP—Instrument File Upload application, if the instrument file upload's Code is not provided, it is generated using syntax from the current laboratory or organisation, where the syntax's Syntax Type is Instrument Uploader and the Syntax Code is UPLOADER_CODE_SYNTAX. Only one syntax should be in use per current lab or organisation.

Syntax Generation Process

The syntax comprises a pattern (for example, $yyyy_###), a floor, ceiling and increment value, and the last number used for both the inner and outer patterns. Note that the magnitude of the ceiling must match the available size of pattern, for example, #### could only fit a number up to 9999.

Org-scope and lab-scope variables are available for use in the syntaxes. Variables can include references to properties of objects exposed to the syntax generator and can invoke custom scripts. Refer to Maintaining and Using Syntax Variables.

Multiple syntaxes can be generated in one run. When a syntax is generated, the last number is updated.